{"id":154,"date":"2019-06-25T20:09:24","date_gmt":"2019-06-25T20:09:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/career-exploration\/?page_id=154"},"modified":"2024-07-10T19:36:18","modified_gmt":"2024-07-10T19:36:18","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/career-exploration\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"context-image block-container context-image--right\" >\n    <div class=\"context-image__inner\">\n        <div class=\"context-image__image-column\">\n            <div class=\"context-image__image-wrapper\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"context-image__texture\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/macalester-2020\/dist\/images\/texture-context-image.png\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"context-image__image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/career-exploration\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/278\/2023\/02\/Kagin-e1698433915956.jpeg\">\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"context-image__text-column\">\n            <div class=\"base-lockup\">\n\t\t\t    \t\t\t    \t\t\t    \t\t\t        <p class=\"base-lockup__copy\">Macalester\u2019s Career Exploration offers programs, services and appointments in our office in Kagin Commons, in the Olin-Rice Hub, and across campus. \r\n\r\nOur advisors provide tailored career exploration and preparation for students of all majors \u2013 and for those exploring them all. \r\n\r\nSpecialized divisional advisors can assist students in fine arts and humanities, natural sciences and mathematics, or social sciences. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/career-exploration\/about-us\/counselors-and-staff\/\">Meet our advisors and staff<\/a>. <\/p>\n\t\t\t    \t\t\t    \t\t\t<\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Our Services<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">We can meet you wherever you are on your career path.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Just beginning or unsure? Design a plan! Our advisors will help you learn about the <strong>variety of futures<\/strong> possible for you using career assessments, your interests, values and major.&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Need to transition your high school resume to something more? Wondering what to write in a cover letter? We\u2019ll help you <strong>create the materials<\/strong> you need when you need them.&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Want to learn more about a specific field or organization?&nbsp; We can connect you to <strong>Macalester alumni<\/strong> who are ready to answer your questions.&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ready to search for an internship or a full-time job? Our online career services platform, Handshake, has opportunities waiting for you. Meet <strong>employers on campus<\/strong> when they attend our fall or spring on-campus job fairs or when they hold interviews here.<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Don\u2019t know what you don\u2019t know? Learn from us when we are in your classroom, and attend one of our many <strong>events or workshops<\/strong> during the year.<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Nervous about it all?&nbsp; We\u2019ll work with you to <strong>ease your nerves.<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/macalester.joinhandshake.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Make an appointment<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> or visit our drop-in hours during the school year.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n<accordion-container\n    tag=\"section\"\n    class=\"accordion-group block-container\"\n    >\t\n\t<div class=\"accordion-group__outer\">\n\t    \t        <h2 class=\"accordion-group__heading\">Our Signature Programs<\/h2>\n\t    \t    <ul class=\"accordion-group__list\">\n\t        \t            <li class=\"accordion-group__list-item\">\n\t                <accordion-container-header\n\t                    tag=\"h3\"\n\t                    class=\"accordion-group__item-heading\"\n\t                >\n\t                    <accordion-container-header-button\n\t                        class=\"accordion-group__heading-button\"\n\t                        controls=\"accordion-group-1\"\n\t                        id=\"accordion-group-heading-button-1\"\n\t                    >\n\t                        <span class=\"accordion-group__button-text\">MacExplore<\/span>\n\t                        <span class=\"accordion-group__icon-wrap\">\n\t                        \t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"base-symbol accordion-group__button-icon\" viewbox=\"0 0 12 12\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    <use xlink:href=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/macalester-2020\/dist\/svgs\/symbol-plus-small.svg#icon\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t                        <\/span>\n\t                    <\/accordion-container-header-button>\n\t                <\/accordion-container-header>\n\t                <accordion-container-panel\n\t                    id=\"accordion-group-1\"\n\t                    class=\"accordion-group__item-panel\"\n\t                >\n\t                    <div class=\"accordion-group__item-panel-inner\">\n\t                        <p><p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>MacExplore is a program that allows students to explore career fields in a variety of industries. Trips take place locally and nationally. Our staff and faculty lead students on site visits, connect them to alumni, and give them opportunities to hone their career search skills.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>Previous trips have included:<\/p>\n<p>Twin Cities<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Law<\/li>\n<li>Public Health<\/li>\n<li>Arts and Media\/Communications<\/li>\n<li>Museums<\/li>\n<li>Urban Planning<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Nationally<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:list --><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Media and Communications: New York<\/li>\n<li>Social Science Research: Washington, D.C.<\/li>\n<li>Technology (Data Analysis, Software, UX, Design): San Francisco<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!-- \/wp:list --> <!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>These trips are made possible through collaboration between Macalester Career Exploration, Alumni Relations, Advancement Offices.