Counseling + Career Center (CCC)
Student Career Resources
For job opportunities, the Trumotivate assessment, and other career resources
Employer Resources
To post jobs and internships online, and register for on-campus recruiting and events.
Student Counseling Resources
Crown College offers free, confidential, personal counseling and career counseling to all undergraduate students currently enrolled at Crown.
Counseling and Career Center (CCC)
Office Hours:
9:00am – 4:30pm Monday through Friday
After hours – For an Emergency or Crisis:
Contact your RA or
Call the Residence Life person on call at 612-547-9531 or
Connect with the local Carver County Mental Health Crisis Team 952-442-7601
(Or dial 988 for the national Suicide and Crisis Lifeline)
Go to the nearest Emergency Room
Contact Information:
Bill Johnson – The Director of the Counseling and Career Center – johnsonb@crown.edu
Don Talbert – Career Services Coordinator – talbertd@crown.edu
Appointments
To make an appointment for personal counseling or to send a message please click on a counselors name below. (If you’re unable to find a time that works for you please message us to explore options or to get on our waiting list.)
Bill Johnson – Director of the Counseling Center
Morgan Thole – Counseling Intern
Keely Weiland – Counseling Intern
To make an appointment for career counseling or send a message please email Don Talbert – talbertd@crown.edu
Student Career Resources
Career Services is here to assist you with taking your next step as you follow the Lord, whatever it may be. Get help with career exploration, choosing a major or learning what you can do with that major.
Get personal help with resumes and cover letters, interviewing, jobs and internships and applying for graduate school.
To make an appointment for career counseling email Don Talbert, Career Services Coordinator – talbertd@crown.edu
See the links below for great resources that will help you get started.
Local, national and international employers post positions for Crown students and alumni. Set up a Handshake account and search for internships, and part-time and full-time jobs.
Take the PathwayU and Trumotivate assessments, check out “What Can I Do with this Major.” and find other helpful resources
Practical Tips
Contact Don Talbert, Career Services Coordinator for individual help with any of the items below. talbertd@crown.edu or 952.446.4355. My office is in the Counseling Center.
Four year Career Development Plan to guide you as you complete your degree and gain experience.
Use “What Can I do With this Major” and to learn about majors, careers for those majors and strategies to get to the career.
Use “Trumotivate” to understand what motivates you, and careers that fit you.
Informational Interviews are a excellent way to explore careers. This is a great article from indeed on how to conduct an informational interview.
Informational Interview handout from Crown College Career Services. How to plan and conduct one.
Truity.com: find out your personality type (MBTI) and careers that fit you. Take the free “Typefinder” assessment then look at the specific information about your personality type.
Holland Career Code test: another great tool from Truity to help you understand the way you are created and potential careers.
Just like the job search, you should start by thinking about your network of contacts (family, friends and professors) and start there to search for an internship.
Businesses and organizations post their jobs and internships on their career/employment pages, so it is best to go directly to the company website. Note: They will have deadlines to apply, and you need to start your search for an internship early, the beginning of the Fall semester!
indeed and glassdoor are good sites to search. Both work best when you create an account, and post your resume.
Here are other good internship posting sites:
Résumés are an important element in your internship and job search. Contact Don, Career Services Coordinator for individual help.
There are many good free web resources available, including:
Crown College Career Services:
- Resume Worksheet, use this to gather the information needed to write your resume
- How to Write a Resume
- Professional References Sample
Web based resources:
- The Online Writing Lab (OWL): A step by step resume writing guide from Purdue University
- LiveCareer.com Another good resume building tool
Resume Analyzer:
- Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) friendly resumes: from jobscan.co
- Resume Go allows you to analyze your resume to ensure it is not blocked by Applicant Tracking Systems and provides helpful feedback to optimize your resume.
Writing a professional letter is important because it is often the first thing that employers see. When you write a poor letter the employer may not even look at your resume. Cover letters must be tailored to the position.
Additional Resources
- LiveCareer: A good cover letter building tool.
You will be more confident in an interview when you have prepared. The following handouts and sites provide great information on how to do this:
- Interview – Before, During, and After
- Questions that you might ask
- Hard and soft skills: what’s the difference and how to show that you have them. A good article from indeed.
- Behavioral Interview Questions a great article from indeed. It includes questions and sample answers.
- Answer questions with STAR stories to show the employer that you are the right person for the job. This is another great article from indeed.
- Skills and Qualities that Employers seek, and some interview question categories.
- After the interview, send a “thank you” letter, card or email.
- Research salaries for your position. indeed and glassdoor are very good sites.
Learn about degrees, the application process, deadlines, financial aid, and testing.
Learn about and prepare for the LSAT, GMAT, MCAT, MAT, GRE and more.
Finding, Researching and Paying for Graduate School – tips to get you started
Graduate School Resources – more resources for your search
Faith based colleges and universities:
- Crown School of Online Studies & Graduate School
- Alliance Theological Seminary: The C&MA seminary and graduate school in New York.
- Council for Christian Colleges & Universities
- Christian Grad Schools: a good list, but not comprehensive.
Online Master’s Degree programs. This site has very helpful links with great information.
Job Search
Many employers post jobs for Crown students and graduates on Handshake. Create an account and search for part-time and full-time jobs.
indeed and glassdoor are good sites to search. Both work best when you create an account, and post your resume.
Networking and LinkedIn are important tools for your job search. It’s a mistake to just rely on applying online. Many jobs are filled thru Networking!
