- Career Planning: What you can do with a major, aptitude test, and more
- Internships and Career Explorations
- Job Searching: Job listings, interviewing techniques, and résumé and cover letter help
- Health Professions
- Employer and Alumni Information: On-campus recruiting, posting positions, and the Career Mentor program
- Graduate School: Graduate school exams, preparation workshops, and study guides
- Meet the Staff
Resources
Career Center
The Career Center is located in the Johnson Student Union near the Community Service Center. Our hours are 8:00 to 4:30 Monday-Friday. Students may drop in any day from 2:00 to 3:30 for Quick Questions. The Career Center sponsors several events each year. Contact: 507.933.7586.
Pathways
The Pathways book can be used to help you develop and organize your comprehensive career path. A printed copy of the book is available to all Gustavus students in the Career Center.
The book outlines major steps in developing your career path:
Events
The Career Center hosts several events throughout the year for students interested in internships & careers in non-profits, business, health professions, graduate & professional school and others. View our calendar of events!
Sam Matthes
"Working at Blue Earth County is particularly interesting because I never know what I'll be doing each day. One day I am at the WIC office handing out information to mothers and the next day I am working on emergency planning for a flu pandemic. This internship has been a great opportunity to understand what the world of public health is like."
The Jacobson Award of up to $2,500 is given annually to two Gustavus premedical students to expand their knowledge and experience of medicine. Jacobson Award Application
Library
The Career Center library has several books and resources available for check out. The library is organized by the following career fields:
- Arts
- Business
- Communications
- Community Service
- Data Analysis
- Earth Sciences
- Education
- Health Care
- Language Arts
- Law/Public Service
- Science
- Technology
| Name | Phone | |
|---|---|---|
| Cynthia Favre Director of Career Management/Assoc Directr of Career Center | 507/933-7586 | profile |
| Brian Koeneman Internship Director | 507/933-7532 | profile |
| Jeffrey Stocco Director of Career Center | 507/933-7586 | profile |
| Heather Banks Assistant Director, Internships | 507/933-7523 | profile |
| Kristen Hartz Career Counselor | 507/933-6056 | profile |
| Kathleen (Kathy) Allen Administrative Assistant Career Center | 507/933-7524 | profile |
Cynthia Favre
Cynthia Favre, Director of Career Management since 1989 has a Master of Science in Counseling and Student Personnel from Minnesota State University-Mankato and a B.A. from the University of Minnesota, Morris with a Sociology major. Cynthia defines her position as: connecting…
