Job Search Toolbox
The first block of resources is for international students as well as students looking for employers where diversity and inclusion is a priority. There are resources for students of color, LGBTQIA students, students with disabilities, and for undocumented students. We also include resources for athletes, veterans, and women.
The next block of resources consists of additional places to look for opportunities outside of what is provided by Handshake. The next block of resources lists a few staffing agencies looking for ÎÞÓÇÊÓÆµ talent.
We often get asked about salary information for negotiation purposes, so in addition to our Impact Report, we have a block of resources to help you research salary data. The final block of resources will help you with determining cost of living in various places; help you determine if you have a fair offer; and help you budget how you will live plus a resource to help you find living arrangements.
LinkedIn is also a helpful tool to network with alumni as well as find internships and full time opportunities. To get the most out of LinkedIn, use to create an impressive profile.
For non-profit careers, you may want to search  and for government jobs, . Also, check out resources from some of our employer partners: and .
Job Search Resources
External Job Resources for Specific Audiences
Resources for Athletes
&²Ô²ú²õ±è;– athletes helping athletes.
Resources for International Students
Requirements along with instructions on how to apply for CPT can be obtained by contacting Dean Nita, Assistant Dean for Institutional Diversity and International Students and Scholars at nkansara@hmc.edu.
&²Ô²ú²õ±è;– is a multinational company database. It can help international students find subsidiaries between their home country and cities in the US. This is a great strategy to find companies who are familiar with your country of origin, especially while you are in the states. Access Uniworld through , the OCS career management system.
&²Ô²ú²õ±è;– lots of resources for finding work as an international student.
Resources for Students of Color
&²Ô²ú²õ±è;– magazine for those who seek information on careers, job opportunities, graduate/professional school, internships/co-ops, study abroad programs, and other employment and career advancement opportunities with employers who are interested in recruiting a diverse workforce.
&²Ô²ú²õ±è;– job opportunities from American Indian, Native Hawaiian and Alaska Native organizations looking to hire Native American people.
&²Ô²ú²õ±è;– Resources and events with the Islamic Society of North America (ISNA).
&²Ô²ú²õ±è;– provides a search resume database and job postings for Hispanic and bilingual professionals (Spanish/English and Portuguese/English).
&²Ô²ú²õ±è;– promotes opportunities and highlights accomplishments of Hispanic physicists.
Resources for LGBTQIA Students
&²Ô²ú²õ±è;– protections for LGBTQIA workers.
&²Ô²ú²õ±è;– allows visitors and users to view job opportunities from a broad variety of diversity-friendly employers, review career resources, and learn about upcoming events for the LGBTQIA community.
&²Ô²ú²õ±è;– networking resources and job board.
&²Ô²ú²õ±è;– includes a section on networks and organizations for LGBTQ+ students and professionals in ÎÞÓÇÊÓÆµ.
&²Ô²ú²õ±è;– conferences for LGBTQ Students.
&²Ô²ú²õ±è;– Gay, Lesbian, Straight Education Network.
– Human Rights Campaign (HRC) is a civil rights organization and annually rates hundreds of American employers in regards to their LGBTQIA inclusive policies and practices.
&²Ô²ú²õ±è;– resources to identify opportunities from inclusive organizations.
&²Ô²ú²õ±è;– resources to identify opportunities from inclusive organizations and how to deal with legal challenges.
&²Ô²ú²õ±è;– a division of AFL-CIO.
Resources for Persons with Disabilities
&²Ô²ú²õ±è;– A blog to help people with disabilities find jobs.
&²Ô²ú²õ±è;– offers students with apparent and non-apparent disabilities internship opportunities in science, engineering, mathematics, computer science, and some fields of business.
&²Ô²ú²õ±è;– information and resources for individuals to connect with employers and find employment opportunities.
– partners with several employers to offer internship programs specifically for young persons with disabilities. Actively recruits Washington DC – based organizations to participate in the Greater Washington Internship Coalition, offering even more opportunities to these talented students and young professionals.
&²Ô²ú²õ±è;– offered through Microsoft. Those interested can apply directly by sending their resume to MSautism@microsoft.com.
– a compilation of employment-related resources.
Resources for Undocumented Students
&²Ô²ú²õ±è;– resources for undocumented students including graduate scholarships.
– additional resources for DACA students.
Resources for Women
&²Ô²ú²õ±è;– Society of Women Engineers.
&²Ô²ú²õ±è;– resources for mentoring, networking and more.
Resources for Veterans
– career exploration, training and jobs.
Resources by Industry
Artificial Intelligence
– lists opportunities for government positions.
– connect students to jobs at various AI companies.
– lists current job openings.
Climate, Environment, and Sustainability
Hixon Center for Climate and the Environment&²Ô²ú²õ±è;– view an extensive list of environmental job sites and position listings in different fields of work.
&²Ô²ú²õ±è;– information on graduate degrees in energy and various resources.
&²Ô²ú²õ±è;– job board with geothermal opportunities.
Computer Science
&²Ô²ú²õ±è;– job board curated by All Tech is Human.
&²Ô²ú²õ±è;– a practical guide for women and underrepresented groups.
&²Ô²ú²õ±è;– information on educational paths, career opportunities, and various aspects of online security.
&²Ô²ú²õ±è;– (formerly AngelList) connects students to startup jobs and information.
&²Ô²ú²õ±è;– GitHub page with tech internships and new grad roles.
– professional association for computer science.
&²Ô²ú²õ±è;– Information Technology (IT) job board with high tech permanent, contract and consulting jobs.
&²Ô²ú²õ±è;– engineering opportunities abroad.
