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Career ServicesAs liberal arts colleges, Saint Benedict's and Saint John's emphasize developing flexible, well-rounded individuals with a broad range of skills. Our graduates gain employment in a wide range of organizations, attend graduate school, and volunteer full-time. The mission of Career Services is to assist students in translating their liberal arts education into future opportunities for work, graduate school, and service, as well as acquiring skills necessary to make life-long career decisions. Our career development model emphasizes intentional and active engagement by students throughout their college careers. The model consists of: 1)Exploring Self – examining one’s values, strengths, interests, and abilities; 2)Exploring Majors and Careers – learning about major and career possibilities that fit one’s values, strengths, interests, and abilities; 3)Gaining Experience – integrating an honest awareness of self with career possibilities and then testing through a range of experiences (e.g., internships, jobs, undergraduate research, volunteer work, clinicals, practicums); 4)Planning for After Graduation – striving for graduate school, engaging in service opportunities or pursuing employment. The career staff helps students in their movement toward academic and career planning beginning their first year. Individual appointments with a career counselor are available to discuss major and career issues and goals, career tools (e.g., resumes, interviewing skills), and strategies and resources. These sessions may also include the use of self-assessment inventories focused on personal interests, skills, and values. Career programs and workshops, covering all facets of our career development model (e.g., “Choosing a Major,” “Fall Initiative – introduce new students to the career staff and resources,” “Applying to Graduate School,” “Finding an Internship,” “Interviewing,” are offered throughout the academic year. The Career Resource Centers and career website ( www.csbsju.edu/career/) contain information about majors and careers, graduate school, volunteerism, organizations seeking interns, summer workers, and full-time employees, and the development of career tools (e.g., resumes, letters, interviewing skills, networking, portfolios). The Career Designs newsletter and Planning Guide (academic and career) are just two publications that describe our career development process and list opportunities related to major and career-decision making. The career offices work extensively with our alumnae/alumni. The Career Exploration Series brings alums to campus to discuss their career experiences and fields. Other programs (e.g., Mentor for a Day, Major Mixer) connect students to alums either on or off campus. The Career Networking (CANE) files and e-mentoring program connect students to alumnae/i who have volunteered to help students with their career-related questions. Programs are offered through Career Services and the Internship Office to assist students in gaining experience. The Summer Internship Program (includes on-campus interviewing for interns), Minnesota Private College Internship Fair, and Summer Jobs and Internship Fair are just a few examples of programs to help students test-out their academic experience. A full range of services are provided by the career offices to assist students as they intentionally prepare for the transition from college. Opportunities include: 1)Individual appointments with a career counselor to discuss career goals and searches; 2)Career seminars focused on seeking employment, applying to graduate school, and volunteer opportunities; 3)On-Campus Interviewing; 4)Job Fairs including Minnesota’s Private Colleges’ Job Fair, the Minnesota Education Job Fair, and The Tri-College Job Fair; 5)graduate school fairs; 6)Volunteer (after graduation) Fair; and 7)E-link, our on-line career tool.
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