Career Development
Career Services
Young Professionals Dinner
Job and Internship Fair
Resume Book
Resume and Interview Packets
Career Questions and Answers
Target Site Visit
CHAMPS Life Skills: Commitment to Career Development
To encourage the student-athlete to develop and pursue career and life goals.
Services Provided: Our office provides monthly updates of opportunities in the area of jobs, internships, etc. Students are sent an e-mail with a list of opportunities for internships and job opportunities as they become available. For past opportunities or a complete list, please contact Peyton Owens or check in each of the computer labs in Bierman or in our Career Room located off of the lobby in the Bierman Field Athletic Building.
"The Student-Athlete Welfare Staff has helped me out tremendously with mentoring on career development with focusing me on my goals and ambitions in life. They have also helped me with my resume to get a job at a corporate litigation law firm here in downtown Minneapolis."
- Kay Sylva, Women's Basketball
Young Professionals Dinner January 2009
Student-athletes and area business professionals participate in the Young Professional Dinner. This event is designed to provide an evening of networking and relationship building for both groups who participate. This event is coordinated by the CHAMPS/Life Skills Intern who also coordinates a pre-event attended only by student athletes, and addresses appropriate social issues associated with a formal business dinner.
"The Young Professional's Dinner opens up doors to meeting important contacts you will need in the future as well as helps you build relationships with people in your field of study."
- Mariana Spilca, Women's Tennis
Job and Internship Fair 2009
The University of Minnesota has one of the largest job and internship fairs in the state of Minnesota. Athletics has partnered with the University of Minnesota’s Career Development Network to provide this opportunity to our student-athlete population. More information about the job and internship fair can be found at www.umjobfair.org. More than 250 organizations will be there recruiting for hundreds of jobs and internships. The next fair will be held at the Minneapolis Convention Center on Monday, February 22th, 2010. Contact Peyton Owens at owens140@umn.edu for more information about the 2010 Job and Internship Fair.
"Knowing that people like them are able; and more importantly, willing to help me with whatever I need - personally, academically, or professionally, has been a crucial piece to my success and ongoing development as a student-athlete."
- Jon Lenz, Men's Track and Field
Resume Book
The 2007-2008 Student-Athlete Resume Book is dispersed to 300-400 local and national employers each Spring. The book provides an opportunity to showcase our senior student-athletes & provide them access to internship and career opportunities. If you are interested in receiving a copy of the Student-Athlete Resume Book, please contact Anissa Lightner at meyer174@umn.edu.
Resume and Interview Packets
Click here for a copy of the resume packet.
Click here for a copy of the interview packet.
A special thanks to the Career and Community Learning Center for their assistance in compiling information for these packets.