Hopefully you’ve got the hang of using MOJO to apply for jobs and keep track of on-campus recruiting events. It’s a great resource that focuses on employers who actively recruit Middlebury students, so the chances of them liking you are high! But, how often do you head over to LACN from MOJO?

LACN…”lackin”… is that even a word?

No, it’s not. But it is another place to search for employers who are actively targeting students like you — smart, hard-working, multi-talented liberal arts kids. You can get to LACN by linking to it from MOJO. Unfortunately, the process for linking directly is complicated and you would have to register, etc. The easiest way is to head to the MOJO home page, and under “Jump to” click LACN. The format is almost exactly the same, but there are a lot more jobs!

(In case you were wondering, LACN stands for Liberal Arts Career Network, and it has 28 member schools. Who are the member schools? Try thinking of all the places you applied to other than Middlebury. Now exclude the ones on the West Coast, and any big universities. And you’ve got your list!)

If you’re thinking of job search resources as a continuum from “That Piece Of Paper Tacked Up On My Department Chair’s Bulletin Board” to “MOJO” to “Monster.com,” LACN would fall just on the Monster side of MOJO. Does that make sense?

If you’re not a visual person (or if my visual was not at all helpful), let me explain. Employers who post jobs on MOJO work directly with Career Services to set up their applications and interview schedules. Employers who post on LACN submit job descriptions to the entire network of 28 schools. That means they’re actively seeking students like you, but they might not set up special interviews and info sessions just for Midd kids.

I’d recommend LACN if you want to apply to employers who respect Middlebury and the liberal arts background, but don’t want to miss out on all of the organizations that might not have the time/funding to reach out directly to Middlebury.