General Career Resources

Engineering Hot List contains the newest hot web sites.

General
Career Advice
Interviewing
Graduate Study
International Resources and Study Abroad Sites
Salary/Relocation
Various Fields of Interest
Underrepresented Student Resources
LGBT Resources

General Career-Related Sites

Online job postings and career search information

MIT MonsterTrak
http://www.monstertrak.com/

Career Mosaic
http://www.careermosaic.com/
Includes a job search function that lists almost only technical jobs; employer information; links to info about colleges, news sources, and bibliographies on various fields.

The Monster Board
http://www.monster.com/
Over 50,000 jobs worldwide

Career Path
http://www.careerpath.com/
Want ads from over 30 major newspapers

CareerNet
http://www.careers.org/
Excellent links to directories, employers, bibliographies, newsgroups, associations, and jobs.

CareerBuilder & HeadHunter
http://www.careerbuilder.com
http://www.headhunter.com
Excellent websites for experienced job seekers.

JobDirect
http://www.jobdirect.com/
Caters to college students seeking their first job.

CoolWorks
http://www.coolworks.com/
Features jobs on cruise ships, dude ranches and other cool locales.

Collegejobs.com
http://www.collegejobs.com/
The site is a membership site free to students for resume posting and job listings. Special feature includes the Startup Center.

The Womens Executive Network
http://www.thewen.com/
Offers a national database of job listings from some of today's hottest companies, as well as coaching and mentoring programs, business networking, and content on career strategies, finance and work/life/balance.

Lists of online resources

Career Center
http://www.netline.com/career/career.html
Job search engines, links to recruiters and other resources.

Best Bets from the Net
http://asa.ugl.lib.umich.edu/chdocs/employment/
Links to good sources for job openings and career development information, categorized by field.

Job hunt
http://www.job-hunt.org/
Meta-list of online job search resources

Quintessential Careers
http://www.quintcareers.com/
A Career and Job-Hunting Resources Guide

Academic Careers Online
http://www.AcademicCareers.com

Global academic job site to find jobs or post resumes in higher education and academia. Includes full and part-time teaching, post doc, and administrative jobs at colleges and universities around the world. Applicants can for free search current job opennings, submit their resumes and receive e-mails informing them when matching job opportunities are listed.

Career Advice Sites

ICAN
http://web.mit.edu/alum/career/ican/
Information on the Institute Career Assistance Network

Kiersey Temperament Sorter
http://longwood.cs.ucf.edu/~porthous/cgi-bin/mb_test.html
Computer-based personality inventory based on the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator

Career Talk
http://www.careertalk.com/
Online advise column for job-seekers

Student Center
http://www.studentcenter.com
Online tips, including mock interview Q & A

College Grad Job Hunter
http://www.collegegrad.com/
Job-hunting advice and a good listing of entry level jobs

Tutorial on Researching Companies Online
http://home.sprintmail.com/~debflanagan/index.html

Career Leader
http://www.careerdiscovery.com
This premier career self-assessment tool for students interested in business was developed by the directors of career development at Harvard Business School.

Interviewing Tips Sites

MIT Sloan School Career Center/Interviewing
http://mitsloan.mit.edu/cdo/intervw.html

MonsterTrak Job Search Guide (article on Successful Interviewing)
http://www2.jobtrak.com/help_manuals/jobmanual/interv.html

Monster.com's Interview Tips
http://content.monster.com/jobinfo/interview/
Try going on a virtual interview

Case Interview - Boston Consulting Group
http://www.bcg.com/case/index.html

Case Interview - McKinsey & Co.
http://recruiting.mckinsey.com/case/index.html

Interview Horror Stories (and other advice on interviewing)
http://www.golden.net/~archeus/badqs2.htm

PhDs.org web site
http://www.phds.org/
search for interview

Science Magazine's NextWave
http://libraries.mit.edu/lists/ejrnls-short.html
search for interview

Graduate Study Sites

Graduate/Professional School links from UPENN CPPS -
For Students Considering Graduate or Prefessional School:
http://www.vpul.upenn.edu/careerservices/gradprof/

Princeton Review -
http://www.review.com/
Career Advice and links to information on graduate and professional school as well as standardized tests.

