Students: Minnesota State Colleges and Universities

Career Options

Find detailed information about career exploration including career planning, career pathways, assessments, skills, and information about careers that are in demand now at iseek solutions.

Career Assessments

Self-assessment is a process by which you learn more about yourself - what you like, what you don't like, and how you tend to react to certain situations. Knowing these things can help you determine which occupations and work situations could be a good fit for you.

ISEEK skills assessment
This skills assessment activity provides potential occupations for you based on how you rate each of the skills you currently posess. Areas include basic, hearing and vision, communication, reasoning, management, movement, interpersonal, numeric, judgement and technical skills. Identifying your skills is a very important, but time-consuming process. Be prepared to spend some time on this activity to achieve the best results.

MnCareers Interest Assessment
Based on the Holland's Interest Inventory, this assessment provides you with an interest inventory profile that matches your interests to various career areas.

CareerOneStop skills profiler
Another helpful tool used to guide you through listing your skills and matching them to job types that need your skills. You can use this tool to identify jobs that use your current skills, set educational goals, or to polish your resume.

Educational Options

There are many ways to explore your options for a college education. The following links take you to pages that allow you to search for programs and campuses that are convenient to you.

Financial Aid Application Process

The financial aid system is based on the goal of equal access-that anyone should be able to attend college, regardless of financial circumstances. Students and their families are expected to contribute as much as they can to the cost of attending college. If your family is unable to pay the entire cost, financial aid is available to help you.

To receive financial aid you have to apply. To apply, you need to complete a Free Application for Federal Student Aid, or FAFSA, form. Everything you need to apply can be found on the FAFSA Web site. Many additional tools about applying for college and financial aid can be found on the Student Aid on the Web informational site in English or Spanish.

Request more information

You can request more information or literature using our online form. Or you can contact an Admissions office directly.