Industry Resources

HANDSHAKE – HIRING STUDENTS
By Handshake

Handshake is a career service platform to access Minnesota State engineering and engineering technology college and university students. This service can help employers find suitable students for internships, apprenticeships, or permanent employment to join their team along with promoting your events and workshops! To get started, set up an   employer account today.

Objectives:
  • Hiring Qualified Students
  • Post & Manage Jobs
K12 NAVIGATOR
By the central Minnesota Manufacturers association

The K12 Navigator aggregates work-based learning resources that you can integrate into classrooms and/or workforce development programs.

Search by activity to find the opportunities that are right for you and the students or job seekers you are supporting.

Objectives:

  • Job Shadowing
  • Youth Apprenticeship
  • Company Tour
  • Classroom Speaker
  • Work-based Training
MINNESOTA FEDERATION OF ENGINEERING, SCIENCE, AND TECHNOLOGY SOCIETIES
By the Minnesota federation of engineering, science, and technology societies

The Minnesota Federation of Engineering, Science, and Technology Societies (MFESTS) is an umbrella organization comprised of engineering-related member societies within the State of Minnesota. There currently are nineteen societies/chapters, representing approximately 6,000 individuals that are members of MFESTS. This organization builds leadership and networking opportunities. 

Objectives:

  • STEM Communities
  • Leaderships Opportunities
  • Networking Opportunities
SKILLS COMMONS
By the Creative commons attribution 4.0 international license

The US Department of Labor’s Trade Adjustment Assistance Community College and Career Training (TAACCCT) program created a free and open online library called SkillsCommons containing free and open learning materials and program support materials for job-driven workforce development. The Open Educational Resources (OER) can be found, reused, revised, retained, redistributed and remixed by an individual, institution, and industry for FREE with the proper attribution to the original author of the resources.

Objectives:

  • Workforce Training Material
  • College Skills Courses
  • Employment Preparation
SCITECHMN INTERSHIP PROGRAM
By SciTechMN

SciTechsperience is a free, state-funded program that connects STEM college students to a wide variety of paid internships in small to mid-sized Minnesota companies. Qualified companies receive a wage match that covers 50% of a STEM intern’s wages (up to $2,500), so they have a huge incentive to hire students registered with SciTechsperience.

Objectives:

  • Paid Internships
  • Networking
  • Hands-on Experiences