US News & World Report's Graduate School Rankings -
Lots of information on graduate and professional schools as well as links to colleges with online admissions applications:
http://www.usnews.com/usnews/edu/grad/rankings/rankindex_brief.php

Jobtrak - Guide to Graduate School
http://www2.jobtrak.com/help_manuals/gradschool/application.html

Triving Through The Experience: An Assessment Guide for Graduate and Professional Students -
Linked with permission of Prof. Wendy Crone, U. of Wisconsin, this website offers valuable advice on setting and achieving goals in graduate school through professional life:
http://mandm.engr.wisc.edu/faculty_pages/crone/FullTTTE.html

How to be a Good Graduate Student -
This article covers choosing a graduate program through writing the thesis, and links to some resources especially for women:
http://www.cs.indiana.edu/how.2b/how.2b.html

Graduate School Guide -
http://www.graduateschoolguide.com

Tips on writing personal statements, etc. -
http://gradschool.about.com/

Testing the Water: Are You Ready for Graduate School? -
http://www.princetonreview.com/grad/research/articles/decide/ready.asp

Considering Graduate School? Answer These Five Questions Before You Decide -
http://www.quintcareers.com/considering_graduate_school.html

Questions to Ask When Thinking about Pursuing a Ph.D. -
http://www.phd-survey.org/advice/advice.htm

Graduate School Search and Other Resources -
http://www.graduateguide.com/default.asp

Graduate School Print Resources -
http://web.mit.edu/career/www/infostats/librarycareer.html#graduate

International Resources and Study Abroad Sites

Foundation for Sustainable Development volunteering or internships opportunities
http://www.fsdinternational.org/

Interning & employment opportunities in Singapore
http://www.contactsingapore.org.sg/

Internships in Greece
http://web.mit.edu/mit-greece/www/

Support mechanism and full/part-time jobs and Internships in Ireland
http://www.workandtravelireland.org/

International Management Training Institute in Israel
http://www.galilcol.ac.il/

Engineers for a Sustainable World
http://www.eswusa.org/

Summer Internships in Hong Kong
http:// www.summerbridge.org.hk

Standard Chartered Bank of Thailand
http://www.standardchartered.com/sustainability/

Search Engine for International Jobs & Internships
http://www.ihipo.com

Armenian Youth Foundation Internships
http://www.ayf.org/

H1B sponsors for USA Jobs
http://www.h1bsponsors.com/

H1B Visa H1B Jobs
http://www.h1base.com/

H1B Visa Sponsoring Companies
http://www.geocities.com/ResearchTriangle/6663/visa.html

The British Embassy Website
http://www.ukvisas.gov.uk/servlet/Front?pagename=OpenMarket/Xcelerate/ShowPage&c=Page&cid=1006977149953SHOW

How a US Student Can Get a Permit to Work in the UK
http://www.bunac.org.uk/usa/workinbritain/default.aspx

U.S. State Department Travel Warnings and Consular Information Sheets
http://travel.state.gov/ (Choose links under "Travel Warnings")

Embassies and Consulates in the United States and Worldwide
http://www.embpage.org/

The Council Work Exchanges/Council on International Educational Exchange
http://www.ciee.org/
Offers information on options for work abroad.

International Opportunities: Best Bets for Work Abroad at the University of California, Irvine
http://www.cie.uci.edu/~cie/iop/summer.html
Information about work and internships abroad.

The British Universities North America Club
http://www.bunac.org.uk/
Helps U.S. students get work permits and information about finding work in Britain. If you would like to work in the U.K. and are willing to consider work that is not high paying or glamorous, check this site.

IAESTE
http://www.iaesteunitedstates.org/ProgramsandServices/Students/Internships+outside+the+United+States.htm
Helps US students in technical fields obtain paid overseas internships.

O-Hayo Sensei
http://www.ohayosensei.com/
Opportunities to teach in Japan

Canadian Association of Career Educators and Employers
http://www.cacee.com

International Nonprofit Information
http://www.idealist.org/ (type international in the Search box at top of page)

IIEPassport's Internship Center
http://www.iiepassport.org/internships/

Also, see MITCO Resources:

Tip Guide on International Development (pdf)
Internships and Work Abroad

Salary/Relocation Sites

Nationwide Summer Housing listings
http://www.summerexchange.com

Find temporary or short-term housing in another location
http://www/subletswap.com
A free service that helps students find apartments in other locations and/or sublet their apartments.

Relocation Salary Calculator
http://www.homefair.com/homefair/cmr/salcalc.html

MIT Salary Information
http://web.mit.edu/career/www/infostats/salary.html

JobSmart
http://jobsmart.org
Salary surveys for a range of fields as well as career field information.

