Career planning is an essential component of a complete Gustavus education and a process that takes time. Through career planning students gain self-understanding, explore careers, and have opportunity to couple academics with experience. The Office of Career Development supports all students in their career journeys by providing resources (including career counseling, online career tools, events, and programs), connections, and communities to make informed transitions through explorations and experiences.
This year we are launching the Career Interest Cluster model. Career interest clusters are groups of occupations and industries that have foundational knowledge and skills in common. The seven career interest clusters are:
- Arts and Communication
- Business
- Education
- Government and Social Services
- Health Professions
- Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math
- Still Deciding
Benefits of Career Interest Clusters to Gustavus Students include:
- Well-informed career development specialists with knowledge of industries and trends educate students on career competencies and career building experiences.
- Connection is created between a student’s liberal arts major and areas of career interest through knowledge of program options and opportunities.
- Focused, thoughtful, and purposeful relationships are build with partners on- and off-campus for customized approaches in each career interest cluster.
- Communication systems provide students with concise, accurate, relevant, and timely information.
- Resources and specific steps encourage personal career responsibility.
Encourage your son/daughter to join one or more of the seven career interest clusters using Handshake, our career networking and recruiting platform.