Career Counselors

A career counselor can assist you with finding a job in many ways. They are experienced working with all levels of job seekers and can help you determine your strengths in order to maximize your success in the job market. Counselors often use skill and interest assessments to help you define suitable occupations. They can offer practical guidance to skills training, developing your resume, writing cover letters, thank you notes and other job search correspondence.

Consider scheduling time with a career counselor for:

Help with job loss transition.
Defining career goals, providing resources for career assessments, transferable skills analyses.
Evaluation for education retraining/academic skills improvement.
Labor market information.
Job search strategies such as preparing for interviews, informational interviews, where to find the hidden job market, how to fill out job applications and information on hiring practices.
Networking information such as job clubs, job fairs and workshops.

Where to find a career counselor:

Check the Minnesota WorkForce Centers to determine what services you may be eligible for. The WorkForce Centers offers workshops often led by counseling professionals and are open to the public.
The Career Center at your alma mater may provide career services to alumni. Contact the school to determine if you are eligible for their career counseling services. See Minnesota's list of schools to find contact information.
Community and religious affiliated job seeker groups.
Yellow pages search under "career counseling."
Employment and Temp Agencies may provide you with counseling. They can also be found in the yellow pages.

Page last updated in August 2008.