Career Services

Career Services and Continuing Education

Explore career services and continuing education opportunities available to alumni, and tap into the George Mason alumni network to support your personal and professional growth.

Career Services

Alumni Career Services
Job Searching
  • Handshake: Search jobs and internships through George Mason’s exclusive career platform for students and alumni. Need access to Handshake? Request it here.
  • Career Fairs
  • CareerShift: Find your next opportunity with tools that simplify the job search process, helping you discover and navigate both published and hidden career opportunities. Complimentary access to alumni.
GMUAA LinkedIn Group
Career Design Program with Mission Collaborative

The George Mason Alumni Association partners with Mission Collaborative to offer the Career Design Program, a peer-learning program that helps alumni gain career clarity, build momentum, and achieve their professional goals. Open to alumni at every career stage, the program is offered twice a year at a discounted rate, with scholarship assistance available if needed. For more information, email [email protected].

Continuing Education and Lifelong Learning

Executive Education

Advance your skills or strengthen your organization with executive training programs from George Mason. The Costello College of Business and Schar School of Policy and Government offer innovative, customized and open-enrollment programs designed to address today’s professional and organizational challenges. Alumni may be eligible for preferred pricing.

Explore Executive Education at the Costello College of Business or at the Shar School of Policy and Government.

Continuing and Professional Education

Looking for professional learning opportunities? George Mason Continuing and Professional Education offers courses, certifications, micro-credentials, and training to help you upskill, advance your career, or develop your team. Alumni and group discounts are available.

Learn more about Continuing and Professional Education programs.

Center for the Advancement of Well-Being

The Center for the Advancement of Well-Being promotes the science and practice of thriving through programs and resources that help individuals and organizations build resilience, purpose, vitality, and engagement. They offer access to research, resources, and certificate programs.

Discover well-being resources at George Mason.

Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI)

OLLI Mason offers engaging, non-credit courses and cultural experiences for adults in their retirement years—no exams, just opportunities to learn, connect, and explore new interests. Inquire about alumni discounts.

Interested in sharing your expertise? Consider submitting a course proposal to teach with OLLI.

Learn more about OLLI.

Graduate Education

Continue your academic journey with a master’s, doctoral, professional degree, or graduate certificate from George Mason University. With more than 132 graduate degree programs and 100+ graduate-level certificates, George Mason offers opportunities to advance your expertise and career.

Explore graduate programs at George Mason.