Mansfield University Alumni New Social Site
I just discovered a new social site, Kickstart, that Yahoo is developing for recent college graduates and alumni of all ages. It’s been described as a cross between Facebook and LinkedIn. It’s designed to connect alumni of all ages to help young graduates contacts kick start their careers.
I love the concept and I think it has great potential. It goes a long way to helping recent graduates with that frustrating Catch 22: “They want someone with experience but how can I get experience if no one gives me a chance?” This is a good, practical way to network and help our own alumni with job availability information, advice, etc.
It also has the potential to link up college classmates from all classes. It will also be interesting to folks like me to see where other graduates are working. I’m interested in this for a couple of reasons.
1. I graduated from Mansfield in 1971.
2. I’ve served as PR director at Mansfield since 1980 so I know a lot of graduates.
I also like the clean, practical approach. I’ll be interested in watching the site’s growth.
Joining is easy. I registered and completed my profile in about 10 minutes.
Yahoo is offering the incentive: a $25,000 donation to the college with the most alumni registered on Kickstart by the end of the year. I would love to win that contribution for MU.
So, if you’re a Mansfield grad of any age, check out the site, register, and let other MU grads know about it.