Career Exploration Resources

Job & Internship Search Engines:

• Pennsylvania Resources
• National Resources
• Overseas Resources
• Government Resources: Local, State, Federal
• Federal Jobs by Major
• Service Resources

Job Fairs & Events

Job & Internship Search Engines

Pennsylvania Resources:

http://www.ric-swpa.org/
The Regional Internship Center identifies internships in the Pittsburgh region.

http://pghcareerconnector.com/
One of the oldest and most established Pittsburgh job search sites. You can access with job categories or keyword searches. Technical and non-technical positions are listed.

http://www.bestplacestoworkinpa.com/
This website lists the best places to work in PA by industry size. It was compiled by surveying employees who work for these companies.

http://www.privateindustrycouncil.com/recent2.html
This is the homepage for the Westmoreland/Fayette Private Industry Council which is a government financed retraining center.

http://www.cwds.state.pa.us/cwdsonline/
This is the PA Career Link website for job seekers. It is a statewide link to PA employers. If you go to the Career Link office this is how you will register for their services which also include testing/assessment and retraining referrals.

http://www.pennsylvaniajobs.com/jobsearch.asp
This is a PA job search site. The employers listed are small-sized organizations.

http://www.pajobmatch.com
This is a Tribune-Review newspaper sponsored job search engine for searching jobs in Southwestern PA.

http://www.50states.com/news/penn.htm
List of all PA newspapers. It takes you to the newspaper home pages. From there you must identify the internships and jobs employment links.

http://www.paworkstats.state.pa.us/assistance.asp
Lists PA labor market information such as salaries. www.workpittsburgh.com merged with

http://pittsburgh.jobing.com/
Local jobs and featured Pittsburgh employers.

http://www.imaginemynewjob.com
Identifies jobs in Southwestern PA. You can search by number of miles from downtown Pittsburgh.

http://www.bestplacestoworkinpa.com/bestplaces.asp
This is a list of the best places to work in PA organized by the size of the employer.

National Resources:

http://www.collegecentral.com/stvincent
This is the official site for jobs and internships posted to Saint Vincent College and also includes jobs posted to a region consortium of private liberal arts colleges in SW PA. You must register to this site and create a PW and ID.

http://www.campdepot.com/
Summer job camp openings. Summer camp jobs—just internships or summer employment.

http://www.rsinternships.com/
Site includes full time openings in addition to internships. Boasts guaranteed internships on the home page. These are all internships—some are actually for graduating students.

http://hotjobs.yahoo.com/
Job search site by keyword and location with nationwide jobs. It also lists job categories to do searches.

http://www.monster.com/home.aspx
Used by major employer. The site also has good career information topics in addition to job listings.

http://www.careerbuilder.com
Excellent site claiming to be the largest national search engine by keyword, location and industry designation.

http://www.careerbuilder.com/Resources.aspx
This site provides a variety of resources including internships, part time positions and full time jobs. Also provided are articles on various career-related topics, emerging companies and career advice. It even provides advice on resume writing, professional etiquette and the option to sign up for job alerts.

http://www.employmentguide.com
This site allows you to search by location and advertises jobs of any level which you can also search by category. Additionally, you can view job related videos and blogs, sign up for job alerts and search job fairs both locally and around the country.

http://www.usajobs.com/
This is the portal for federal employment. You can search by agency, job titles and location.

http://www.jobweb.com/
This is the official website of the National Association of Colleges and Employers. The site has great career information and job search links. The employers listed are large Fortune 500 companies.

http://www.jobbankusa.com/
Longtime established search engine by job orstate, Also contains jobs in Canada by province and job category/industry designation.

http://www.2chambers.com/
This directory contains links to state level chambers of commerces and visitors bureaus.

http://www.campuscareercenter.com/
Nationwide resume posting site with job and internship openings for Fortune 500 companies.

http://www.truecareers.com/
With this site you can post a resume and do job searches by state and occupation. They also feature career advice. Requires a student to register, FREE.

http://www.experience.com/
Nationwide job and internship site with tutorials on job search. Employers listed are small-sized organizations. Requires a student to register, FREE.

http://www.flipdog.com/
This is an established job search engine with searches by keyword, and location.

http://www.thingamajob.com/
This site lists temporary positions and jobs with third party recruiters.

http://www.4jobs.com
National website for doing job searches- just enter zip code to locate job listings.

http://servicelocator.org/
This site takes you to Career One Stop. It links to training programs and job banks in every state.

http://www.careers.org
This site lists domestic and international jobs, and had information on salaries. To find actual jobs you have to use the keyword search.

http://www.gadball.com/Jobs/search.aspx
National job search site with keyword search. It lists many Fortune 500 companies as clients.

http://www.collegerecruiters.com
National job search site for internships and entry level jobs for college graduates.

