Cornell Engineering Career Conversations

Enthusiastic engineering physics alum Tony Chen ‘12 discusses his efforts to connect Cornell alumni, including through global mixers and continuous reunions. Tony shares how the pandemic sparked the creation of bi-weekly Zoom mixers, bringing together thousands of Cornellians worldwide to foster friendships and support each other through various life changes. He emphasizes the importance of maintaining connections, not just during college but throughout life, and offers insights on applying a systems approach to networking. Tony also talks about the value of leveraging the Cornell network to find jobs and career opportunities in addition to friendship and camaraderie.

Tony shares the following:
Cornell Global Mixers- https://www.linkedin.com/in/lc465/
Cornell (thank) U Podcast- https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/cornell-thank-u/id1592844944

Transcript Link: https://www.engineering.cornell.edu/engineering-career-conversations

Melissa Bazley, Editor