About the CSM Career Center

Hours:
8:00 AM to 5 PM

Mission
Goals
Staff 

The pursuit of engineering education is exciting and challenging. There are many career paths, traditional and not-so-traditional, that relate to the study of engineering and science. Some of your developmental tasks include clarifying your career and lifestyle goals, obtaining academic and experiential opportunities , sharpening your career decision making and job search skills, and learning how to successfully manage your career . The CSM Career Center is here to assist you in these areas.

MISSION

The CSM Career Center supports the mission, academic programs, and advancement of the Colorado School of Mines. The CSM Career Center mission is to assist students in developing, evaluating, and/or implementing career, education, and employment decisions and plans. Career development is integral to the success of CSM graduates and to the mission of CSM. All Colorado School of Mines graduates will be able to acquire the necessary skills to enable them to successfully take personal responsibility for the management of their own careers.

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GOALS

In order to fulfill this mission, the staff of the CSM Career Center will help CSM students to:

1. develop self-knowledge related to career choice and work performance;obtain educational and occupational information for career and educational planning and to develop an understanding of the world of work;
2. select personally suitable academic programs and experiential opportunities that optimize future educational and employment options;
3. take responsibility for developing career decisions, graduate / professional school plans, employment plans, and/or job-search competencies;
4. prepare for finding suitable employment by developing job-search skills, effective candidate presentation skills, and an understanding of the fit between their competencies and both occupational and job requirements;
5. gain experience through cooperative education, internships (part-time during the academic year and full-time during the summer), and other opportunities;
6. link with alumni, employers, professional organizations, and others who will provide opportunities to develop professional interests and competencies, integrate academic learning with work, and explore future career possibilities;
7. seek desired employment opportunities or entry into an appropriate educational, graduate, or professional program; and
8. prepare to manage their careers after graduation.

The CSM Career Center collaborates with academic divisions, departments, individual faculty members, and student life to enhance students’ career development.

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STAFF 

Ron Brummett
Director of the CSM Career Center
Director of Student Development Services
Ben F. Parker Student Center #37
(303)-273-3297
Fax:(303)-273-3956
E-Mail:RBrummet@mines.edu

Lin Sherman
Assistant Director, Director of Recruitment and Co-Op 
 (303) 273-3235
 Fax: (303) 273-3956
 E-Mail: LSherman@mines.edu

Debbie Behnfield
Recruitment Coordinator
(303) 273-3253
Fax: (303) 273-3956
E-Mail: Debbie.Behnfield@is.mines.edu

Jean Manning-Clark
Employer Relations Coordinator
303-273-3239
Fax: (303) 273-3956
E-Mail:Jean.Manning-Clark@is.mines.edu

Jane Cain
Career Services Representative
303-273-3233
Fax: (303) 273-3956
E-Mail: Jane.Cain@is.mines.edu

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