a. Non-State Employees: Select the Search open positions button
b. Current State Employees: Select the Current Employee Portal or Login through Employee Self Service http://mn.gov/selfservice and go to Careers.
c. Assistive Technology Users: Select the Accessible Applicant Portal.
2. At the Minnesota Careers page select View All Jobs.
3. Filter the search criteria for the Job Search Agent you want to create.
a. Example: If you are interested in receiving emails for job openings at the Department of Transportation in the Twin Cities area, filter by selecting the name of the Agency and the Location check boxes.
4. Select Save Search.
5. Enter a name for your Job Search Agent in the Search Name field.
6. Select the box for Email me when new jobs meet my criteria.
7. The email address associated with your account will populate the Email To field.
8. Select the Save button.
You can create up to five Job Search Agents and they remain active for six months.
Select Sign In on the Minnesota Careers homepage and then Forgot User Name.
Enter the email address associated with the account.
Select Email User Name.
You will receive an email with your User Name ( if you don’t receive a response in your inbox, check your spam/junk folder. )
To Recover your Password:
Select Sign In on the Minnesota Careers homepage and then Forgot Password.
Enter your User Name.
Select Email New Password.
You will receive an email with a temporary password ( if you don’t receive a response in your inbox, check your spam/junk folder. If it is still not there, select Forgot User Name.)
Copy and paste the temporary password to the Password field.
Select Sign In.
Create a new password and agree to the Terms and Agreements.
The password must have a minimum of 8 total characters with at least 1 digit, 1 lowercase character, 1 uppercase character and 1 special character from the following set (! @ # $ % ^ & *-_= + \ | ] } [ { ; : / ? .> < , `).
Does not match your user name.
Does not match any of your email addresses.
If you are creating or updating a password, for security purposes your password will be masked as dots and will appear longer than what was entered. Make sure to enter the Password carefully in both fields. If the Password is not accepted, delete the contents in both fields before reentering the Password.
When you enter, create, or update a password, the system auto-fills in the password and confirm password fields with extra dots. This is an added security feature to mask over your password and make it appear longer than what was entered. Please disregard the extra dots and proceed with the process. Make sure to enter the Password carefully in both fields. If the Password is not accepted, delete the contents in both fields before reentering the Password.
If the job is still open, you may re-apply and submit a new application with the updates. Only the most recent submitted application will be considered. If the job has closed, the application submitted cannot be edited or changed.
On the Minnesota Careers homepage, sign in to your account then select My Job Applications. Your job applications will display. Go to the Application Status column to view the status.
The State of Minnesota Careers Help Desk is happy to assist you with the online application system and answer general questions about state employment.