Education
– certification information and national teaching jobs.
– faculty and administrative positions at colleges and universities.
– find a wide range of jobs in the education sector, primarily K-12.
– jobs in EdTech, education, technology, and teaching.
– wide range of EdTech jobs including Engineering, Product and Design, and Data Analytics.
Engineering
&²Ô²ú²õ±è;– connects students to jobs in the Aerospace industry.
&²Ô²ú²õ±è;– lists current job openings, posted in Chemical Engineering Progress Magazine and on the AiChEWeb.
&²Ô²ú²õ±è;– lists current jobs for Civil Engineers.
&²Ô²ú²õ±è;– career and education resources for Mechanical Engineers.
&²Ô²ú²õ±è;– lists current jobs in the biomedical industry.
&²Ô²ú²õ±è;– Lists current jobs in EE and CS.
&²Ô²ú²õ±è;– lists current jobs in Industrial and Systems Engineering.
&²Ô²ú²õ±è;– connects students to positions in Materials and Metallurgy.
&²Ô²ú²õ±è;– career resource for individuals who want to work at NASA.
&²Ô²ú²õ±è;– lists companies and articles related to nuclear engineering.
– a website that contains all the latest space industry jobs.
Government and Nonprofit
&²Ô²ú²õ±è;– social-impact job board including opportunities with nonprofits.
&²Ô²ú²õ±è;– the federal government’s official employment site.
&²Ô²ú²õ±è;– created by the Partnership for Public Service to simplify your search for federal opportunities.
– lists opportunities for AI-focused government positions.
Math
&²Ô²ú²õ±è;– lists current job openings for Statisticians.
&²Ô²ú²õ±è;– job board for women in mathematics.
&²Ô²ú²õ±è;– educational resources for math students, including grad school resources.
&²Ô²ú²õ±è;– for students considering a career in mathematics, job-search and career information resources.
Remote Work
&²Ô²ú²õ±è;– search for work from home jobs in a variety of industries.
Sciences
&²Ô²ú²õ±è;– search opportunities aimed at increasing diversity in ÎÞÓÇÊÓÆµ.
&²Ô²ú²õ±è;– connects students to jobs in the field of chemistry.
&²Ô²ú²õ±è;– job board created by a nonprofit whose mission is to develop and promote a skilled and diverse pipeline of talent to accelerate the growth of California’s life science ecosystem.
&²Ô²ú²õ±è;– pharmaceutical and biotechnology national job listing site searchable by job category, geographical region, or company.
&²Ô²ú²õ±è;– is a website that lists internships and job opportunities for those looking to work in the biotech field. The website also list company information.
&²Ô²ú²õ±è;– brought to you by the American Chemical Society.
&²Ô²ú²õ±è;– provides a list of science and technology jobs, courses and career advice.
&²Ô²ú²õ±è;– resources for physicists including jobs and diversity initiatives.
&²Ô²ú²õ±è;– provides a comprehensive database of world-wide positions listed in Science magazine including research positions in industry, government, and academic settings.
&²Ô²ú²õ±è;– international science jobs database searchable by sector (industry, academic, and government) and by discipline (e.g., bioinformatics, virology, environmental science, more).
&²Ô²ú²õ±è;– an information center for Scientists, Researchers and Lab Rats alike. Find biotech and pharmaceutical jobs.
Gap Year Resources
Domestic
&²Ô²ú²õ±è;– state and national volunteer and leadership opportunities; VISTA program; Conservation Corps.
International
&²Ô²ú²õ±è;– offers help with finding short-term work abroad for a fee.
&²Ô²ú²õ±è;– offers help with finding short-term work abroad for a fee.
&²Ô²ú²õ±è;– offers help with finding short-term work abroad for a fee.
&²Ô²ú²õ±è;– movement for sustainable social change.
&²Ô²ú²õ±è;– international volunteer experience.
&²Ô²ú²õ±è;– international volunteer abroad opportunities in 40+ countries.
&²Ô²ú²õ±è;– NGOs in 80+ countries.
Adventure Jobs
&²Ô²ú²õ±è;– wilderness therapy, great outdoors and conservation work, sustainable living and farming jobs, etc.
&²Ô²ú²õ±è;– national parks, resorts, ranches, guest lodges, etc.
– unique employment opportunities.
Employment Agencies
&²Ô²ú²õ±è;– an employment agency offering free temporary staffing, temp-to-hire placement, and permanent placement staffing.
&²Ô²ú²õ±è;– hires engineers for an in-house product design consultancy, which applies state-of-the-art technology to real-world customer problems.
&²Ô²ú²õ±è;– specializes in placing engineering professionals in temporary contract, contract-to-hire and full-time employment.
Salary Information
&²Ô²ú²õ±è;– a leading resource for educational attainment to career outcomes data and used by over 5,000 employers and 2,000 campus career centers. Data is derived from: U.S. Department of Labor, U.S. Labor Statistics, U.S. Census Bureau, U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, U.S. Federal Reserve, National Center for Education Statistics, and proprietary resources.
&²Ô²ú²õ±è;– gives an inside look at company salaries, reviews and interview questions for more than 26,000 companies.
&²Ô²ú²õ±è;– provides accurate, real-time salary information.
&²Ô²ú²õ±è;– salary data by major.
Cost of Living Calculators
&²Ô²ú²õ±è;– provides a way to compare the cost of living in two cities.
&²Ô²ú²õ±è;– helps you know how much money you will have available to spend on different aspects of your life.
&²Ô²ú²õ±è;– an app to find to a roommate and/or place to live.