Non-Academic Job Search
Helpful Websites

CAREER EXPLORATION:

UC Berkeley provides a good starting place for PhD’s who are exploring non-academic careers. career.berkeley.edu/phds/phds.stm

UC San Diego also supplies some helpful links:
icc.ucdavis.edu/areas/phd/professionaldev.html

UC Riverside has a useful list and links to resources:
www.careers.ucr.edu/Students/Graduates/Jobs

University of Maryland supplies some additional links:
www.careercenter.umd.edu/crws/Mastphds.htm

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champagne:
www.grad.uiuc.edu/careerservices/NonacademicJobs/NonacademicJobsHome.html

The Woodrow Wilson Foundation provides essential information for PhD’s (particularly in the humanities and social sciences) who are exploring non-academic work. When you get to the site, click “Guest Speaker Discussions” to read first-hand testimonials from PhD’s who have crossed over into non-academic careers.
www.woodrow.org/phd/WRK4US

Two history PhD’s discuss the process of leaving academia for a non-academic career. Click “Outside the Box” for profiles of PhD’s who have made a successful transition.

Click “Useful Tools” (specifically FAQ’s) for strategies, and links for finding non-academic job announcements:
www.beyondacademe.com

So What Are You Going to Do With That? …supplies profiles and recommended reading:
www.phdcareer.com/resources.htm

“Sellout” also provides profiles of PhD’s in non-academic fields, as well as information and resources.
www.ironstring.com/sellout

Chronicle of Higher Ed, Information on Non-Academic Careers:
chronicle.com/jobs/2001/04/2001040604c.htm

Re-Envisioning the PhD:
www.grad.washington.edu/envision/phd/employment_index.html

For scientists, Science Magazine’s Next Wave is an excellent resource for information about non-academic careers in science and engineering. When you get to the site, click “Jobsnet” and “Science Careers” (both towards the bottom of the page on the left margin).
nextwave.sciencemag.org/us

CV TO RESUME:

www.grad.uiuc.edu/careerservices/NonacademicJobs/Resumes/Samples031104.pdf

caps.uchicago.edu/resources/pdfs/cv2resume.pdf

chronicle.com/jobs/99/12/99120301c.htm

COVER LETTER SAMPLES:

www.grad.uiuc.edu/careerservices/NonacademicJobs/CoverLetters/NonacCoverLetters031704.pdf

NETWORKING:

www.linkedin.com

polaris.gseis.ucla.edu/pagre/network.html

www.scholarly-societies.org

JOB SEARCH:
General:

chronicle.com
(click “Jobs”, and then “Browse Jobs by” : “Position Type”)

www.directemployers.com

www.princetonreview.com/cte/search/careerSearch.asp?msg=Please+enter+a+keyword+of+3+letters+or+more

jobstar.org/hidden/index.cfm

losangeles.craigslist.org

Writing and publishing:

www.writerswrite.com

www.writingworld.com

www.writersweekly.com

www.writersmarket.com/index_ns.asp

www.publishersmarketplace.com

www.publishersmarketplace.com/lunch/subscribe.html

www.aaupnet.org

www.editors.ca/pubs/so.htm

www.theefa.org

www.masterfreelancer.com

www.poynter.org/column.asp?id=45

www.guru.com

www.nwu.org

personalhistorians.org

Government:

www.nih.gov

www.jmu.edu/polisci/mpa/jobsites.htm

www.cq.com/corp/login.do?jumpto=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cq.com%2Fhome.do

www.jobsfed.com/rp/cgi/homepage.cgi

www.hillnews.com

www.state.gov

www.opajobs.com

www.nicusa.com/html/index.html

www.rollcall.com

www.studentjobs.gov

www.careers.state.gov

www.pse-net.com

www.usajobs.opm.gov

www.washingtonnetworkgroup.com

Non-Profit:

www.guidestar.org

www.opportunitynocs.org/index.jsp

www.idealist.org

www.gmnetwork.org

www.canonprofits.org

www.fdncenter.org

philanthropy.com

www.sustainablebusiness.com

www.nonprofitstaffing.com

www.independentsector.org

www.cof.org

www.ecojobs.com

Science and Engineering Resources:

www.aip.org/careersvc

fellowships.aaas.org

www.vpul.upenn.edu/careerservices/gradstud/bgsmain.html

guava.physics.uiuc.edu/~nigel/finance.html

www.phds.org/index.php?section=5

physicsweb.org/jobs

www.vpul.upenn.edu/careerservices/gradstud/science.html

www.cos.com/services

www.spectrum.ieee.org/careers/careerstemplate.jsp?ArticleId=c120402

www.scijobs.com/index.cfm

www.asme.org/jobs

www.tech-interns.com

ecs.engr.wisc.edu/student/letters.cfm

www.chemistry.org/portal/a/c/s/1/acsdisplay.html?DOC=careers.html

Bio Resources:

nextwave.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/full/2001/10/31/2?

www.bio.net/hypermail/EMPLOYMENT

career.bio.com/careercenter/index.jhtml

66.241.201.123/JobsResumes/CompanyList.cfm

www.cellbio.com/perspective2.html

www.bioscience.org/urllists/jobs.htm

recruit.sciencemag.org/feature/advice/foc_50903.shl

www.ibn.a-star.edu.sg

science.education.nih.gov/LifeWorks.nsf/feature/index.htm

www.genesciences.com/jobsindex.htm

www.nih.gov