About Our Services

Minnesota State Community and Technical College has partnered exclusively with College Central Network® to power its career management platform for its Career Services Office.

College Central Network is a robust career platform designed to provide job seekers with employment opportunities and career development resources, while providing a pipeline of new talent to business and industry. It features opportunities for part-time jobs, internships, and full-time employment, making the job search experience easier and more productive for you.

The platform also provides a quick, easy way to sign up for career fairs, workshops, résumé reviews, and appointments with Career Services staff. You'll find great job and internship opportunities here, as well as relevant career advice resources, including the award-winning College Central Podcast featuring over 125 quick dives into specific career related topics. Plus, you'll have access to the Job Agent, which automatically matches job opportunities to your unique profile.

To date, over six million jobs have been posted by more than two million employers, who are recruiting candidates through the Network—their one-stop shop for recruiting!

For Students

Create your account to access this tool for job seeking success!  It's as easy as 1, 2, 3 . . .

1. Click on the "Sign Up" link.

2. Enter your StarID as your user ID and create a password with 10 or fewer characters.

3. Complete the profile information. Use your school email address or another email address appropriate for communicating with employers.

If you have already created your account, sign in to begin.

Once registered, you may:

  • Search for jobs posted exclusively to Minnesota State Community and Technical College and search the Jobs Central® national job board.
  • Build a résumé with Résumé Builder, or upload a résumé file to Resume Central® so you can apply directly to jobs and/or allow it to be searched by employers (if you so authorize). Your résumé will be reviewed by our office and must be approved before it can be sent to employers or submitted online to posted jobs.
  • Build an online portfolio in Career Portfolio Central® to support your résumé and demonstrate your best work to employers.
  • Review your job search history. Report offers/hires.
  • Receive emails about programs, services and job-related topics.
  • Gain access to announcements, upcoming events, career advice documents, career advice videos, podcasts, and career articles from over 125 authors.

Remember to visit this site often to:

  • Post your resume and "opt in" for employers to find you
  • Search for jobs and internships posted by employers seeking M State students
  • Access national job and internship boards
  • View helpful guides, articles, videos, and podcasts
  • Keep updated about workshops, events, and campus and community job fairs

For Alumni

Alumni, you are welcome to create an account using your StarID. If you do not have a StarID, email careerservices@minnesota.edu and include your full legal name, graduation year, major and phone number. We will retrieve your StarID so you can create your account.

Once registered, you may:

  • Search for jobs posted exclusively to Minnesota State Community and Technical College; search the Jobs Central® national job board .
  • Build a résumé with Résumé Builder, or upload a résumé file to Resume Central® so you can apply directly to jobs and/or allow it to be searched by employers (if you so authorize). Your résumé will be reviewed by our office and must be approved before it can be sent to employers or submitted online to posted jobs.
  • Build an online portfolio in Career Portfolio Central® to support your résumé and demonstrate your best work to employers.
  • Review your job search history. Report offers/hires.
  • Receive emails about programs, services and job-related topics.
  • Gain access to announcements, upcoming events, career advice documents, career advice videos, podcasts, and career articles from over 125 authors.

For Employers

Thank you for your interest in hiring our students and alumni for jobs and internships!

You must register your organization with our office prior to accessing these services. Once your registration is reviewed and approved, you will receive an email containing a link to activate your account. For best results, complete all optional and required information fields. Allowing email from this website will keep you updated about events.

If you have already been approved and have activated your account, sign in to begin using our services.

If approved, depending on your access level, you will be able to use some or all of the services listed below:

  • Job Posting
    Post jobs targeted to Minnesota State Community and Technical College students, alumni.
  • Résumé Search
    Search résumés of our students, alumni.
  • Portfolio Search
    Search career portfolios that have been prepared by our students, alumni.

At M State, we prepare students for careers with 70 occupational programs in six major career fields. Each year we confer nearly 1,500 associate-level degrees, diplomas and certificates to graduates ready to join the workforce or continue their education.

Connect to M State students in a number of ways:

  • Post job and internship openings
  • Attend job fairs and networking events
  • Participate in resume review and mock interview events

M State also offers solutions to develop your workforce. Our Workforce Development Solutions staff works closely with employers to provide businesses and individuals with consulting, assessment, education and training services. Call GL Tucker at 218.846.3765.