Use these LinkedIn tools to build your profile, then you can Network and search for Jobs:
LinkedIn Profile Checklist and Building a Great Student Profile
How to Prepare for a Career/Job Fair. This is a great brief article from College Avenue.
Here is a good link to: A guide to Compensation and Benefits
For jobs in biology, health sciences and exercise science, use sites like indeed, LinkedIn and glassdoor, or go directly to the website of the company that you want to work at. Search by job title and location.
Fitness Jobs Fitness, Recreation, Aquatics, Spa jobs
For jobs in business, use sites like indeed, LinkedIn and glassdoor, or go directly to the website of the company that you want to work at.
Search by job title and location. “Entry Level” is a good thing to add to the job title, i.e., Entry Level Accounting
Here are some good sites for Sport Management.
UW (Uncharted Waters) Sports Ministry, they help churches reach their community thru summer sports camps.
Cool Works: Jobs in Great Places. This is a great site for many outdoor jobs in fun places.
Dice.com: IT Jobs
Part-time jobs: Snag a job, lots of local jobs
Go directly to the website of the school district that you are interested in and search for jobs.
EdPost, hosted by St. Cloud State is a great site to start your search for positions in Minnesota.
Minnesota Association of School Administrators, teaching and other school positions.
k12JobSpot, search nationally. Set a up a profile and resume.
Association of Christian Schools International, US and International Schools.
Network of International Christian Schools, 15 schools, on 5 continents.
Teachaway.com – International schools, government programs, university and language colleges. ESL jobs.
Annual Education Job Fair in Minnesota, Thurs. March 30, 2023 at the Huntington Bank Center, at the University of Minnesota. Register for the event on Handshake. You need to create an account. Sponsored by the Minnesota Education Job Fair Association. Contact Don Talbert @ talbertd@crown.edu with questions.
For any of the majors in these areas use indeed, glassdoor and LinkedIn to search.
Psychology Jobs, good job board and resources.
American Psychological Association, Psychology Careers, very good resources about careers.
Minnesota Council of Nonprofits, search by keywords, job titles and location.
Minnesota Broadcasters Association, some jobs, but check out their “Member Directory” to find potential employers.
Minnesota Film and TV Board, not a lot of jobs. Check out their “Production Directory” to find potential employers.
Minnesota Interactive Marketing Association, jobs and resources. Students get free membership.
Search for specific state, county or city law enforcement jobs. They will be posted on their web site.
Criminal Justice Jobs Help
Law Jobs
Federal Law Enforcement: see FBI, US Marshals Service, US Drug Enforcement Administration, US Customs and Border Protection, US Department of Homeland Security.
The official job posting site for federal government jobs is USA Jobs
Opportunities with the Christian and Missionary Alliance
Christian Career Center, pastor, church administration and faith based ministry and organization jobs.
Christian Camping International
Great resources from Careerwise: https://careerwise.minnstate.edu/guide/veterans/index.html
My Next Move: a good tool to translate your military experience and skills to civilian careers. http://www.mynextmove.org/vets/
Job Search sites:
USA Jobs: the best source for federal government jobs
CareerForce Minnesota: Veterans employment services.
Bradley-Morris: Delivering military-experienced talent to America’s top companies.
Career One Stop: match your military experience to civilian careers, and search for jobs.
Disabled Veterans Jobs: Job opportunities for Disabled American Veterans.
Feds Hire Vets: great resources for veterans.
G.I. Jobs: “your guide to post-military success.”
Military Connection: jobs and other employment resources.
Military.com: a large Veteran job board and other resources.
Veterans ASCEND: AI powered talent sourcing.
You can use indeed, and glassdoor to search locally and nationally for jobs.
This site has very good resources for all aspects of the job search for Nurses.
You can go directly to the websites of health care providers in Minnesota or other states.
Allina, Minnesota and Western Wisconsin
Mayo Clinic, Minnesota and beyond.
Health Partners, Minnesota and Western Wisconsin
Centra Care: St Cloud and central Minnesota
Sanford Health, Minnesota and beyond
Essentia – Duluth and northern Minnesota
St. Luke’s – Duluth
Aurora Health Care – eastern Wisconsin and northern Illinois
Marshfield Clinic Health System – western and northern Wisconsin
University of Wisconsin Health – Madison area
Employer Resources
We have an online job posting platform: Handshake – for businesses, churches and camps.
For Businesses, Churches and Camps:
Please create an account on Handshake to post jobs and internships.
For Personal, Parents, and Families:
At Crown, we are not able to post job opportunities online for students to work in homes with families due to “vetting” and safety issues. However, though Crown is not endorsing the following services, here are some resources that might be helpful to you in finding someone to help.
- Check-in with local churches for any help through their youth ministry program or other services they might provide.
- jovie.com (formerly College Nannies & Sitters) jovie.com (For nannies, sitters, and specialty care)
- Care.com https://www.care.com/ (For childcare, senior care, pet care and housekeeping)
- Sittercity.com https://www.sittercity.com/ (For babysitters, nannies, seniors, pets, specialty care)
- Babysittersregistry.com https://www.babysittersregistry.com/ (For babysitters, tutors, elderly care, pets, house cleaner)
- Archomes.com https://acrhomes.com/ (For In-home senior or disability care)
Contact Information
Do you have a question or need more information?
- For more Counseling information please contact Bill Johnson – Director of the Counseling and Career Center at johnsonb@crown.edu or 952-446-4352
- For more Career Services information please contact Don Talbert – Career Services Coordinator at careerservices@crown.edu or 952-446-4355