As a Macalester graduate you have full access to Career Exploration's resources for five years after graduation. Check out Career Exploration's and Alumni Engagement's website for more information.
In these unprecedented times, the job search process may be more complicated. However, there are many people who are ready to help you along the way. Your Macalester education along with your alumni network and willingness to put the energy into the search process will lead to a meaningful start to your career.
The first job out of college is meant to be a stepping stone, and rarely is a lifetime career. It's ok to not have it all figured out just yet.
Career Exploration:
John Mountain (Economics), mountain@macalester.edu
Kate Larson (Arts & Humanities), klarson7@macalester.edu
Mary Emanuelson (Social Sciences), emanuelson@macalester.edu
Amanda Duffy (Natural Sciences & Math), aduffy1@macalester.edu
Create a profile on Handshake- Macalester's job search platform
Access Career Exploration's Quick Start Guides for specific information on career related topics
International Student Programs:
Kara Warren, kwarren1@macalester.edu
Alumni Engagement:
Neely Heubach, nheubach@macalester.edu
Office of Student Leadership and Engagement:
Logan Schrader, lschrade@macalester.edu
Career Exploration Field-Focused Organizations: All are organizations and companies in the Twin Cities and in the suburbs. Organized by fields.
Minnesota Works: MinnesotaWorks.net is the MN state governments searchable online jobs database. View thousands of job listings from private employers statewide.
Career Fairs in MN: database of job fairs and recruiting events in MN.
MN State Government Jobs: Job board for the Minnesota government, its agencies, boards, and commissions.
University of MN: Job board for the University of Minnesota
MN Council of Nonprofits: State association of nonprofits in MN. It has job listings from nonprofit employers throughout the state.
MacDirect: Alumni database at Macalester.
Alumni Information Request Form: you can request a curated list of Macalester alumni by major, geographic location, graduate school, organization or by occupation.