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Community: Twin Cities Career Services Referral Guide
Introduction
The purpose of this resource is to provide information about career related services in the Twin Cities area. Occasionally, the Career Development Center receives inquiries from individuals whose needs extend beyond services the office can provide. This referral guide can be used to help these individuals find appropriate career resources in the local community.
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Descriptions of organizations providing career related services in the Twin Cities are listed alphabetically. Each description includes the following information: a) name of the organization, location, and contact numbers; b) fee type; c) eligibility requirements; and d) summary of services.
It is important to remember that the types of career services provided vary across organizations!
The last section of this resources contains a list of websites that are intended to compliment this guide.
Referrals for Career Services
Listed Alphabetically
Anishinabe Employment Services Inc.
2525 Franklin Ave. E.
Minneapolis, MN 55406
Phone: 612-677-0283; Fax: 612-6244036
Fees: None
Eligibility: Low income persons, primarily American Indians, who are unemployed or face
significant challenges in finding employment.
Services: Job skills training; individual grants for work equipment; job referral and
placement; higher education referral
Career Solutions
1295 Bandana Blvd. North
St. Paul, MN 55108
Phone: 651-647-9961; Toll free: 888-777-4020
Email: careersolutions1@aol.com
Fees: $35 per half hour session or $55 per hour session; $20-25 per test
Eligibility: Anyone
Services: Job search assistance, outplacement, individual career consultation, testing and
resumes
Carver County Employment and Training Center
Carver County Court House
Human Resources Building
Chaska, MN 55318
Phone: 952-361-1711; Fax: 952-361-1636
Fees: None
Eligibility: Anyone
Services: Employment counseling; assessment and testing; training; job search, placement
and referral
Centre for Asians and Pacific Islanders (CAPI) - Job Related Services
3702 East Lake Street
Suite 101
Minneapolis, MN 55406
Phone: 612-721-0122; Fax: 612-721-7054
Fee: None
Eligibility: Primarily Indochinese refugees, Asian immigrants, and East African refugees
Services: Employment and career counseling; job placement; job information and
workshops; development of job seeking and job-related skills; bilingual support
services; referrals.
Cheryl Leitschuh & Associates, Inc. (CLA)
7900 International Dr.
Suite 200
Bloomington, MN 55425
Phone: 952-851-5500
Fees: Free introductory teleworkshops
Ability Battery (includes feedback) $550
CD version $430 with feedback or $180 without
Personal Strategic Planning seminar $1000 for 10 weeks
Square One $2099 for 3 days
Eligibility: Any adult
Services: Career assessment and planning, seminars, teleworkshops
Confederation of Somali Community in Minnesota
420 15th Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN 55454
Phone: 612-338-5282
Fee: None
Eligibility: Somali refugees, immigrants and asylees
Services: Job referral
Dakota County Workforce Services
1 Mendota Road West
2 New Nortern Service Center
West St. Paul, MN 55118
Phone: 651-554-5633; Fax: 651-450-2709
Fees: None
Eligibility: Dakota County Residents
Services: Job placement; rehabilitation services; employment counseling; job listings
dislocated worker services; MN SkillsNet; job search workshops; career library
Dorothy Day Center
183 Old 6th Street
St. Paul, MN 55102
Phone: 651-293-1919; Fax: 651-293-9822
Fees: None
Eligibility: Homeless, inner city residents, migrants, transients, families, and people from
nearby neighborhoods
Services: Employment resource center; job leads; resume assistance; transportation and
comprehensive medical and mental health assistance.
DRI Consulting
2 Otter Lane
North Oaks, MN 55127
Phone: 651-415-1400
Fees: Career Workshop Programs—2 hours of counseling and 5 tests—for $499
Career Edge—2 tests + career report (.5 hour of counseling)—for $175
Eligibility: Anyone, but they specialize in services for the gifted and talented
Services: Work personality testing, career planning and development, transition coaching
Federal Employment Information
Twin Cities Service Center
BHW Federal Building, Lobby
Fort Snelling, MN 55111-4054
Phone: 612-725-3430; Fax: 612-725-3725
Fees: None
Eligibility: US citizens
Services: Jobline
Hennepin Technical College
9200 Flying Cloud Drive
Eden Prairie, MN 55437
Phone: 952-944-2222; Fax: 952-650-3147
TDD: 612-550-3131
Fees: Application fee $20; $44.37/credit
Eligibility: Any person interested in post-secondary education
Services: Career counseling, academic planning; vocational assessment services; day and
evening workshops including assessments, job shadows, occupational research
and career planning
Jewish Vocational Service
1500 Highway 100
Minneapolis, MN 55416
Phone: 952-591-0300
Fees: $75 per session; $45 testing; sliding fee scale available-can go as low as $20 if
meet requirements
Eligibility: Anyone (do not have to be Jewish)
Services: Career counseling; college selection & planning; job counseling & resumes;
testing
Knowledge Alliance
1000 Boone Avenue North
Suite 650
Golden Valley, MN 55427
Phone: 763-545-5707 Ext. 110
Fees: As little as $10/month; first eCareer counseling session free
Eligibility: Anyone
Services: eCareer counseling; education leading to certification in several areas of eCareers.
