Job Search Links by Industry

The following websites are recommended by the Career Center staff to help you find job and internship information on the web. Most of these website are free to access; if they are fee-based, we provide username and password information next to the link.

Arts and Entertainment

Art Jobs
Search for full- and part-time jobs, internships, grants and more through this site. Jobs are in all areas of the arts, including: presenting, producing, performing arts, visual arts, and academics. To receive name and password information to access this site, please contact Career Center at 734-764-7460, stop by the Information Desk or e-mail careercenter@umich.edu .

Artsearch Artsearch is a service of Theatre Communications Group. Theatre Communications Group (TCG) is a national service organization that exists to strengthen, nurture and promote the not-for-profit American theatre. TCG serves over 400 member theatres and 17,000 individual members. To receive name and password information to access this site, please contact Career Center at 734-764-7460, stop by the Information Desk or e-mail careercenter@umich.edu .

Entertainment Jobs and Internships
Free listings of jobs and internships in the entertainment industry, particularly large studios. Under the resource section, you will find salary information and job descriptions of movie and television studio careers.

Show Biz Jobs
Contains a wide variety of pre- and post-production positions, both full time and internship, as well as positions in the business side.

NYFA.org
New York Foundation for the Arts - learn about grants, jobs, support for arts and other information in the arts community.

U.S. Directory of Entertainment Employers
Focuses exclusively on careers in the creative, professional, production and technical areas of the entertainment industry.

Computer Science and Information Technology

Association for Computing Machinery ACM Job Centre
This site has a job board, and also career exploration information, a diversity section, how to enroll in continuing education, and more.

Careermarketplace.com
Search for jobs in a number of IT-related areas such as systems analyst, project manager, software developer, and more.

Computer Jobs
This site offers computer jobs in all different areas from networking to technical sales to database systems.

Computer Science Research Jobs Listings Service
Directory of sites for jobs in computer science with an emphasis on jobs requiring MS or PhD degrees.

Computing Research
CRA's jobs service is one of the premier places to read and post position openings for Computer Scientists, Computer Engineers, and Computer Researchers.

Dice
Search thousands of job openings, and access additional web resources to support your search

Michigan Talent Bank
Features openings throughout Michigan with an emphasis on computer programming and information technology jobs.

Softwarejobs.com
Computer, technology jobs in the areas of infrastructure, coding and database management & development are featured. Career tips, tools & resources are also available.

Consulting

Consulting Central
Kennedy Information provides comprehensive coverage of different careers in consulting and also links to company reports, industry overview, etc.

Consulting Magazine
To see job openings, click on the jobs section of the magazine. Logos of firms with openings are featured on one page.

University of Michigan Consulting Club
Organized visits to consulting firms, interview workshops, social opportunities with alumni, case competitions, case books, and much more. Although the club is based in the Ross School of Business, it has been open to all University of Michigan graduate and undergraduate students in recent years.

Top-Consultant.com
As the job market for consultants rebounds, job hunters will find sites offer a mix of ads for both contract work and full-time jobs at consulting firms.

Education

National Association for Independent Schools
Comprehensive Web site focusing on independent schools. Includes career information and job search tips.

Michigan Regional Education Application Program
A free, centralized on-line application service for 120+ Michigan schools systems. Includes job postings for participating schools.

Oakland Human Resources Consortium
A centralized application program for 21 Oakland County (MI) school systems.

Chronicle of Higher Education
Jobs in Academe and higher education.

University Jobbank
Covers job postings for all university jobs - faculty position, staff/adminstrative, post-doctoral and executive positions.

Engineering

American Council of Engineering Companies
Great resource for targeting organizations nationwide by region, name, or organization’s function in the field of engineering.

Engineering Career Resource Center
The Engineering Career Resource Center Web site is a great resource for connecting one with organizations. Engineering students will find job postings, internship postings, and more.

Engineering Central
This site offers engineering postings in a variety of different areas and includes a special section for entry-level job searchers. Note, however, that the search cannot be limited by geographic region.

Job Search for Engineers
A concise meta-site for for a variety of engineering fields, including job postings and job search information.

The Engineering Job Source
Job postings by geographic location with an emphasis on the Great Lakes region.

