Career Central Quick-Start Guide For Alumni

Click the button below to access the Career Central Portal Page on Your CDO (cdo.mit.edu):

From the portal page, select the Alumni portal and enter your MySloan log-in credentials to enter the site.

Log-in Tips:

• Recent alumni should use the Student link until they are notified that they have been promoted to alumni status.
• Note: If you have any trouble logging in please reach out to us at askcdo@mit.edu.
• You can only sign up if your account has been pre-authorized by a CDO admin.

Need Help? If you need assistance logging in, please email the CDO team at askCDO@mit.edu.

Your @mit.edu email account typically expires in January. To ensure uninterrupted communication, we strongly recommend updating your email in Career Central to your @alum.mit.edu address. For more information on setting up and accessing your alumni email, refer to this Alumni Email FAQ.

A 100% complete profile helps Career Central target the employment opportunities that it recommends to you.

Get started by clicking on the Profile tab from the left side navigation bar and use the Profile Widget to guide you through a few quick steps.

The next time you log in after completing your profile, your homepage will be customized with recommended jobs based on your profile preferences.

Update your profile regularly to reflect your current:

• Job Preferences
• Preferred Function
• Preferred City & Country

Ready to Make Your Profile Visible to Employers?

You must opt-in to making your profile visible to employers. Until you opt-in, your record will not be searchable by or visible to employers. By opting in, employers will be able to connect with you and see information about you that you’ve shared, such as your work experience, career preference and resume.

To make yourself visible to employers:

• Hover over your name at the bottom of the left navigation bar
• Click “Account Settings”
• From the Account Settings page under the General tab, enter “Yes” to the Allow Employers to contact me with job opportunities field.

You must opt-in to make your profile visible to students and alumni. By opting in, Sloanies will be able to connect with you and see information about you that you’ve shared, such as your work experience and career preferences. Until you opt-in, your record will not be searchable by students and alums.

To make yourself visible, navigate to your Profile page, where you will see either that your profile is Shared or Not Shared (see image below). Click on the Shared or Not Shared button in your profile to review and update your settings. On the screen that appears next, find the Connections heading and click Edit to say yes to: “I want to be included in the Student & Alumni Directory.”

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You can also change from your Account Settings:

• Hover over your name at the bottom of the left navigation bar
• Click “Account Settings”
• From the Account Settings page under the General tab, select “Yes” in the I want to be included in the Student & Alumni Directory field.

The Application Materials tab on the left-hand menu bar is your pathway to add resumes, cover letters, and other application materials, including URLs for portfolios. Choose the document type you would like to upload, and click the + Add New button.

You may designate one resume as your Primary Resume using the check box toward the bottom left of the Add New Resume window. This resume will be used as your default resume for the opt-in Resume Book that is shared with employers.

Click on the Employer tab on the left menu bar to search for employers by company name, industry, location, and more.

• If you are looking for an employer by name, enter it in the search box, then click on the company name in the search results to be directed to a company page with an overview, contacts, activities, and job postings.
• If you are looking for employers by industry or location, use the filters below the search box to select your criteria. Remove or reset filters to expand the list of results. If you select Saved as a filter, you will see only the companies you have selected as Target Employers.

Add companies to your Target Employers list by clicking on the heart icon ♡ next to their company name.

Access a complete list of companies you’ve selected by clicking on the Target Employers tab or the left-hand menu bar.

Click on the Contacts tab from the left menu bar to view company connections.

• If you know the contact’s name, you can enter it to find their contact information.
• If you are looking for a contact with a particular company, enter the employer name to search for contacts associated with that company.

To save a contact to your target list, click on the heart icon ♡ next to the contact. This will save it to your Target Contacts list, which is the second tab at the top of your Target Employers page.

To apply for job opportunities, click on the Job Postings & Interviews tab on the left navigation bar.

Pro Tip: Click on the Notify Me button to set up a saved search that will email you with new opportunities.

On the Job Postings & Interviews page, enter an employer name or job title into the search box or click on the Advanced Search button to bring up more filters and search options. When searching for positions, we recommend using a variety of search terms (example: product manager, product marketing, PM) and 3 or fewer filters to avoid missing opportunities.

To view a specific opportunity, click on the job title. Once on the job listing page, you can save the job by clicking on the heart icon ♡, or to apply, click on the blue Apply Now button.

The CDO offers career coaching for MIT Sloan degree-program alumni.

Career Coaching Signups are Moving to Career Central by June 1, 2026!

On June 1, 2026, career coaching signups will transition to Career Central. From now through May 31, 2026, CDO’s alumni career coach will continue to use email signups for May appointments. To make an appointment, please email careers.mitsloan@mit.edu and include your graduation year, program, and resume. Beginning May 1st you can also view and sign up for June appointments directly in Career Central. We recommend you set up a Calendar Sync in Career Central before signing up for appointments, so they appear on your personal calendar.

To sign up for an appointment in Career Central:

• Click on the Appointments tab in the left-hand menu.
• Use the filters to sort appointments by type.

Visit the career advising and coaching dashboard on Your CDO (cdo.mit.edu) for more details about career coaching for alumni.

Career Central’s platform supports Calendar Sync via Google Apps or Office365.

You can select 1-way and/or 2-way calendar syncing options:

• 1-way: Sync events* from Career Central to your Personal Calendar.
• 2-way: Sync events* from your Personal Calendar to your “Interview Availability” calendar in Career Central, which facilitates interview scheduling.

*Only future events are synced, not past events.

To set up a Calendar Sync, navigate to Account Settings by clicking on your name at the bottom of the left navigation menu and selecting Account Settings from the pop-up menu.

From Account Settings, click on the Integrations tab to review your current sync settings, authorize calendar access, and edit your settings to enable syncing.

Our technology platform provider, 12twenty, provides more details on how the sync functions (including how to reset and cancel syncing) in their Calendar Sync guide.