Unbeknownst to Macdonald, the UNH network had kicked in.
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The universityâs choral director had told Andrew Boysen, the UNH Wind Symphony conductor, that Macdonald was pursuing the music job.
Boysen, who knew Thibodeau, put in a good word for Macdonald after her interview.
Boysen âemailed and pushed that connection, and now Iâm teaching there,â Macdonald said by phone last week after starting work in August.
The Manchester resident said she believes she would have won the job without the recommendation, but âit definitely helped.â
Alumni networks are gaining importance at a time when many students â and some alumni themselves â are looking for jobs because of the pandemic.