http://www.coolworks.com
Site for national parks, seasonal jobs at resorts, camp counselors and other similar types of positions.

http://www.directemployers.com
National job search site for students, and alums. It offers a very extensive employer database of major corporations.

http://www.employment.com
National job search site with extensive inventory of job categories for doing specific job searches.

http://www.hoovers.com
Site for doing searches of private sector large companies. The best way to search is geographical. Identify nation, state and city of interest. Job listings will appear along with other corporate information. Also offers information in preparing for interviews with large corporations.

http://www.idealist.org
Good site for community action and volunteer positions.

http://www.indeed.com
National job search site using keywords and location. Also has a forum for discussions and salary information.

http://www.job.com
National site that requires that you register and establish a password.

http://www.job-hunt.org
This site contains links to employer lists for profit, not-for- profit and government by state.

http://www.therecruiternetwork.com
This is a national free resume posting site.

http://www.jobwarehouse.com
Search national job opportunities for FREE.

http://www.nationjob.com
This is a national site that provides searches by both industry and occupation.

http://www.rileyguide.com
One of the first internet sites pertaining to employment. It provides lists of job search sites, career information, and how to use the internet when doing a job search.

http://justjobs.com/
Search engine for states, job categories, and in some cases counties.

Overseas Resources:

http://www.europeanvoice.com
This site contains links to jobs in Europe, both private and public sector along with European news and public policy issues.

http://icsc.un.org/joblinks.asp
This is a site that contains job with agencies affiliated with the UN. Excellent site with links to these agencies.

http://international.monster.com
This is the Monster that we all know in the US on an International basis. Job Listings are posted in the language of the specific country of interest. Therefore, you must be fluent in the language of the country you are seeking employment.

http://www.careerjet.com
This site surveys 69,000 websites internationally for jobs. You can search by industry or location.

http://www.ihipo.com
This site claims to be the leading web site for international jobs and internships site. A few sample searches did yield large cap companies with good jobs internationally.

http://www.internationaljobs.com
This site listed jobs and internships of domestic companies with global business. Hence for students with an interest in international business, but who do not want to leave the US this is a good site.

http://www.indeed.com
This site listed US jobs and also jobs in 14 large countries with the notable exceptions of China and Russia. The search was location and key word.

http://www.campuscareercenter.com/students/foreignexchange.asp
This site claims to be the world’s best site for matching students with employment. Most of the employers that used this site to post jobs seemed to be US based along with Federal Agencies.

http://www.careersindia.com/
This site is just focused on jobs in India. The site was designed to appeal more to employers than job seekers.

http://www.escapeartist.com/jobs/overseas1.htm
Poorly designed site that features overseas teaching opportunities and job search by county along with testimonies from graduates working overseas, and how they got their jobs.

http://www.eurograduate.com
Excellent site with an international education and international jobs search engine by major and industry. This site also features articles about research and lifestyles in Europe.

http://www.eurojobs.com
This site focuses only on European jobs by industry and occupation. It also lists jobs that do not require a college degree.

http://www.europages.com
The search begins with foreign languages: there is no English translation so you have to be fluent to proceed in the languages presented.

http://www.istc.umn.edu
This is the University of Minnesota study abroad home page with neat articles and information about working and studying overseas.

http://www.istc.umn.edu/programs/service.html
This is the University of Minnesota Service Learning Abroad web site.

http://www.iuj.ac.jp/career/getstart/index.cfm?OpenPage=CultureResume&Tab=resumes/
International University of Japan site providing information on getting started in the internship and job hunt.

http://www.overseasjobs.com
Research overseas jobs with advanced searches by county, occupation and industry.

http://www.state.gov/www/services.html
This is the US Department of State official site that has links to the Foreign Service Exam and UN jobs.

http://www.jobsearch.ie
This is an Irish Jobs Site offering job listings and general information on working in Ireland. You can search by industry and find individual job postings for applying.

Government Resources - Local, State, Federal:

http://www.scsc.state.pa.us/scsc/site/default.asp
This is the homepage for State Civil Service. The summary of openings button gives you a list of current job openings that change every month. By clicking on the job titles you receive information about the job and the requirements. You can also apply online for these positions.

http://www.usajobs.gov/
This is the official website for federal employment. Search by job title and agency or by city and state. Most college students can start out for a full-time position with a GS 5, or 7 salary level contingent upon GPA.

http://www.makingthedifference.org/index.shtml
This is a website developed by a non- profit to promote employment in federal government.

http://www.careeronestop.org/
This is Career One Stop a portal to training and jobs in every state listed with the career link offices nationwide.

