{"id":81,"date":"2019-05-20T20:36:06","date_gmt":"2019-05-20T20:36:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/career-exploration\/?page_id=81"},"modified":"2024-02-14T22:08:38","modified_gmt":"2024-02-14T22:08:38","slug":"undocumented-status","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/career-exploration\/identity-specific-resources\/undocumented-status\/","title":{"rendered":"Undocumented Status"},"content":{"rendered":"

Each career discovery process for students from mixed-status families and\/or students without documentation has a unique context and challenges. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Career Exploration has two licensed clinicians on staff who can offer confidential support. Contact our office at (651) 696-6384 for more information.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Disclosing your status during job and internship searches<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

It can be complicated, confusing and stressful to decide when and with whom to share your status, or the status of your family members. Throughout the search and hiring process it is important to provide information that is true and authentic, however, you ultimately get to decide whether or not to share your status. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

You may decide to share your status with an organization early in the hiring process or in an interview if you feel comfortable doing so, and to start a discussion about how to move forward in the process. It is important to consider who you would want to disclose to (sharing with a recruiter vs. a supervisor) and in what manner (disclosing in a personal statement for grad school vs. in an interview). <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Filling Out Applications<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Job and internship applications may ask: \u201cAre you legally authorized to work in the United States?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n