National Society of Professional Engineers Jobboard
Includes postings for civil, chemical, construction, electrical, environmental, industrial, mechanical, safety, and structural engineering.

Environment

Aerotek.com
This technical and professional staffing agency has 120 offices throughout the U.S. and Canada. Four of their nine divisions focus specifically on recruiting for contract, contract to hire, and direct placement positions that may interest you: environmental, engineering, energy, science. Review their open positions or post your resume (registration required).

EcoEmploy.com
This site provides links to environmental jobs, agencies, and other employers. It also provides general career information (Note: The Career Center does not necessarily endorse career info. on this site; please visit our office for specific help with resumes and cover letters).

Environmental Career Opportunities
Username:careercenter and password: tccumich. Access to the jobpostings on this website is provided for you by the UM Career Center! ECOjobs has been posting jobs for 15 years and is a great resource for internships and jobs in all environmental fields.

Environmental Career World
Many environmental jobs and internships in education, policy, advocacy, environmental engineering, consulting, government agencies, and more.

Environmental Education on the Internet
Good mix of educational resources (links to journals, grant info.) and job postings. Search for a variety of jobs (in the “grants & jobs” section, then look to left tool bar for more specific links) by geographic location.

Environmental-Expert.com
Links to environmental recruiters in the U.S., United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, Sweden, and the Middle East. Review descriptions and click through to the company profiles which provide links to contact the company. Featured companies have in-depth descriptions of the company, their services and job openings.

GreenJobs.com
Searching for jobs in renewable energy? Their Green Directory provides global links to: renewable energy business resources by category, government resources, and professional associations. The Industry History section has an informative overview of solar, wind, geothermal, hydropower, biomass, and hydrogen energy. They offer: resume storage, apply online for jobs, allow employers to see your details when they are looking for someone with your skills, and receive a newsletter that lists open positions (registration required).

Finance and Banking

Bloomberg
Provides current industry news and market activity, job postings, and a "special agent" section that allows you to enter your career
interests and receive an email as positions become available.

Careers in Finance
Database of jobs as well as detailed information on different areas of finance.

Careers in Investment Banking
Covers skill requirements, key job areas, print and Internet resources, salaries, facts and trends, and top related employers in the U.S.

Financial Jobs
Provides job listings as well as field information and links to helpful resources.

Jobs in the Money
A large job search engine that encompasses all levels of business/finance careers and has a database for resumes and cover letters.

Freelance

oDesk
oDesk has a freelance job board in the area of programming, website design, technical writing, graphic design, project management, and more. Registration is free.

CreativeHub
Free access to full time job openings in the creative field, freelance creative work for businesses and freelance advertising projects for well-known consumer products.

General Job Listing Sites

Indeed.com
Indeed.com offers the ability to look for jobs and internships using many search engines.  Please note that some of the results of your search may come from classified ads.  It’s always in your best interest to research each opportunity before you apply.

Job Web
The electronic gateway to career planning and employment information, sponsored by NACE

Campus Career Center
Information on global job and internship opportunities.

Hoover's Guides
company information online and links to company homepages.

www.JobDirect.com
This general career site offers resources for a variety of entry-level positions. Candidates can enter a resume into a database so that they will be e-mailed about new job opportunities matching their skills and needs.

Career Resource Center
Thousands of links to other job and career related sites.

Career Builder.com
Comprehensive site with employment and career information.

DirectEmployers
Employment search engine.

American's Job Bank
This site allows for searching by geographic area or industry with over 1,000,000 postings nationwide.

jobpostings Magazine
A comprehensive site including listings in a range of fields, across the country.  Additional job search resources are available through the site and in the job posting magazines available at The Career Center.

Vault
A resources library is available to research jobs and industries. Please use your Umich e-mail account to gain password access.

Wetfeet
This site contains an extensive list of career and industry profiles, salary information, career resources, and links to job search sites.

Government

LSU Directory of Federal Agencies Online
A list of federal agency home pages. Go to each one individually for job openings and career related info.

Federal and State Government Jobs
Lists job openings at the state level and federal level.

USA Jobs
The U.S. government's official site for job and employment information: includes job listings, general information on how to apply, and an on-line application.

