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A corporate alumni network is beneficial for both the former employee as well as the business. Creating lifelong relationships results in a number of benefits to a company for years to come.

There are risks and rewards for including employees in a corporate alumni program. After conducting our 2021 Corporate Alumni Benchmarking Report research, we share a few thoughts that will help you make a decision.

Keeping in touch with former employees takes creativity, planning, and an understanding of how to get members to interact with each other. We’ve assembled six ideas for consistently engaging an alumni network.

We are in the middle of the Great Resignation where nearly 8 million people left their jobs in April and May after a year where people mostly stayed put. This mass exodus creates an opportunity to engage talent for life by launching an alumni network.

Companies are investing in teams, communicating on a consistent and frequent basis, employees are often a part of a Corporate Alumni Program, boomerangs and referral fees are of strategic value, and program metrics are becoming more sophisticated as these programs grow.

Scheduling Corporate Alumni Program events throughout the year is foundational for engagement. The next step is to take the time to think through where and how the events will take place, how they will be communicated and to whom, and outlining what to do at the event.

Corporate Alumni Programs have diverse communities that span generations, career types, locations, and interests. Catering to all members is a challenge, but we recommend breaking down the audience in a number of ways for better communications and events.