SUB I, Rm. 348, careers.gmu.edu

 

Selected Resources:  International, Non-Profit and Government (updated 7/08)

 

International Development/Human Rights/Humanitarian Efforts

§         On-line Resources for International Careers – http://careers.gmu.edu/onlineresources/intl.htm

§         Riley Guide, International Job Opportunities - http://www.rileyguide.com/internat.html

§         Society for International Development http://www.sidw.org/join/institutional_members_list

(annual career fair in April or May)

§         UN Worldwide Directory of Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) search by country & issue - http://www.un.org/dpi/ngosection/asp/form.asp

§         Women for Women International - http://www.womenforwomen.org (founded by a GMU grad!)

§         Academy for Educational Development Fellows Program – http://www.cap-aed.org/

§         Chemonics International - http://www.chemonics.com/career/ (example of a for-profit int’l dev’t consulting firm)

 

Foreign Policy/International Relations

§         Nira's World Directory of Think Tanks -  http://www.nira.or.jp/past/ice/nwdtt/2005/index.html

§         Research Institutes in International Affairs - http://www2.etown.edu/vl/research.html

§         Foreign Policy Association – http://www.fpa.org/jobs_contact2423/jobs_contact.htm

 

Federal Government

§         On-line Resources for Government Careers - http://careers.gmu.edu/onlineresources/gvip_puad_pos_biod.htm

§         Mason Career Services – http://careers.gmu.edu/links select “Find a Job Federal”

§         Riley Guide, Government – http://www.rileyguide.com/gov.html#fed

§         Making the Difference, Hot Jobs and Cool Internships, Partnership for Public Service – http://makingthedifference.org/index.shtml (includes a directory of federal internships)

§         USA Jobs, Office of Personnel Management – http://usajobs.opm.gov/

§         Central site for all Intelligence agencies – http://www.intelligence.gov

§         Central site for all Defense Dept. agencies – http://go-Defense.com

§         US Dept. of State – http://www.careers.state.gov

§         To identify government contractors:  Google search: Use + “government contractors” + Washington DC

 

Politics/Capitol Hill

§         Temp agency for political jobs – http://www.politemps.com

§         Roll Call (newspaper for Capitol Hill) – http://www.rcjobs.com

§         US Senate http://www.senate.gov/ and House of Representatives http://www.house.gov/

 

Non-Profit Organizations: Jobs, Internships and Career Information

§         On-line Resources – http://careers.gmu.edu/links, select “Find a Job” then scroll to Non-Governmental/Non-profit

§         Riley Guide, Non Profits, Foundations – http://rileyguide.com/nonprof.html

§         Idealist Jobs and Internships - http://www.idealist.org/ - Job & internship listings for humanitarian & non-profit orgs

§         Temp agency for positions in non-profits – http://nonprofitstaffing.com

§         Philanthropy careers – http://philanthropy.com/jobs/

§         Social Change careers – http://goodworksfirst.org/careerfair/career29.html

§         Non-profit careers – http://nonprofitcareer.com

§         Washington Post.com Non-Profit Jobs – http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/jobs/DC-non-profit-jobs.html

§         Non-profit jobs – various domestic opportunities – http://nonprofitjobs.org

§         Environmental jobs and internships – http://www.environmentalcareer.com

 

Additional resources:

§         On-line Resources, Foreign Languages & Russian Studies:   - http://careers.gmu.edu/onlineresources/frln.htm