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".