Federal Jobs by Major:

http://www.usajobs.gov/EI23.asp
This website lists all federal jobs by college major. You perform advanced searches on the above USA Jobs website.

http://www.co.westmoreland.pa.us/westmoreland/site/default.asp
This is Westmoreland County’s website. In the left hand column there is a link to job postings.

http://www.alleghenycounty.us/jobs/index.aspx
This site has links for all jobs and internships in Allegheny County government

http://www.city.pittsburgh.pa.us/personnel/html/employment_info.html
This site has instructions for the City of Pittsburgh on-line application system.

http://www.co.cambria.pa.us/Pages/CountyDepartments.aspx
This is the page for Cambria County agencies.

http://www.co.armstrong.pa.us
This is the page for Armstrong County agencies.

http://www.co.washington.pa.us/index.aspx
This is the page for links to the Washington County agencies.

http://www.co.somerset.pa.us/#nogo
This is the page for links to Somerset County agencies.

http://www.co.greene.pa.us/secured/gc2/departments.htm
This is the page for Greene County human service agencies.

http://www.co.beaver.pa.us/
This is the page for Beaver County human services agencies.

http://www.co.berks.pa.us/humanresources/site/default.asp
This is the employment page for Berks County.

http://blair.pacounties.org/blair/cwp/browse.asp?A=1423
This is the employment page for Blair County.

http://www.co.butler.pa.us/butler/site/default.asp?butlerNav=|33537|
This is the employment page for Butler County.

http://www.eriecountygov.org/government/personnel/employmentopportunities.aspx
This is the employment page for Erie County.

http://www.lawrencecounty.com/
This is the employment page for Lawrence County.

http://www.york-county.org/
This is the employment page for York County.

http://www.fultoncntypa.org/
This is the employment page for Fulton County.

http://www.co.franklin.pa.us/franklin/cwp/view.asp?a=2525&q=567304&franklinNav=|
This is the employment page for Franklin County.

http://www.phila.gov/
Government jobs in the Philadelphia region.

http://www.buckscounty.org/LivingandWorking/index.aspx
This is the employment page for Bucks County.

http://www.lebcounty.org/lebanon/site/default.asp
This is the employment page for Lebanon County.

http://www.co.centre.pa.us/114.asp
This is the employment page for Centre County PA.

http://www.co.lancaster.pa.us/lanco/cwp/browse.asp?a=510&bc=0&c=41574
This is the employment page for Lancaster County.

http://www.lehighcounty.org/Departments/HumanResources/EmploymentOpportunities/tabid/528/language/en-US/Default.aspx
This is the employment page for Lehigh County.

http://www.lackawannacounty.org/job_openings.aspx
This is the employment page for Lackawanna County.

http://www.pa.gov/
General state website with links to various Pennsylvania state agencies.

http://www.usa.gov/Agencies/State_and_Territories.shtml
This site contains links to all states and territories. It could be used as a first step in seeking state agencies in multiple states.

http://www.usajobs.opm.gov
This is an alternative federal site for all jobs.

Service Resources

http://www.stvincent.edu/service_learning3/welcome
Saint Vincent College Service Learning & Community Outreach

http://www.americorps.gov
AmeriCorps is a domestic Peace Corps. This is the general government site. There are also sponsors of AmeriCorps programs other than the federal government.

http://www.pmsc.org/
This is an AmeriCorps partner serving Westmoreland County and other West Central PA counties.

http://www.peacecorps.gov
This is the official website of the Peace Corp with various volunteer options and contact information.

http://www.teachforamerica.org/
This is the website for a highly competitive 2 year program to teach. It is open to education majors, as well as non-education majors. Very prestigious program and good stepping stone for a multitude of careers.

http://www.idealist.org
This is a website to identify volunteer and internship positions with not-for- profit organizations engaged in community service.

https://www.jesuitvolunteers.org
This is a site for worldwide Jesuit religious order volunteer positions.

https://www.cnvs.org/aboutus/index.php
This is the Catholic Volunteer Service with volunteer service in the US and 118 foreign countries.

Job Fairs & Events

On-Campus:

http://www.collegecentral.com/stvincent
For a list of on-campus workshops and programs, including large-scale networking events, please visit this website.

Off-Campus:

http://www.wantexpo.org
The Want Job Fair is sponsored primarily by the colleges and chambers of commerce in Westmoreland and Fayette counties. This is for students interested in employment in Westmoreland and adjoining counties.

http://www.westpacs.org
WestPACs is the premier recruiting event in western PA sponsored by a consortium of 44 western and central PA colleges and universities. It hosts 2 job fairs a year in the fall and spring semesters. The website has a search engine that allows candidates to serach for internships and full-time employment with links to employers’ homepages.

http://www.percjobfair.org
PERC is one of the largest teacher fairs in the United States. School districts from across the county convene every spring semester in Monroeville for this recruiting event. It is imperative to sign up for this event by the deadline.