{"id":31,"date":"2018-03-05T17:14:17","date_gmt":"2018-03-05T17:14:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/160-after-macalester\/earlycareers\/"},"modified":"2026-04-14T10:41:19","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T15:41:19","slug":"first-destinations","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/after-macalester\/first-destinations\/","title":{"rendered":"First Destinations"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"statistic-group block-container\" >\n\t<div class=\"statistic-group__container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"statistic-group__stats\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"statistic-group__stat\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"statistic-group__stat-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"statistic-group__stat-heading\">90<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"statistic-group__stat-copy\">Percentage of 2025 graduates who say they have a job congruent with their interests<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"statistic-group__stat\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"statistic-group__stat-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"statistic-group__stat-heading\">92<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"statistic-group__stat-copy\">Percentage of the Class of 2025 who are placed (employed, attending graduate school, interning or on fellowships)<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"statistic-group__stat\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"statistic-group__stat-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"statistic-group__stat-heading\">1 in 7<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"statistic-group__stat-copy\">2025 graduates who pursued graduate school after Macalester<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2040\" height=\"1148\" src=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/160-after-macalester\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/293\/20190518_mac_642.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of students cheering in graduation caps and gowns standing up and cheering\" class=\"wp-image-279\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/after-macalester\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/293\/20190518_mac_642.jpg 2040w,  https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/after-macalester\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/293\/20190518_mac_642-300x169.jpg 300w,  https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/after-macalester\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/293\/20190518_mac_642-768x432.jpg 768w,  https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/after-macalester\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/293\/20190518_mac_642-1024x576.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2040px) 100vw, 2040px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<section   class=\"callout-resource block-container callout-resource--inner\">\n    <div class=\"callout-resource__inner\">\n        <div class=\"callout-resource__lockup-column\">\n            <div class=\"callout-resource__lockup\">\n                <div class=\"base-lockup\">\n\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t        <h2 class=\"base-lockup__heading\">Class of 2025: After Graduation<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t        <p class=\"base-lockup__copy\">All of the Class of 2025&#8217;s statistics in one PDF.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"callout-resource__content-column\">\n            <ul class=\"callout-resource__links-container\">\n                                    <li class=\"callout-resource__link\">\n                        <a class=\"base-cta-featured\" href=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/after-macalester\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/293\/25-179-CE-Class-of-2025-After-Macalester-Career-Outcomes-Sheet-cor.pdf\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t    Download the PDF\n\t\t\t\t\t\t    <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"base-symbol base-cta-featured__arrow\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    <use xlink:href=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/macalester-2020\/dist\/svgs\/symbol-arrow.svg#icon\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n                    <\/li>\n                            <\/ul>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"card-group block-container three-col-txt card-group--3\" >\n            <div class=\"card-group__header-container\">\n            <div class=\"card-group__header-inner\">\n                <div class=\"base-lockup\">\n                                            <span class=\"base-lockup__label\">Class of 2025<\/span>\n                                                                <h2 class=\"base-lockup__heading\">Why Macalester?<\/h2>\n                                                        <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"card-group__cards-container\">\n                    <article class=\"card-group__card\">\n                                                            <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"card-group__card-image card-group__card-image-nolink\" alt=\"David Adams '25\" src=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/after-macalester\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/293\/David-Adams_cropped-scaled-640x0-c-default.jpg\">\n                                                    <div class=\"card-group__card-inner\">\n                                            <h3 class=\"card-group__card-headline\">\n                                                David Adams \u201925\n                         \n                        <\/h3>\n                                                                <p class=\"card-group__card-copy\"><i>Behavioral Health Technician, The Emily Program<\/i>\r\n<br><br>\u201cMacalester\u2019s liberal arts education trained me to develop relationships and problem-solve in ways that advance meaningful social change.\u201d<\/p>\n                    \n                                                            \n                <\/div>\n            <\/article>    \n                    <article class=\"card-group__card\">\n                                                            <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"card-group__card-image card-group__card-image-nolink\" alt=\"Lilly Lu '25\" src=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/after-macalester\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/293\/Lilly-Lu-photo_cropped-640x0-c-default.jpg\">\n                                                    <div class=\"card-group__card-inner\">\n                                            <h3 class=\"card-group__card-headline\">\n                                                Lilly Lu \u201925\n                         \n                        <\/h3>\n                                                                <p class=\"card-group__card-copy\"><i>Software Engineer, Target Corporation<\/i>\r\n<br><br>\u201cMacalester has taught me to embrace new challenges with a curiosity to learn and a drive to connect with others.\u201d<\/p>\n                    \n                                                            \n                <\/div>\n            <\/article>    \n                    <article class=\"card-group__card\">\n                                                            <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"card-group__card-image card-group__card-image-nolink\" alt=\"Sonja Erickson '25\" src=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/after-macalester\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/293\/Sonja-Photo_cropped-640x0-c-default.jpg\">\n                                                    <div class=\"card-group__card-inner\">\n                                            <h3 class=\"card-group__card-headline\">\n                                                Sonja Erickson \u201925\n                         \n                        <\/h3>\n                                                                <p class=\"card-group__card-copy\"><i>Clinical Assistant, Children\u2019s Minnesota<\/i>\r\n<br><br>\u201cMacalester professors frequently challenged my worldview and encouraged me to think independently and ambitiously about the impact I could have within the field of healthcare.\u201d<\/p>\n                    \n                                                            \n                <\/div>\n            <\/article>    \n            <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<p><em>** Employed includes FT\/PT positions, service programs (Peace Corps, Americorps, etc.) and military service<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u200bRecent Employment<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>3M<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Allianz<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Allina Health<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Analysis Group<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Baird<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Berkeley Repertory Theater<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Betty McCollum for Congress<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Big Rock Exploration<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Blue Cross and Blue Shield<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Cargill, Inc<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Clean Water Action<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>College Possible<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Cow Tipping Press<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Dakota County<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Dermatology Associates<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Dakota County<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ecolab<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Epic Systems<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>EY<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Federal Reserve Bank<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Goldman Sachs<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>HealthPartners Clinics<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Huron Consulting Group<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>JET Program<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mathnasium<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mercer<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Metro Transit<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Minneapolis Foundation<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Minneapolis Parks and Rec<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Minnesota Historical Society<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Minnesota House of<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Representatives<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>MN Timberwolves<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mpls.St.Paul Magazine<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Neighborhood Development<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Center<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>NYC Public Schools<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Park Nicollet<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Piper Sandler<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Smithsonian<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Special Olympics<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Target Corp.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Teach for America<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Emily Program<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Toro Company<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>University of Minnesota<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Utah Jazz<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Volunteer Lawyers<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Network<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Walker Art Center<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Wilderness Inquiry<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>YWCA<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>** Employed includes FT\/PT positions, service programs (Peace Corps, Americorps, etc.) and military service \u200bRecent 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