Exploring your career interests and identifying a work setting that is supportive for you and a fit for your own professional goals is a process you will engage with throughout your career. You may be wondering how to find a role that aligns with your interests and what is important to you. As a student of color, you may have questions about how to identify a work setting where your identity is supported and your perspective is valued by your employer and colleagues. We welcome you to connect 1-1 with a Piper Center coach to discuss these and other questions, and to explore your individual strengths, fields of interest, and priorities in terms of career.
The following resources may also be useful as you explore your career interests and potential next steps.
General Resources
- Diversity.com – a job search site specifically focused on connecting employers with candidates from diverse backgrounds.
- DiversityJobs.com – A job search site specifically focused on connecting employers with people of color as well as women, veterans, people with disabilities, older workers, and members of the LGBTQIA+ community.
African American/Black students +
Job Search/Job Boards
- Black Career Network – associated with Professional Diversity Network
- African-American Hires
Networking Resources & Professional Associations
Meeting people who share your interests and developing a relationship with them is referred to as networking, and is an important part of any career exploration process. Finding alumni who share aspects of your identity and/or your career interests can take some research, but can be a meaningful part of your career exploration and may even lead to new ideas and opportunities!
For an introduction to networking and ideas about how to identify alumni to reach out to, check out these Piper Center How-to Guides and consider reaching out to a coach for more support:
- Networking Guide – including an introduction to LinkedIn
- Informational Interview Guide
Professional Associations are one way you can connect with other individuals who share your professional/career interests, aspects of identity, geographic region and/or other commonalities. Consider searching for groups on LinkedIn or on Facebook that align with the community/communities you want to learn from and engage with in conversation.
The following resources include a non-exhaustive list of identity-related professional associations:
- African American Organizations to Know (list by Diversity Best Practices) – Professional associations often offer student membership and opportunities
- List of African American Professional Associations by Industry
- African American Leadership Forum
- The Black Professional Social Network, Twin Cities
- Black Career Women’s Network
Highlighted Internships, Jobs, and Opportunities:
- INROADS Internship program – INROADS is a non-profit organization that creates pathways to careers for diverse college students across the country. Paid internships are available through INROADS. Applicants can be any class year, first year students and sophomores are welcome to apply! Candidates must have a 2.8 or higher GPA and some curiosity about exploring career paths in business.
- SEO Career – Sponsors for Educational Opportunity (SEO) offers paid summer internships at Fortune 500 companies for Black, Latinx, and Native American students. These opportunities are very competitive, and students must have a GPA of 3.0 or higher in order to submit a strong application.
- Congressional Black Caucus Foundation – nonprofit, nonpartisan public policy, research, and educational organization that sponsors a variety of paid internships and fellowships
- Getty Marrow Undergraduate Internship Program – internship program that encourages greater diversity in professions related to museums and the visual arts. February deadline for summer internship.
Asian American; East & South Asian students +
Job Search/Job Boards
- Asian Career Network – associated with Professional Diversity Network
- Hmong American Partnership – Job Board
Networking Resources & Professional Associations
Meeting people who share your interests and developing a relationship with them is referred to as networking, and is an important part of any career exploration process. Finding alumni who share aspects of your identity and/or your career interests can take some research, but can be a meaningful part of your career exploration and may even lead to new ideas and opportunities!
For an introduction to networking and ideas about how to identify alumni to reach out to, check out these Piper Center How-to Guides and consider reaching out to a coach for more support:
- Networking Guide – including an introduction to LinkedIn
- Informational Interview Guide
Professional Associations are one way you can connect with other individuals who share your professional/career interests, aspects of identity, geographic region and/or other commonalities. Consider searching for groups on LinkedIn or on Facebook that align with the community/communities you want to learn from and engage with in conversation.
The following resources include a non-exhaustive list of identity-related professional associations:
- National Association of Asian American Professionals Job Database
- Asian American Organizations to Know (list by Diversity Best Practices) – Professional associations often offer student membership and opportunities
- National Association of Asian American Professionals
- National Association of Asian American Professionals MN (NAAAP)
- National Asian Pacific Women’s Forum
- Coalition of Asian-American Leaders MN
Highlighted Internships, Jobs, and Opportunities:
- INROADS Internship program – INROADS is a non-profit organization that creates pathways to careers for diverse college students across the country. Paid internships are available through INROADS. Applicants can be any class year, first year students and sophomores are welcome to apply! Candidates must have a 2.8 or higher GPA and some curiosity about exploring career paths in business.
- Asian Americans Advancing Justice – internships and clerkships
- Center for the Pacific Asian Family- Jobs & Internships
- Getty Marrow Undergraduate Internship Program – internship program that encourages greater diversity in professions related to museums and the visual arts. February deadline for summer internship.
