Empowering Tommies to Think, Act, and Lead for the Common Good
Your career is more than a job title; it is an opportunity to live out your purpose. The Career Development Center (CDC) partners with you from your first year to graduation and beyond, providing the tools, connections, and reflection necessary to build a career that contributes to a more just and compassionate world. We don’t just prepare you for your first role; we prepare you for a lifetime of professional flourishing.
Exploring Careers: Your Path, Your Purpose
Discover Your Path: Integration of Purpose and Profession
At St. Thomas, career exploration is a journey of self-discovery. We use a holistic, relationship-centered approach to help you align your unique talents and values with the needs of the world.
Engage in one-on-one coaching that prioritizes your personal well-being alongside your professional aspirations.
Featured Resource: PathwayU – explore different career pathways that make the most sense for your unique interests and values. Prepare for your future by learning about your gifts and the type of environment you need to succeed. PathwayU helps connect your results to careers and majors!
Utilize tools to explore how your academic studies intersect with professional pathways, embodying the Catholic intellectual tradition that all knowledge is unified.
Featured Resources:
Labor Market Tool: Provides up-to-date data on employers, job titles and skills
Career Pathways: Covers every undergraduate major at the University of St. Thomas, giving you a honest, current look at where each degree can take you. For each major you’ll find conventional career tracks with real job titles, emerging and non-traditional paths you may not have considered, guidance on how a graduate degree expands your options, and strategies for making the most of your time at St. Thomas.
Connecting with Community
A Community of Impact
As a Tommie, you are part of a vibrant, national community dedicated to lifting one another up. Our mentorship programs and alumni micro-internships initiative foster authentic connections that go beyond traditional networking.
We partner with national and local employers who value the integrity, imagination, and empathy that define a St. Thomas graduate.
Top Employers of Class of 2025 Graduates (by number of hires; listed alphabetically):
- 3M
- Ameriprise Financial
- Andersen Corp.
- APi Group
- Best Buy
- Boston Scientific
- Deloitte
- Ecolab
- EY
- Fairview Health Services
- Insight Global
- Mortenson
- PwC
- Ramsey County
- RSM US LLP
- Target
- UnitedHealth Group
- US Bank
- Wells Fargo
Recruiting timelines for entry-level jobs and summer internships vary significantly depending on your industry and the size of the employer. Some sectors begin their hiring processes nearly a year in advance, while others hire closer to graduation.
Important Note: While these timelines outline typical hiring cycles, job and internship opportunities can emerge in any field at any time throughout the year.
Industries such as Investment Banking kick off recruiting the earliest, often starting as early as June or July of the preceding year.
Large Corporations, Accounting, Finance & Consulting, Technology & Engineering, Actuarial Science, and STEM Research & Fellowships actively recruit heavily during the fall (typically August through November).
Government positions also primarily recruit during the fall window extending through December.
Fields like Healthcare & Research, Marketing, Communications & Advertising, Rotational & Training Programs, Museums & Fine Arts, and Entertainment, Film & Media generally ramp up hiring between January and March.
Non-Profits, Environment, Education, and Start-Ups tend to align their recruiting timelines closer to the spring (March through May).
Important Note: While these timelines outline typical hiring cycles, job and internship opportunities can emerge in any field at any time throughout the year.
Whether you are engaging with alumni on St. Thomas Connect or meeting recruiters at our career fairs, you are building relationships rooted in the dignity of every person you encounter.
Featured Resources:
Handshake: The go-to source for jobs, internships, employer connections, peer-to-peer insights, and career fair and event information. Whether exploring your options or targeting a specific path, Handshake can help.
St. Thomas Connect: An exclusive online network where Tommies help Tommies through meaningful career conversations, sharing resources, and connecting to career and volunteer opportunities.
Action & Service
Cultivating Your Entrepreneurial Mindset
In a complex and evolving society, we equip you to be a bold, human-centered innovator. Our resources – from AI-powered interview prep to resume workshops—are designed to sharpen your thinking and prepare you to solve real-world problems.
Develop the skills to navigate the future of work with agility and foresight.
Featured Resources:
Big Interview: An online, AI-powered training platform designed to help St. Thomas students and alumni prepare for job, internship, or graduate school interviews through expert video lessons and interactive practice. The system features a Virtual Mock Interview tool where you can record yourself answering industry-specific questions and receive instant AI feedback on your delivery, including pace, eye contact, and use of filler words.
JobScan: Many job seekers don’t get enough interviews even after applying for dozens of jobs. Why? Companies use Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) to search and filter resumes by keywords. The Jobscan resume scanner helps you optimize your resume keywords for each job listing so that your application gets found by recruiters.
We help you articulate your value to employers while highlighting your commitment to ethical leadership, resilience, and collaborative problem-solving.
Career Competencies: In today’s ever-changing job market, developing career competencies is more important than ever for career readiness and success. As technological advances and globalization transform the workplace, employees need to constantly gain new skills and adapt to new responsibilities. Core competencies like communication, collaboration, critical thinking, and problem-solving provide a strong foundation to build upon no matter the career field.
High Impact Career Practices: Experiences highly correlated to a higher career mobility as an alum. These practices are not only impactful for students but also for institutions, as they can help close equity gaps and demonstrate the value of a degree. With the support of faculty and staff, students can leverage these practices to achieve their career goals and reach new heights of professional development. Whether you’re a student, faculty member, or administrator, the High Impact Career Practices provide a clear roadmap for success and a bright future for all.