Internet Computing's Salary Zone
http://www.zdnet.com/icom/salaryzone/

APA Survey of Planners' Salaries - Urban Planning Salaries
http://www.planning.org/plnginfo/salary/salindx.html

Basic information about metropolitan areas around the country.
http://www.city.net

eGrad.com - Connections to the Real World
http://eGrad.com
Firsthand advice about all the things they neglected to teach you in school - like how to manage your money, move to a new city amd travel the world on next to no dough.

Bureau of Labor Statistics
http://www.bls.gov

The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) is the principal fact-finding agency for the Federal government in the broad field of labor economics and statistics. Provides staistics and articleson industry changes, employment trends, salary information and more.

123 Movers.com
www.123movers.com

A free service that offers students quotes from local and long-distance moving companies who can handle their relocation needs.

Career Links by Field of Interest

Architecture & Urban Planning

American Institute of Architects includes current job postings and information on IDP (the mandatory Intern Development Program)
http://www.aia.org/

American Planning Association
http//www.planning.org

"Women in Architecture, Path and Practice", MIT S.M.ArchS. thesis
http://ic.www.media.mit.edu/Woarch/

The Planning and Architecture Internet Resource Center (PAIRC) at SUNY Buffalo has a comprehensive directory of internet resources relevant to planning, architecture, urbanism and related topics.
http://www.arch.buffalo.edu/pairc/

I want to be an Architect lists frequently asked questions about architecture education, crouse work, and how to prepare for a career as an architect.
http://www.futurescan.com/architect/

Non-Profit and Social Change

National Association of Independent Schools

http://www.nais.org/careers/seekers/

NonProfit Organizations
http://www.philanthropy-journal.org

Internet Nonprofit Center
http://www.nonprofits.org/

ACCESS: The National Non-Profit Employment Clearinghouse - (past 2 weeks of job listings for Northeast region)
http://www.accessjobs.org/nejobs.html

Nonprofit Resources Catalog
http://www.clark.net/pub/pwalker/General_Nonprofit_Resources/

Berkeley's Nonprofit Center
http://www.uhs.berkeley.edu/careerlibrary/links/careerme.htm

Action without Borders
http://www.idealist.org

GoodWorks: Guide to Social Change Careers
http://www.essential.org/goodworks/

Peace Corps
http://www.peacecorps.gov

Amazing Environmental Directory
http://www.webdirectory.com

Idealist
http://www.idealist.org/

Internet Nonprofit Center
http://www.nonprofits.org/

GuideStar: Donor's Guide to the Nonprofit Universe
http://www.guidestar.org/

The Learning Field
http://gseweb.harvard.edu/~cso/lfield/lffirstpage.html
Lists a lot of education-related organizations in the Greater Boston Area (and beyond).

The Hub
http://ra.terc.edu/HubHome.html
For Science, Math, & Technology Educators

Academic Employment Network
http://www.academploy.com/certif.cfm
Teacher Certification Requirements by state

International Development Work

MIT Research Centers & Initiatives

International Economics and Development
http://web.mit.edu/economics/www/econmit/internat.html

eDevelopment
http://edevelopment.media.mit.edu/

Digital Nations
http://dn.media.mit.edu/

Unwired World
http://www.media.mit.edu/unwired/

Center for Technology, Policy, and Industrial Development
http://web.mit.edu/ctpid/www/

Other Centers connected to MIT

Harvard Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs
http://ksgnotes1.harvard.edu/BCSIA/BCSIA.nsf/www/Home

Harvard Center for International Development
http://www.cid.harvard.edu/

Focused MIT Extracurriculars

African Technology Forum
http://web.mit.edu/AfricanTech/www/

SEEDS
http://web.mit.edu/seeds/
SEID Student Entrepreneurs for International Development

Business and Management

Management Consulting and Case Interview Links
http://www.smu.edu/~mbaconsult/resource_2.html#Case

Management Consulting Field
http://www.cob.ohio-state.edu/~opler/cons/mco.html

Investment Banking Web Site
http://www.cob.ohio-state.edu/~fin/jobs/ib.htm

Business Job Finder
http://www.cob.ohio-state.edu/dept/fin/osujobs.htm

MarketingJobs.com
An employment website specializing in marketing sales and advertising jobs across the United States.
http://www.marketingjobs.com

Jobs In the Money
http://www.jobsinthemoney.com
Offers job services focused on professional finance positions.