Native American/ Indigenous students +
Job Search/Job Boards
- Job Listings | National Congress of American Indians
- Nativehire – Employment Resource
- USAJOBS Help Center | Native Americans
- American Indian College Fund – scholarship information and student resources related to study skills, budgeting, and more
Networking Resources & Professional Associations
Meeting people who share your interests and developing a relationship with them is referred to as networking, and is an important part of any career exploration process. Finding alumni who share aspects of your identity and/or your career interests can take some research, but can be a meaningful part of your career exploration and may even lead to new ideas and opportunities!
For an introduction to networking and ideas about how to identify alumni to reach out to, check out these Piper Center How-to Guides and consider reaching out to a coach for more support:
- Networking Guide – including an introduction to LinkedIn
- Informational Interview Guide
Professional Associations are one way you can connect with other individuals who share your professional/career interests, aspects of identity, geographic region and/or other commonalities. Consider searching for groups on LinkedIn or on Facebook that align with the community/communities you want to learn from and engage with in conversation.
The following resources include a non-exhaustive list of identity-related professional associations:
- Native American Organizations to Know (list by Diversity Best Practices) – Professional associations often offer student membership and opportunities
- NIH: Native American Organizations serving the community
Highlighted Internships, Jobs, and Opportunities:
- INROADS Internship program – INROADS is a non-profit organization that creates pathways to careers for diverse college students across the country. Paid internships are available through INROADS. Applicants can be any class year, first year students and sophomores are welcome to apply! Candidates must have a 2.8 or higher GPA and some curiosity about exploring career paths in business.
- SEO Career – Sponsors for Educational Opportunity (SEO) offers paid summer internships at Fortune 500 companies for Black, Latinx, and Native American students. These opportunities are very competitive and students must have a GPA of 3.0 or higher in order to submit a strong application.
- Smithsonian: Native American Awards Program – Community Scholars
- NDN Collective: Defend. Develop. Decolonize. – Changemaker Fellowship
- Getty Marrow Undergraduate Internship Program – internship program that encourages greater diversity in professions related to museums and the visual arts. February deadline for summer internship.
Latinx/Hispanic students +
Job Search/Job Boards
- Hispanic Alliance for Career Enhancement – The Hispanic Alliance for Career Enhancement (HACE) is a national nonprofit dedicated to the employment, development, and advancement of current and aspiring Latino professionals. HACE offers excellent career resources and a job board.
- Saludos Hispanos — Hispanic employment service promoting workforce diversity.
- LatPro.com — Job opportunities, scholarships, fellowships, and internships, as well as general information concerning Hispanic organizations. – associated with DiversityJobs.com
- iHispano — Job listings by employers actively seeking Latino/Hispanic candidates – associated with Professional Diversity Network
Networking Resources & Professional Associations
Meeting people who share your interests and developing a relationship with them is referred to as networking, and is an important part of any career exploration process. Finding alumni who share aspects of your identity and/or your career interests can take some research, but can be a meaningful part of your career exploration and may even lead to new ideas and opportunities!
For an introduction to networking and ideas about how to identify alumni to reach out to, check out these Piper Center How-to Guides and consider reaching out to a coach for more support:
- Networking Guide – including an introduction to LinkedIn
- Informational Interview Guide
Professional Associations are one way you can connect with other individuals who share your professional/career interests, aspects of identity, geographic region, and/or other commonalities. Consider searching for groups on LinkedIn or on Facebook that align with the community/communities you want to learn from and engage with in conversation.
The following resources include a non-exhaustive list of identity-related professional associations:
- Latino Organizations You Need to Know (list by Diversity Best Practices) – Professional associations often offer student membership and opportunities
Highlighted Internships, Jobs, and Opportunities:
- INROADS Internship program – INROADS is a non-profit organization that creates pathways to careers for diverse college students across the country. Paid internships are available through INROADS. Applicants can be any class year, first year students and sophomores are welcome to apply! Candidates must have a 2.8 or higher GPA and some curiosity about exploring career paths in business.
- SEO Career – Sponsors for Educational Opportunity (SEO) offers paid summer internships at Fortune 500 companies for Black, Latinx, and Native American students. These opportunities are very competitive, and students must have a GPA of 3.0 or higher in order to submit a strong application.
- Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute – includes a Congressional Internship Program and a Public Policy Fellowship Program
- Getty Marrow Undergraduate Internship Program – internship program that encourages greater diversity in professions related to museums and the visual arts. February deadline for summer internship.
Highlighted Piper Center Career Resources +
- How-to Guides – check out guides on networking, interviewing, creating resumes and cover letters, and much more!
- What can I do with a major in…? – Explore the paths of previous St. Olaf students by searching the St. Olaf Internship Database and the First Destination Database, each searchable by major and other information.
- Career Guides – Learn more about industries and various career paths by reviewing any career guides of interest to you.
- Graduate and Professional School exploration
St. Olaf Resources for BIPOC Students +
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