AWESOME ALUMNI
ZACH EVENS '20 AND M I C H A E L R E I N E Y ' 1 7; OPPOSITE: ZACH WITH JAKE LUBEL '06
Notable Networking THE IMPORTANCE OF NET WOR KING
York-based alumni while his family was
very, very smart and driven students
in today’s job market is at an all-time
visiting the Big Apple during the recent
are stuck in a summer job (or worse, a
high. Guilford College recognizes how
holiday break: Michael Reiney ’17 and
career) not relevant to their career goals
vital this is to our changing world, and
Jake Lubel ’06. Michael is a Strategic
and interests. It’s a connections game
is working hard to make sure Guilford
Partner Manager at Payability, and Jake
— we need to make these connections
students keep that competitive edge. In
is an Analyst at Loews Corporation.
for students. Very rarely can one apply
order to do that, Guilford students are
Zach, a double major in Economics
‘cold’ and even get an interview to a
relying on Guilfordians who came before
and Business Administration, summed
competitive job or internship listing, no
them to help blaze the trail.
up the significance of these pairings
matter how high their GPA is. We need to
A wonderful example of a student
perfectly, saying, “Alumni love to help
leverage people like Jake and Michael to
who is taking advantage of Guilford’s
students and there is a genuine desire
improve outcomes for recent graduates
deep and unbreakable connections is
to do so. We need to be proactive in
and thus increase Guilford’s national
Zach Evens ’20. Zach had the initiative
connecting current students with alumni
profile.”
to meet with not one, but two New
in their fields of interest. Too often,
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