Creating an Application
The University of Minnesota has a wide variety of open positions,
which require different application types. To ensure
that you complete the correct application, we suggest you search
for open positions first.
However, if you wish to complete an application before searching
for open positions, please complete the application associated
with the position(s) you intend to apply for:
- Staff: Use
this application to apply for most staff positions.
- Student: Use
this application to apply for undergraduate, graduate and professional
student positions.
- Faculty/Academic: Use
this application to apply for instructional, research and administrative
positions.
Setting Up Your Username and Password
The first time you complete an application, you will be asked
to create a username and password.
Please be sure to select a username
and password that you can easily remember. You will be asked to enter them each time you access the system, so you may want to write
them down for your records.
Your username and password are case-sensitive
(i.e., "Username" is not the same as "username").
Completing the Applications
After setting up your username and password, you will be taken
through a series of screens asking different information, depending
on the type of application you have selected:
Completing a Staff Application
Completing a Student Application
Completing a Faculty/Academic Application
Creating Your Password Retrieval Question
and Answer
In the event that you forget your password, you can answer a question
that you previously created in order to reset your password.
Type a question you can easily remember the answer to, such
as:
- What is your favorite color?
- What is your pet's name?
- What city were you born in?
- What is your mother's maiden name?
Provide your answer in the box indicated. Make sure you provide
an answer that you can remember.
For example, if you enter the question "What city was I born in?",
your answer might be "St. Paul". If you ask "What is my favorite
food?", your answer could be "pizza".
Your answer is case-sensitive (i.e., "Answer" is
not the same as "answer").
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Personal/Contact Information
This section is included in all application types and will ask
some basic contact information, such as your name, address, phone
number and e-mail address. You only need to provide that information
which is marked with an asterisk (*). Any information you provide
here will be seen by the hiring department for any jobs you apply
for.
Type or select your information in the fields you wish to complete.
When you are satisfied with your information, click "Save and Continue
to Next".
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Education History
This section is included only in the Staff Application.
Please
record your educational history, beginning with your earliest.
- To add a new entry, click on the "Add New Entry" button. The next
page will include fields where you can indicate the name, location,
type of degree, and other information about an educational institution
you have attended.
- When you are satisfied with your information, click "Add
Entry ".
Repeat the above two steps for as many educational institutions
as you have attended.
When you have completed your educational history, click "Save
and Continue to Next".
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Employment History
This section is included only in the Staff Application.
Please record your employment history, beginning
with your earliest.
- To add a new entry, click on the "Add New Entry" button.
The next page will include fields where you can indicate the
name, location, title, and other information about a previous
employer.
- When you are satisfied with your information, click "Add
Entry ".
Repeat the above two steps for as many jobs as you
wish to enter.
When you have completed your employment history, click "Save
and Continue to Next".
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Additional Information
This section is included only in the Staff Application.
Use this space to further describe any skills, training, experience
or other information that you wish to provide to employers, but
was not covered in your educational or employment history. This section is useful to employment staff screening your materials. If you have experience related to a position that does not fit in educational or employment history, include it in this field. Examples include: grant management, budgeting, specific computer programs, languages, and event planning experience.
When you are satisfied with your information, click "Save
and Continue to Next".
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Demographic Data
This section is included in the Staff and Faculty/Academic applications,
and asks for you to provide information on your race,
gender, veteran and disability status for tracking and EOAA purposes.
All responses are voluntary, and this information will be provided
to the hiring department, if you choose to disclose it.
Click the appropriate spot next to your response on the questions
you choose to answer. When you are satisfied with your responses,
click on "Save and Continue to Next".
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Certification
After you have completed all sections of your application, you
are asked to certify that the information contained in your application
is accurate and true. After reading the statement at the top of
the page, and reviewing your application data as presented, click
the radio button next to "Certify changes and save application"
at either the top or bottom of the page, and then click "Continue".
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