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p><\/p>\n\t                    <\/div>\n\t                <\/accordion-container-panel>\n\t            <\/li>\n\t        \t            <li class=\"accordion-group__list-item\">\n\t                <accordion-container-header\n\t                    tag=\"h3\"\n\t                    class=\"accordion-group__item-heading\"\n\t                >\n\t                    <accordion-container-header-button\n\t                        class=\"accordion-group__heading-button\"\n\t                        controls=\"accordion-group-2\"\n\t                        id=\"accordion-group-heading-button-2\"\n\t                    >\n\t                        <span class=\"accordion-group__button-text\">Macalester Summer Internship Grant<\/span>\n\t                        <span class=\"accordion-group__icon-wrap\">\n\t                        \t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"base-symbol accordion-group__button-icon\" viewbox=\"0 0 12 12\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    <use xlink:href=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/macalester-2020\/dist\/svgs\/symbol-plus-small.svg#icon\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t                        <\/span>\n\t                    <\/accordion-container-header-button>\n\t                <\/accordion-container-header>\n\t                <accordion-container-panel\n\t                    id=\"accordion-group-2\"\n\t                    class=\"accordion-group__item-panel\"\n\t                >\n\t                    <div class=\"accordion-group__item-panel-inner\">\n\t                        <p><p>Summer internships offer robust learning and work opportunities that help students advance their academic interests and careers. Unfortunately, worthwhile internships may be unpaid, rendering them inaccessible for many students with limited financial resources. To help address this, Macalester College provides grants for students to complete 10-week unpaid internships during the summer term that help defray living costs for the duration of the unpaid internship. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/career-exploration\/finding-a-job-or-internship\/summer-internship-grants\/\">Learn more about the Macalester Summer Internship Grant (MSIG)<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p><\/p>\n\t                    <\/div>\n\t                <\/accordion-container-panel>\n\t            <\/li>\n\t        \t            <li class=\"accordion-group__list-item\">\n\t                <accordion-container-header\n\t                    tag=\"h3\"\n\t                    class=\"accordion-group__item-heading\"\n\t                >\n\t                    <accordion-container-header-button\n\t                        class=\"accordion-group__heading-button\"\n\t                        controls=\"accordion-group-3\"\n\t                        id=\"accordion-group-heading-button-3\"\n\t                    >\n\t                        <span class=\"accordion-group__button-text\">Divisional Programming<\/span>\n\t                        <span class=\"accordion-group__icon-wrap\">\n\t                        \t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"base-symbol accordion-group__button-icon\" viewbox=\"0 0 12 12\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    <use xlink:href=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/macalester-2020\/dist\/svgs\/symbol-plus-small.svg#icon\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t                        <\/span>\n\t                    <\/accordion-container-header-button>\n\t                <\/accordion-container-header>\n\t                <accordion-container-panel\n\t                    id=\"accordion-group-3\"\n\t                    class=\"accordion-group__item-panel\"\n\t                >\n\t                    <div class=\"accordion-group__item-panel-inner\">\n\t                        <p><p>Our career advisors work closely with faculty, students, and departments to develop specialized career programming for each academic division: fine arts and humanities, natural sciences and mathematics, and social sciences.<\/p><\/p>\n\t                    <\/div>\n\t                <\/accordion-container-panel>\n\t            <\/li>\n\t        \t            <li class=\"accordion-group__list-item\">\n\t                <accordion-container-header\n\t                    tag=\"h3\"\n\t                    class=\"accordion-group__item-heading\"\n\t                >\n\t                    <accordion-container-header-button\n\t                        class=\"accordion-group__heading-button\"\n\t                        controls=\"accordion-group-4\"\n\t                        id=\"accordion-group-heading-button-4\"\n\t                    >\n\t                        <span class=\"accordion-group__button-text\">MacLaunch<\/span>\n\t                        <span class=\"accordion-group__icon-wrap\">\n\t                        \t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"base-symbol accordion-group__button-icon\" viewbox=\"0 0 12 12\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    <use xlink:href=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/macalester-2020\/dist\/svgs\/symbol-plus-small.svg#icon\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t                        <\/span>\n\t                    <\/accordion-container-header-button>\n\t                <\/accordion-container-header>\n\t                <accordion-container-panel\n\t                    id=\"accordion-group-4\"\n\t                    class=\"accordion-group__item-panel\"\n\t                >\n\t                    <div class=\"accordion-group__item-panel-inner\">\n\t                        <p><p>Each fall students have the opportunity to participate in MacLaunch: Exploring Employers in Business &amp; Tech. It is designed as a casual, low-stakes event to help students learn more about opportunities in business and technology. Students of all majors, class years, and interest levels are welcome to join. It is a great way for students to explore their options and make connections with recruiters and alumni.<\/p><\/p>\n\t                    <\/div>\n\t                <\/accordion-container-panel>\n\t            <\/li>\n\t        \t    <\/ul>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/accordion-container>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our Services We can meet you wherever you are on your career path. 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