Venture-Preneurs Network
http://www.tiac.net/users/vpn/vpn.htm
Job opps at startup companies. Links to company home pages. Also doubles as matchmaking service for Boston area entrepreneurs seeking venture capital investment.

Venture Capital Site
http://www.capitalventure.com

Miscellaneous

The High Tech Gateway
http://www.prtm.com/
Links to over 3,000 high tech companies, 350 government agencies, technology-oriented industry associations, standards groups and other resources

FEDIX Opportunity Alert searches new and updated funding opportunities on the FEDIX systems and e-mails you the results.
http://k12s.phast.umass.edu/stem/fedix.html/

MASS Dept of Fisheries, Wildlife & Environmental Law Enforcement
http://www.magnet.state.ma.us/dfwele/dpt_toc.htm

Physics Job Announcements
http://XXX.lanl.gov/Announce/Jobs

MedSearch
http://www.medsearch.com/
Healthcare job postings from The Monster Board

BioSpace.com
http://www.biospace.com/

Career issues in Biotech/Biological Science
http://www.bio.com/ Choose "Career Center"
Articles on career development strategies, issues, etc.

Publish and Perish
Links to a wide variety of sites related to the biomedical field. Especially relevant for PhDs but could be of use to anyone interested in this topic.
http://his.com/~graeme/employ.html

Intellectual Property Law Web Server
http://www.patents.com

Links2Go.com (meta-list of job databases searchable by field)
http://www.link2go.com/topic/jobs

A Career Planning Center For Beginning Scientists and Engineers
http://www.nap.edu/readingroom/books/careers/

A Meta-List of Online Job Search Resources (see Science & Engineering)
http://www.job-hunt.org/

Massachusetts Software Council online directory (searchable list of firms)
http://swcouncil.org

Underrepresented Student Career Resources

Sponsors for Educational Opportunity (SEO)
http://www.seo-ny.org/
Corporate Summer Internships for Undergraduate Students of Color

The Black Collegian On-line
http://www.black-collegian.com/index.html
Career info, grad/prof. schools etc.

Minorities' Job Bank

NativeNet Career Page (formerly AISESnet)
http://nativenet.uthscsa.edu/career/

Hispanic 75
http://www.hisp.com/janfeb97/H75-97.html
The 75 Companies providing the most opportunities for Hispanics

NSBE Home Page
http://www.nsbe.org/

Melanet Electronic Business Center
http://www.melanet.com/
Links to Black Businesses & Mentoring Programs

Lesbian Gay BiSexual,Trangendered Sites

Lawrence University Sexual Orientation and Career Decision Making
http://www.lawrence.edu/dept/student_dean/career/GLBT.shtml

New York University - Gay workplace Issues
http://www.nyu.edu/pages/sls/gaywork/

University of Pennsylvania - Career Services (Resources for Special Populations)
http://www.upenn.edu

Skidmore College Career Services
http://www.skidmore.edu/administration/career/gay.htm

GLV index of 2000 companies and how they are rated on gay friendly policies
http://www.GLVreports.com

Transsexual and transgenderist issues
http://www.firelily.com/gender/sstgfaq/tstg.html#transatwork

Human Rights Campaign - Updated list of GBLT-friendly employers and employers offering domestic partner benefits
http://www.hrc.org

American Civil Liberties Union
http://www.aclu.org/issues/gay/hmgl.html

A message board specifically aimed at gay and lesbian workplace issues, as well as other general issues of importance.
http://www.PlanetOut.com

Gay Financial Network
http://www.gfn.com

Explosive Growth In Employee Access To Domestic Partner Benefits
http://www.equalbenefits.org/home/airline/ordinance/dp_list.html

Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI)
http://www.ebri.org/facts/0600fact2.htm

Gay, Lesbian & Straight Education Network (Teachers' network)
http://www.glsen.org

Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender Employees of the Federal Government
http://www.fedglobe.org/

Queer Resources Directory
http://www.qrd.org

Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund - The nation's oldest and largest legal organization working for the civil rights of lesbians, gay men, and people with HIV/AIDS. Also provides summary of states, which prohibit discrimination, based on sexual orientation
http://www.lambdalegal.org/cgi-bin/pages/documents/record?record=185

Feminist and Progressive Agencies Job Listings
http://www.feminist.org/911/jobs/911jobs.html

Out at Work (Or Not)
http://www.qrd.org/qrd/www/usa/illinois/oaw/oaw.html

Last updated on Friday, May 02, 08 at 02:35:08 PM EDT.

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