Career Related Websites

Numerous services post job openings through the World Wide Web. We have assembled some of the largest and most pertinent for the careers of Heinz School students. This guide identifies career resources available on the Internet, along with a brief description of each resource. Additions will be made to this page as new sites are identified.

Career Resources

The Heinz School subscribes to CareerSearch, a useful database for identifying and researching employer organizations. It is a powerful online employment research tool with a database of more than a million employers from every major sector of the business and academic worlds. You may access this database from one of the computers in the Resource Room.

On-line Apartment Guide - Represents apartments in the U.S., Canada and overseas.

The Salary Calculator - Compare the cost of living in hundreds of U.S. and International cities.

Wet Feet Press - The Insider Series offers a portfolio of innovative and comprehensive reports on specific companies and industries designed to help job seekers in their company research and job interview preparation. The Heinz School is a subscriber to the Information Partnership Program, which entitles students to a $10 discount on each of the reports. Final cost of each report is $15. Some of Wet Feet's "Insider Guides" are available in the Resource Room.

Classified Advertisements

CareerPath - Search newspaper employment ads from one hundred major cities including The Boston Globe, Baltimore Sun, Chicago Tribune, The New York Times and The Washington Post.

General Job Listings

CareerMosaic - Primarily about technology firms, but also includes job openings in the public sector, the health care industry and in multimedia companies. The site also provides international job search capability.

CareerWEB - Numerous job listings in all fields as well as career advice. Allows on-line access to current job search articles in The National Business Employment Weekly.

Cool Works - Cool and unusual places to work in the United States.

MonsterTRAK - Targeted job listings for college students and alumni. Allows employers to post their job listing at multiple colleges. In partnership with over 1000 college and university career centers, including Carnegie Mellon. A password is needed to access this site.

Job Web - For students, recent graduates and experienced professionals, this site is owned and maintained by the National Association of Colleges and Employers, a not-for-profit professional association. Contains links to employers in business, government and nonprofit sectors. Full-time and internship opportunities. Limited job postings for international students in the U.S.

Monster Board - For locating over 55,000 job opportunities in all functional areas worldwide. One of the most comprehensive and frequently-used on-line job search resources.

Student Central - An on-line career services network that helps college, graduate school and professional school students find job opportunities.

YAHOO! Jobs - Identifies numerous job resources.

Geographical Job Listings

California Job Search Guide - Includes links to San Francisco, Sacramento, Los Angeles and San Diego jobs

Federal Job Search - Information and links to federal and state websites.

NationJob Network - Job service focusing on the Midwest.

Internships

The Brookings Institution - Information on jobs and internships with The Brookings Institution, Washington, D.C.

The Environmental Careers Organization - National listings of internships and general career-related information.

Job Web - For students, recent graduates, and experienced professionals, this site is owned and maintained by the National Association of Colleges and Employers, a not-for-profit professional association. Contains links to employers in business, government and non-profit sectors. Full-time and internship opportunities. Limited job postings for international students in the U.S.

Kennedy Center - Information on internships with the Kennedy Center, Washington, D.C.

RAND - Information on jobs and internships with RAND; offices in Santa Monica, CA; Washington, DC; Pittsburgh, PA; New York, NY; and abroad.

Students for Responsible Business Internships - Internships available in entrepreneurship, community economic development, corporate responsibility and environmental management.

Smithsonian Institution

The Urban Institute - Information on jobs and internships with the Urban Institute, Washington, DC.

Washington Intern Foundation - A non-profit organization dedicated to assisting individuals to locate internships on Capitol Hill and in the Washington, DC area.

Job Search Resources by Functional Area

Corporate/Industry

Internet Career Connection - Corporate and industry professional help-wanted ads; over 15,000 jobs listed every week.

Economic/Urban Development

American Economic Development Council - Helps members create sustainable local economic development capabilities. Nationwide job postings.

Coalition of Community Development Financial Institutions - Private-Sector, financial intermediaries with community development as their primary mission.

Council on Urban Economic Development - Professional association, see newsletters on file in the resource room for job listings.

HUD - U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development's Homes and Communities Page. Information about community planning, federal funding for projects and links to open positions.

National Community Capital Association - Positions working in community development financial institutions(CDFIs), non-profit groups that invest in poor communities.

NeighborWorks Net - Job vacancies within Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation and other network organizations.

Environmental

World Conservation Union - Current vacancies at IUCN and closely-related international organizations.

Government/Politics/Public Policy

Careers in Government - Information and links to jobs in local, state and federal government and the public sector.

Congressional Research Services - Graduate recruitment program for the public policy research arm of the U. S. Congress.

Federal Jobs - U.S. Federal Government Jobs. Updated daily.

Federal Job Search - Information and links to federal and state Web sites.

Government Finance Officers Assoc. Employment Opportunities - A broad range of government financial positions including openings in cities and municipalities, counties, school districts, states, libraries, federal agencies, accounting firms, law firms, investment banks and consulting institutions.

Government Information XChange - Established by the General Services Administration to facilitate the assimilation, sharing and dissemination of information among federal, state and local governments. Also provides information resources available from foreign governments. Includes the Federal Yellow Pages and the State/Local Government Yellow Pages.

Government Jobs - A national list of search firms that work with government clients.

Local Government Job Net - The online source of jobs in local government, sponsored by the Local Government Institute.

Public Sector Jobs - Search for jobs in federal, state and local government; designed to provide enhanced employment services specifically for the public sector.

State Legislature Job Openings - Employment opportunities with state legislatures by the National Conference of State Legislatures.

StudentJobs.gov - Federally-operated website

U.S. Census Bureau - Employment opportunities at the U.S. Census Bureau, the source for social, demographic and economic information.

U.S. Dept. of State - Information about the U.S. State Department.

U.S. General Accounting Office - Job vacancies within the investigative arm of Congress.

U.S. Office of Personnel Management - The U.S. Government's official site for jobs and employment information.

Health Care

CareerMosaic - Primarily about high-tech firms but recently expanded to include health care job openings.

Med Search America - Health care job openings and recruiting firms.

International

PeopleBank - International job bank based in the United Kingdom.

Riley Guide for International Job Opportunities - Sites or resources which list job announcements for countries other than the U.S. or Canada.

MIS/Technical

Online Career Center - One of the most comprehensive and frequently-used on-line job search resources. High-tech positions are favored.

Technology Center - Pittsburgh - Information on business and technology in the Pittsburgh region. Service of the Pittsburgh Technology Council.

Non-Profit

Nonprofit Career Network - Information on U.S. and international non-profit organizations and job opportunities.

Three Rivers Free-Net Local Non-Profit Organizations and Government Agencies - A comprehensive list of non-profit and government agencies in Southwestern Pennsylvania.

Research/Think Tanks

The Brookings Institution - Information on jobs and internships with The Brookings Institution, Washington, DC.

Progressive Policy Institute - Through its research, policies, and perspectives, the Institute is developing a new government philosophy and an agenda for public innovation geared to the Information Age.

RAND - Information on jobs and internships with RAND; offices in Santa Monica, CA; Washington, DC; Pittsburgh, PA; New York, NY; and abroad.

The Urban Institute - Information on jobs and internships with the Urban Institute, Washington, DC.