John Hill

Current

Director, Alumni Career Services at Michigan State University

Past

Internship Developer at Michigan State University
Market Development Manager at Lansing State Journal
Associate Editor/Online Editor at Athlon Sports

Sports Editor at Franklin Review Appeal
Sports Writer at Lansing Community Newspapers

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Education

Michigan State University

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John Hill’s Summary

Building relationships and connecting people with opportunity are at my core. I rely heavily on online networks like LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter to facilitate each. My job is to provide career services to Michigan State University's 420,000 alumni. I conduct speaking engagements on a regular basis in Michigan and across the country on career development topics ranging from "How To Take Your Online Connections Offline For Career Success" to "Developing Your Career Search Strategy" to "Building Campus Relationships". I also work with private sector, public sector and academic entities to identify how Web 2.0 can help their organizations aggregate audience, communicate and build business. Helping Michigan retain talented college graduates and re-recruiting our alumni who have left the state to new economy jobs is a goal of mine. I am young, smart and global at heart, MSU by passion and driven by nature.

John Hill’s Specialties:

Strategic planning, career development, public speaking, online engagement, marketing, public relations, business development, writing, editing.

John Hill’s Experience

Director, Alumni Career Services

Michigan State University

(Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)

September 2007 — Present (2 years 3 months)

Provide career services for 420,000 alumni. Primary role is to engage employers to create opportunity and work with alumni to connect them with it. Utilize online platforms heavily to facilitate alumni-to-alumni connectivity. Will conduct 160 speaking engagements nationally to over 15,000 MSU alumni and friends on various career development topics this year.
Internship Developer

Michigan State University

(Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)

July 2006 — September 2007 (1 year 3 months)

Worked with public sector, private sector and non-profit entities to set up internship and experiential opportunities for MSU students.
Market Development Manager

Lansing State Journal

(Public Company; Newspapers industry)

2002 — 2006 (4 years )

Focused on business development, market research, partnerships and promotions to drive business, aggregate audience and develop new lines of revenue.
Associate Editor/Online Editor

Athlon Sports

(Privately Held; Publishing industry)

1998 — 2002 (4 years )

Editor for publisher of national preseason annuals with combined annual circulation of 1.3 million. Charged with development of first corporate website www.athlonsports.com and interactive strategies to grow business and accentuate offline b2b marketing program.
Sports Editor

Franklin Review Appeal

(Newspapers industry)

1997 — 1998 (1 year )
Sports Writer

Lansing Community Newspapers

(Public Company; Newspapers industry)

December 1995 — July 1997 (1 year 8 months)