CLA’s Employer Engagement Team

CLA Career Services
411 Bruininks Hall
222 Pleasant Street SE
Minneapolis, MN 55455
612-626-6574
CLA Interview Center
524 Bruininks Hall
222 Pleasant Street SE
Minneapolis, MN 55455
612-624-7577
On This Page:
- Employer Engagement Staff
- Campus Address, Parking Options, and Lodging
- Employer Partners
- What Employers Say About Working With Us
As members of the Employer Engagement Team in CLA Career Services, we see ourselves as active partners in your ongoing efforts to meet, recruit and hire liberal arts talent.
We help you develop a comprehensive campus recruiting strategy that works for you and your organization. We offer support as you carry it out, ready and able to help you adjust to make the most of recruiting efforts at the University of Minnesota.
Our statement of values:
We are creative problem-solvers and continuously implement new ways to work effectively and efficiently.
Employer Engagement Staff

Assistant Director, Employer Engagement
612-625-9358
hoffm115@umn.edu
hirecla@umn.edu
Relator | Learner | Achiever | Responsibility | Arranger
Beth has been working to build connections between organizations and CLA students since 2004. Prior to joining CLA Career Services in 2003 in a communications role, Beth held a variety of positions in private and public industry, including communications consulting for public relations firm Lilja, Inc.; employee communications, training and development, and staffing/recruiting for information management company Merrill Corporation; managing editor for national business publication Quirk’s Marketing Research Review; and admissions counselor for the University of St. Thomas.
Beth holds a master’s degree in organizational leadership from St. Catherine University, along with a bachelor’s degree in journalism and speech communications from the University of St. Thomas.

External Engagement Coordinator| She/Her/Hers
Connection and compassion are words that I have learned to use to describe the inner core of values that drive what I do in my day to day interactions, whether that be through personal or professional relationships.
I thrive in piecing together complicated processes and naturally enjoy creating more streamlined operations that can be easily digested by others. Collaborative environments allow me to share and highlight my organizational and communication skills, and I aim to lead and support in ways that each environment may need. I am both data and heart driven. I see the value in numbers but know that the purpose of the data and the use of it can fuel a much larger and important goal. Figuring out the ‘why’ is pivotal to establishing the ‘how’.
As a first-generation person of color liberal arts student, and now, a professional working in the liberal arts atmosphere, I am excited to be able to lend a hand in shaping resources and connections for the next generation of underrepresented students, and all students looking to find the next step in their career.
Some questions that I continue to reflect upon include: How do I show up in the spaces that I occupy with the truest version of myself? How do I have conversations with others in a way that allows for authentic connections? What skills do I have that I can lean into and share with others in both my personal and professional life?
Some quick facts: I am a Hmong-American woman, and a first generation student. I enjoy the occasional cup of coffee before noon, road trips, traveling, trying out new (to me) restaurants and experiences, and creating meaningful and genuine relationships.
Campus Address, Parking Options, and Lodging
Campus Address
222 Pleasant Street SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455
411 Bruininks Hall
612-626-6574
This U of M map provides details about our location. We’re on the East Bank of the University of Minnesota’s Minneapolis campus, across from Weisman Art Museum. (Note: If you use Google Maps to get to campus, please keep in mind that it may not provide accurate navigation once you are on campus.)
Nearby Parking Options
Weisman Art Museum Garage: 333 East River Road, Minneapolis, MN, 55455
East River Road Garage: 385 East River Parkway, Minneapolis, MN, 55455
Church Street Garage: 80 Church Street SE, Minneapolis, MN, 55455
Washington Avenue Ramp: 501 Washington Avenue SE, Minneapolis, MN, 55455
University Parking & Transportation Services has more details about these parking options.
Lodging
See the University’s local lodging options for staying overnight when you’re visiting campus.
Some of our Employer Partners
Our employer partners include organizations of all kinds — businesses, nonprofit, government agencies, and education. Below is a sampling of organizations that have recruited CLA students:
- ACR Homes
- Aerotek
- Alternatives for People with Autism
- Ameriprise Financial, Inc.
- Best Buy
- Boom Lab
- Buckle
- C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc.
- City Year
- College Possible
- Coyote Logistics
- Dakota County
- Enterprise Holdings, Inc.
- Epic
- EPPA
- Fraser
- General Mills
- Genesis10
- Hennepin County
- Homi
- Insight Global
- Jamf
- Kohl's Department Stores
- KPMG LLP
- Minneapolis Institute of Art
- Minnesota Children’s Museum
- Minnesota Department of Human Services
- Minnesota Historical Society
- Northwestern Mutual
- Office of the Minnesota Attorney General Lori Swanson
- Ovative/group
- People Incorporated
- Prime Therapeutics
- Procter & Gamble
- Project For Pride In Living
- RSM US
- Reading & Math, Inc.
- Robert Half
- Science Museum of Minnesota
- Securian Financial Group
- SPS Commerce
- Target Corporation
- Target Stores & Distribution
- TCF Bank
- Teach For America
- The Arc Minnesota
- The Hartford
- Thomson Reuters
- UnitedHealth Group
- U.S. Bank
- Wells Fargo & Company
- West Monroe Partners
- Willis Towers Watson
- Wipfli
What Employers Say About Working With Us
Here’s what some of our employer partners have said about working with us:
In my opinion, this is one of the best offices we work with. The CLA Career Services office and staff are always available and extremely on top of things. They are very helpful and accommodating.
—Target Stores
CLA ranks in the top group of career services offices I work with. I appreciated the quick response time and efficiency. You took care of things before I even made the request. Thank you! —Cargill