Lakewood Counseling and Career Center
4815 West 77th Street, Suite 115
Edina, MN 55435
Phone: 9521-8080; Fax: 952-831-8590
Fees: None, contributions accepted
Eligibility: Anyone
Services: Career counseling
Life Rhythms Coaching & Facilitation
8800 Highway 7
St. Louis Park, MN 55426
Phone: 952-933-3350;Fax: 952-442-1662
Email: nlscoach@aol.com
Fees: Unknown; first consultation free
Eligibility: Anyone
Services: Career and professional development coaching
Merrick Community Services
715 Edgerton Street
St. Paul, MN 55101
Phone: 651-771-9339; Fax: 651-771-8465
Email: info@merrickcs.org
Fees: Vary
Eligibility: Service Area
Services: Job placement; skill evaluation; resume help
Minnesota Department of Economic Security/Workforce Center System
390 North Robert Street
St. Paul, MN 55101
Phone: 651-296-3644; Fax: 651-627-2800
TDD: 651-282-5909
Fees: None
Eligibility: Varies
Services: Displaced workers & homemakers programs; referrals & application assistance
Neighbor to Neighbor
1021 Marion Street
St. Paul, MN 55117
Phone: 651-488-0507 Ext: 134; Fax: 651-488-7826
Email: kgregg@gofast.net
Fees: None
Eligibility: St. Paul North End residents who are unemployed or underemployed
Services: Job skills training; employer networks; Job Link data base
Personnel Decisions International - Career Management Services
6600 France Ave S., Suite 425
Edina, MN 55435
Phone: 952-915-7600
Fees: Individual 30-day quickstart program $1500;
Senior level executive program $18,000-$20,000;
$99 30-day access to database software only
Eligibility: Strictly through companies and corporations
Services: Personal marketing plan, networking, effective communication, resume
development; one day workshop
St. Croix Consulting Services
Sheryl Moinat Ph.D., LP
St. Paul & St. Croix Valley Locations
(651) 436-8050
Fees: Based on services
Eligibility: Anyone
Services: Career planning and development; transition counseling; organizational
consulting; assessments, workshops & group training
St. Paul City Offices - Center for Employment and Training
494 Sibley St.
St. Paul, MN 55101
Phone: 651-228-3283; Workforce Center: 651-228-3284
Fees: None
Eligibility: Anyone
Services: Job information
University Counseling & Consulting Services
University of Minnesota, East Bank
Minneapolis, MN 55455
Phone: 612-624-3323
Fees: $299 for members of the University of Minnesota Alumni Association
$350 for non-alumni members
Eligibility: Anyone
Services: Four individual counseling sessions, as well as career interest, values, and
personality inventories; access to the Career Development Center’s written and
computerized occupational resources for one year
Vocational Assessment Clinic (VAC)
N555 Elliott Hall
University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, MN 55455
Phone: 612-625-1519
Fees: $58 for First appointment; $332 for three follow-up appointments
Eligibility: Any adult other than current University of Minnesota students
Services: Career counseling & assessment
Women in the Trades (WIT)
550 Rice Street
St. Paul, MN 55103
Phone: 651-228-9955
Fees: Unknown
Eligibility: Tradeswoman or a woman considering employment in the trades, or if you are
interested in the advancement and diversity of the trades workforce
Services: Support/Resources, advocacy, job hotline (651-257-7528), education/training/consulting, quarterly newspaper, speakers, related programs/services
Women in Transition
6715 Minnetonka Blvd.
St. Louis Park, MN 55426
Phone: 612-752-8444
Fees: Sliding fee scale
Eligibility: Available to women
Services: Career path workshops; individual counseling; work/life seminars
Women Venture
Midtown Commons Bldg.
2324 University Avenue
Saint Paul, MN 55114
Phone: 651-646-3808
Fees: $125 for a complete four-part workshop ($130 at Edina location); $70-$75 per
workshop session
Eligibility: Available to women and men
Services: Career & life planning; self-employment; finding balance; success through
emotional intelligence; creating your career portfolio; feng shui & business;
business strategies for entrepreneurs; developing your business plan
Working Opportunities for Women (WOW)
A Division of Career Solutions
1295 Bandana Blvd. N.
St. Paul, MN 55108
Phone: 651-647-9961; Fax: 651-647-1424
Fees: Vary; free services to displaced homemakers
Eligibility: Women in all stages of career development including entry, re-entry, career
change, job change, advancement, on-the-job problems, displaced homemakers
Services: Career planning seminars; individual career counseling; testing and resume
services for men and women; outplacement services; weekly job seeking skills
workshops
Additional Resources
- ISEEK Job listings and resume posting, employment and general career information, undergraduate and graduate school information, and a number of additional resources.
- Monster Board A job listing and resume posting site that includes general career search tools.
- Occupational Outlook Handbook The Bureau of Labor Statistics’ official handbook is an excellent resource for researching various occupations.
- Careers in Nonprofits A job search site listing occupational opportunities in the nonprofits.
- Gay Work Career resources addressing gay and lesbian issues
- John Holland’s SDS (Self-Directed Search) A career system based on Holland’s RIASEC model that determines your three-letter “Holland Code”. While you can take the online version free, there is a charge for the personalized report
- The Riley Guide
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