Career and Placement Center

About the Career and Placement Center

The Career and Placement Center at Saint Paul College is located in Room 1250 on the main level. Getting training and education in a specific career and obtaining employment in that field once you graduate are issues of prime importance to you and the Career and Placement Center at Saint Paul College.

To assist you in this process we offer:

Career Assessment Inventories (CAI)

Career Assessment Inventories will help you identify your interests and career options.

To schedule a career assessment, stop by the Career and Placement Center located in Room 1250, call them at 651.846.1384, or send an e-mail to the Career and Placement Center. Once you have completed the career assessment, you can print a copy of the report and then schedule a time to review the results.

Resumé-Building and Interviewing-Skills Workshops

For those seeking a job in their major, the Career and Placement Center offers Resumé-Building and Interviewing-Skills Workshops.

Learn more about these workshops through the Saint Paul College Career and Placement System.

Job Fairs and Career Events

Job Fairs and Career Events are very useful tools that will assist you in finding a job. They are also a good place to network with the business community.

Access to an online job-posting system

You can access our online job-posting system known as CAPS (Career and Placement System). On it, you can post your resumé and apply for jobs with employers throughout the Twin Cities and surrounding area.

See the CAPS links below.

CAPS (Career and Placement System)

Graduate Follow-up and Placement Statistics

The Career and Placement Center conducts an annual follow-up on graduates to determine the job status of the most recent program graduates. You may access these statistics online by using one of the links below.

2007 Graduate Follow-up and Placement
2006 Graduate Follow-up and Placement
2005 Graduate Follow-up and Placement
2004 Graduate Follow-up and Placement
2003 Graduate Follow-up and Placement
2002 Graduate Follow-up and Placement

Online Resources

Many online resources are available and can help you search for information on career planning, scholarships, occupations, schools offering training and education, job outlook, employment trends, non-traditional careers, salary information and much more.

Apprenticeship Training (http://www.constructioncareers.org/)
Great site that explains about apprenticeship programs and how to become involved in an apprenticeship in the trades.

ConstructMyFuture (http://www.constructmyfuture.com/)
Click on the "For the Student" hard hat and find out some great information on the careers in construction!

MCIS - Minnesota Career Information System (http://mncis.intocareers.org/)
Excellent resource with much information on careers, schools, education and training requirements, financial aid, and much more!

Occupational Outlook Handbook (http://www.bls.gov/oco/)
Information on a large number of careers. Information provided by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Salary.com (http://www.salary.com/)
An interesting site that lets you find out what jobs are paying what in your local area! Use the Personal Edition.

Career Voyages (http://www.careervoyages.com/)
A valuable website that allows you to see video footage on various careers as well as helps you through the career exploration and planning process