Career Preparation and Beyond
As an ALP certificate student or alumni, you're one of the people that wants to make sure you are presenting yourself in the best possible way at all times. You excel at it. But there is always room for improvement. Here are some resources that can help you prepare for it all from finding that first job to securing scholarships or awards to maintaining all those valuable connections.
Resources in the Institute for Music Leadership
The Office of Careers and Professional Development
Eastman's Office of Careers and Professional Development is here to provide you with professional development and support throughout your career, whether you are an Eastman freshman or a 15-year alum looking for renewal and change. Get help with writing résumés and cover letters, schedule a mock interview, set up a credential file, explore their resources and learn about grant opportunities. Stop in or contact them today and take advantage of all the service and resources they have to offer.
New Venture Challenge
Do you have an idea that you would love to turn into reality, but need seed funding? The Eastman New Venture Challenge can help you succeed with an idea, no matter how large or small! It's a contest to encourage new thinking and innovative ideas in music. It gives students the opportunity to develop a project proposal that could result in the launch of a new entrepreneurial initiative. (and you can win some money too!)Polyphonic.org
Visit a website for orchestral musicians called Polyphonic.org. It’s the first site of its kind – offering critical professional development resources for today’s orchestra musician. Click around to check out innovative articles, streaming video interviews, profiles of notable orchestras, and daily newsfeeds from ArtsJournal.com.Polyphonic On Campus
An offshoot of Polyphonic.org, its mission is to enhance the professional development and broaden the perspectives of young musicians, and is written by young musicians. It includes video blogs, articles, online resources, and webinars.
Resources AT THE EASTMAN SCHOOL OF MUSIC
The Office of Alumni Relations
Are you an ALP Alumni? Stay connected to find out about the latest fellowship & grant opportunities as well as special events available to you. Once an ALP certificate holder, always in ALP! Take advantage of all that the Eastman School of Music Office of Alumni Relations has to offer.
Resources at the University of Rochester
University of Rochester Career Center
Whether you are a current or prospective student, a parent, an alumnus(a) or an employer, this site offers significant information and motivation. The Career Center transforms the motto "Meliora" ("always better") from words into deeds - by assisting students and alumni in enhancing their own understanding about their career aspirations, and by helping employers to connect with some of the most intelligent and accomplished students.Rochester Center for Community Leadership
Learn What You Love, Give Where You Live. The Rochester Center for Community Leadership's purpose is to develop, coordinate, and promote a variety of programs to connect college students to their community and to encourage them to become engaged citizens and leaders during their college years and in the future. Their distinctive curriculum emphasizes student responsibility for their education; its values of freedom, responsibility, and community make community engagement an essential part of student learning.
