How to Use Alumni Networks After 50 for Career Moves

On Episode 31 of Late-Career Conversations with Fexingo, Lucas and Luna explore how professionals over 50 can leverage their university alumni networks for career transitions, consulting gigs, and board seats. They dig into a 2025 Alumni Career Survey from the University of Michigan showing that 42% of alumni over 50 who re-engaged with their alma mater landed a new role within 12 months, versus 18% who didn't. The hosts share specific tactics: how to find alumni in your target industry using LinkedIn's filters, how to craft a 'second-act' narrative for alumni events, and the surprising power of class-year affinity groups. Lucas and Luna also discuss the emotional hurdle of asking for help after decades of being the expert, and the data that shows older alumni are actually more welcome than younger ones in many alumni networks. This episode is packed with actionable steps and real psychology for building a late-career network that starts with a familiar institution. #AlumniNetworks #CareerAfter50 #LateCareer #EncoreCareers #Networking #JobSearchOver50 #UniversityOfMichigan #BoardSeats #Consulting #LinkedIn #CareerTransition #SecondAct #ProfessionalsOver50 #Alumni #Mentorship #CareerAdvice #FexingoBusiness #BusinessPodcast Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo