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Career Connections

The University of Minnesota Alumni Association empowers you with tools, resources, and services available for managing your career growth and potential.

University of Minnesota Career Resources

GoldPASS
GoldPASS is the U of M's online database to help connect students and alumni with employers, volunteer organizations, and internships across the country.

College of Continuing Education Career and Lifework Planning
Alumni Association members receive savings on Career Planning Workshops and individual consultations designed to help you discover a path to more meaningful and satisfying lifework. Alumni Association members can attend Career Planning Workshops for $85 (normally $105) and individual consultations for $80 (normally $100). The College of Continuing Education also offers free Information Sessions for adults considering returning to school. For more information on workshops, individual consultations, or information sessions call 612-624-4000 or visit www.cce.umn.edu/careerplanning.

CCE Continuing Professional Education
Earn professional certifications, update your skills and knowledge, and improve your expertise with continuing education courses, conferences, and seminars offered by the College of Continuing Education (CCE).

Alumni Association members receive a 10% discount on Continuing Professional Education programs designed to present cutting-edge research and technology, provide solutions to day-to-day problems, and advance careers.

For more information or to register, call 612-624-4000 or visit www.cce.umn.edu/professionaleducation. To receive your discount, mention your Alumni Association membership number when registering.

University of Minnesota Libraries
The U of M Libraries offer thorough resources for researching careers and companies.

Careers and Jobs
Researching Companies for Jobs and Careers (PowerPoint presentation)
Career Sources for Companies and Industries

M Alumni Online
Connect with fellow alumni through the Alumni Association’s new Web service, M Alumni Online. The service includes a directory of more than 350,000 U of M-Twin Cities alumni and friends. Alumni Association members can search the directory and participate in M Alumni Online’s Career Network. The network includes job postings, résumé postings and a Career Advisor Directory where members can search for a mentor in their field or volunteer to become one. M Alumni Online will also link you to ReadyMinds, a long-distance career counseling service. ReadyMinds combines an assessment of your skills and interests with the expertise of a National Certified Counselor. To learn more about ReadyMinds, log in to M Alumni Online, click on "Career Network" in the left navigation, then click on "Career Services for Alumni."

Alumni AssociationGeographic Chapters
Relocating, interviewing, or interning? Contact alumni leaders in your new location for information on the community and Alumni Association activities.

University Counseling and Consulting Service
Save $51 on a Career Assessment Package through the U's Counseling and Consulting Service. Call 612-624-3323 or visit www.ucs.umn.edu for more information.

Alumni Association Mentor Connection
Give information pertaining to your major, career, or company.

Compleat Scholar Classes
Alumni Association members can receive a 10% tuition discount on Compleat Scholar preparation courses for GRE, GMAT or LSAT, or "What's Next in Your Life? Meaningful Career Assessment" by including their membership number on their registration form. Students must still pay course or special fees. Call the Compleat Scholar office at 612-625-8880 or visit www.cce.umn.edu/scholars for more information.

U of M (Duluth) Career Services

U of M (Morris) Career Center

U of M (Crookston) Counseling & Career Center

U of M (Twin Cities) Career Services
General Career Center web site with links to each individual collegiate Career Center on campus.

University of Minnesota Jobs
View current University of Minnesota employment opportunities

Employer Services

M Alumni Online

For a limited time, the University of Minnesota Alumni Association (Alumni Assocaition) is offering FREE job posting services for your company or organization in M Alumni Online, a new alumni directory and career networking service for Alumni Association members. Jobs listed in M Alumni Online also reach members of other alumni networks across the country. Please send your current job openings to cough003@umn.edu .

University of Minnesota Business and Industry Resources
Additional U of M resources for employers including information on hiring U students, vendors and purchasing, and licensing U of M technology.

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