Careers

Career Services

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.

Young Professionals Dinner 2008

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.

Job and Internship Fair 2008

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. Nearly 200 employers attended the job fair in 2007. The next fair will be held at the Minneapolis Convention Center on Monday, February 25th, 2008. Contact Peyton Owens at owens140@umn.edu for more information about the 2008 Job and Internship Fair.

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.

Mock Resume

Click here for a copy of a mock resume.
(Right-click on the link and click on the "Save Target As" and save to your desktop to make changes.)

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.