From major exploration to interviewing, we support students at any point in their journey! Join us for our Fall 2025 Career Compass work series to start moving forward.
Handshake and Internship Searching
Wednesday, Oct. 15, 12-1 PM
Room: College Services Building, C1025
This workshop is in person. We will focus on searching for jobs and internships in your field of interest using Handshake, Normandale's job and internship digital platform. No registration required.
Internship Information Session
Wednesday, October 22nd – 1–1:30pm
This webinar will explain the internship registration process at Normandale and how to start searching for internships!
Researching Majors and Careers
Thursday, Oct. 23, 2-3 PM
Room: College Services Building, C3035
Wednesday, Oct 29, 2-3 pm
Virtual in Zoom - Register below for link
Learn tips, tricks and tools for major and career exploration online!
Resume Writing
Thursday, November 20th – 3-4 pm
Room: College Services Building, C2107
Join us as we discuss basics and formatting your resume. A resume is not required to attend and all students are welcome!
Cover Letter Writing
Tuesday, November 25th – 3-4 pm
Room: College Services Building, C2107
Learn how to write an effective cover letter.
Interviewing
Monday, December 1, 11 am-12 pm
Room: College Services Building, C2005
Mock Interviews
Monday, December 1, 12-1 pm
Room: College Services Building, C2005
Feeling stuck? Our counselors will help you move forward. Career counseling is available to students both on campus and virtually.
Get support with resume help, mock interviews or discovering internship and job opportunities. To schedule, contact internship@normandale.edu or (952) 358-8119.
A good career decision is made by considering many aspects of who you are including your strengths, interests, skills, values and personality. Many types of assessments are listed here to measure these traits.
After you have taken your assessments, schedule an appointment to review your results with a counselor.
Currently enrolled Normandale students can take this inventory at no cost. It compares your interests with those in many different careers.
Currently enrolled Normandale students can take this inventory at no cost. It helps you better understand how you see the world, and careers that people like you often enjoy.
Learn your personality type and how it can influence relationships, career paths, and workplace habits. (https://www.16personalities.com/ )
This $24.99 assessment identifies your top 5 strengths, so you can focus on your strengths and move them up to excellence. It is timed -- so have an uninterrupted 30-45 minutes. Go to www.strengthsquest.com to register and purchase. Once you have taken the assessment, you will receive your results automatically. If you would like to discuss them with a Normandale Counselor, please schedule an appointment.
O*Net matches the skills you select with potential careers. (https://www.onetonline.org/skills/)
This tool gives you a list of career options that might be a good fit.
This assessment shows which of 14 career values are most important to you.(https://www.123test.com/work-values-test/ )
Use the MCIS Interest Profiler to identify your interests and how they relate to careers you may want to explore. This, and other assessments, is available on the MCIS website.
“I now have a clearer idea of what I want to do in college, and I explored various careers that interested me.”
Normandale counselors teach CCD1170 Career Exploration (1 credit) to help you begin the career exploration process. In this class, you will take a variety of assessments and inventories to learn about your interests, values, personality, and skills. Discover how they can relate to your choice of a college major and career and learn about what options are available to you. Multiple CCD 1170 course sections are offered each spring and fall semester.
Course Description: This course is intended for students who are undecided about their major or career, seeking confirmation about the direction they are considering, or pursuing a career change. It is designed to help students define their interests, values, personality, skills, and strengths through various assessment tools, and relate these to their choice of college major and career. Students will explore the world of work, examine educational options, apply this information to the decision-making process, and develop an action plan for next steps in career planning.
Room C 1115
Hours: M, T, W: 8 am - 5 pm, Th 10 am - 5 pm F 8 am - 4:30 pm
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