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INTERNATIONAL STUDENT
CAREER CONSULTANT
Career services tailored to international students are available to U of M students. To speak with the International Career Consultant, or learn more about resources available such as programs, workshops and services just for international students, visit z.umn.edu/INTLcareer.
YOUR ALUMNI NETWORK
When you graduate from the University of Minnesota, you’ll join a legacy of excellence and an alumni network with 490,000+ Golden Gophers who are working, volunteering, and innovating across the world.
Did you know? U of M students, faculty, and alumni have founded approximately 19,000 companies worldwide, employing 1.1 million people.
• What do the Wall Street Journal’s mobile news editor, and NASA’s first female flight director have in common? They’re Golden Gophers.
• How about former Vice Presidents Hubert H. Humphrey and Walter Mondale, and the former press secretary for President Barack Obama? Golden Gophers.
• In fact, a recent alumni survey estimated that one of every 14 Minnesota alumni has served in elected office. The Oval Office is calling you!
YOUR CAREER CENTERS
To help you achieve your personal and professional goals, the U of M offers specialized career centers, each tailored to serve undergraduate students on a specific career path. Our career advisors can help you:
• Explore majors and choose one. They do this via individual assistance, personality and interest tests, classes, and resource rooms full of information you can browse.
• Connect your major to potential careers. You’re likely to find options that you didn’t know were available.
• Search for internships and jobs. They’ll teach you effective job-search strategies, resume writing, and interviewing skills.
• Decide if you want to attend grad school and help you apply.
• Attend the University of Minnesota Job and Internship Fair, featuring hundreds of employers from across Minnesota and the world.
THE SHOE TREE IS WAITING
The “Shoe Tree” is a time-honored campus tradition. When students graduate, they toss their shoes off the Washington Avenue Bridge and into the branches of the tree, symbolizing the start of their next journey. What will the next step in your journey be? A dream job? A graduate or professional degree? Travel? Whatever it may be, your future starts here.
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