Health Care and Medicine

Health Careers in Michigan
The Careers in Health website provides comprehensive information about careers in the healthcare field, the skills and education needed to pursue various careers, licensing requirements and employment information.

Medical Opportunities in Michigan (MOM)
Career matching service designed by the Michigan Health Council to access career opportunities throughout Michigan for physicians and physician assistants.

Jobs in Medical Field
Locate jobs in the medical field to finalize your healthcare career occupation with Advance.

Medzilla
Job posting site in the biotechnology, medicine and health care industries. Extensive list of related links also available.

MedHunters.com
Provides access to postings, valuable advice on job-search strategies andstories about health-related careers.

Nurse iCON
Michigan’s complete job board for nursing professionals.

Michigan Health Care Jobs (MiHCJ)
Michigan’s job board for pharmacists, physical therapists, occupational therapists, and other health professionals.

Human Resources

Society for Human Resource Management Online
Includes information on a wide range of human resources areas. Job postings are listed by location, job title and posting date.

iHireHr.com
Free registration provides job matches to your criteria.

Insurance

Be An Actuary
Information on the actuarial profession, actuarial exams and course preparation, job search, training programs, and scholarships.

Great Insurance Jobs
Search insurance jobs database, post a resume, read employer profiles, or try the insurance job salary wizard.

Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America
Free job board (registration required).

Insurance Careers Online (NAPSLO)
Surplus Lines insurance provides what standard insurance usually will not: insurance protection to high-risk businesses and individuals. Learn more about the career paths available; includes a Job Locator search feature.

National Association of Professional Insurance Agents
Careers opportunities in the insurance industry.

International

University of Michigan International Center:
Overseas Opportunities Office, Work Abroad Learn about International Center resources for working abroad, with focus on short-term, long-term, paid, volunteer and teaching opportunities. Link to other web resources for the international job search.

The Development Executive Group
Find international development jobs with companies, NGOs and government agencies.

Escape Artist
Access a wide range of information to help with the overseas job search — job listings, employer directories, foreign newspapers and more — all organized by region.

iHipo
iHipo stands for international High Potential network. iHipo is a social network that connects students and young professionals with international employers. It serves as a platform for peer-to-peer communication and recruiting.

Global Career Center
An international career services site with foreign and domestic jobs. Search jobs by country or job category, or search employer lists.

DEVJOBS
Job announcements in various international development fields, and a link to other development job sites.

Internships, Fellowships and Summer Jobs

Camp Staff
Provides summer camp job listings at a variety of types of camps.

Cool Works Internshiplink
Your connection to over 70,000 opportunities for seasonal employment and summer jobs in camps, resorts, parks, and ranches nationwide.

Intern Opportunities within Federal Government
Listing of internship opportunities available to undergraduate, graduate and law students within the federal government.

Internships.About.Com
A great website for finding articles and resources about internships and other experiential opportunities.

InternTown.com
A searchable database of internships by industry and country.

MiInternships
Find internships in Michigan! The MiInternship web site was developed and is powered by the Michigan Talent Bank. The site features a search engine that allows students to review more than 400 internship opportunities by employer/organization name or location.

Magazine Publishers of America Internships
Provides links to internship opportunities with a variety of magazines and magazine publishers.

Rackham Fellowships Office
The UM Fellowships Office provides current and prospective students with fellowship opportunities, program information and intellectual support as one of the student service units of the Horace H. Rackham School of Graduate Studies.

SummerJobs.com
Camps, Resorts, Themeparks, and more.

Wet Feet Internships Programs
An Internship database boasting links to 200,000 internship positions throughout the United States. Search for internships by location or industry by linking directly to employer Web sites.

Yale University Fellowship Listings
Searchable database of fellowship opportunities, free to the public.

International Fellowships
The Office of International Programs at the University of Michigan lists these international opportunities for fellowship seekers.

The National Association of Fellowships Advisors
Announcements of fellowships and deadlines at this national organization's website.

Action Without Borders
An internship and volunteer search engine for opportunities with Not-For-Profit Organizations nationwide.

Everett Public Service Intern Program
A searchable database of paid internshipes with Not-For-Profits in New York City and Washington, DC.

Job Listings by Region

America’s Job Bank
Great Web site for the geographic job searcher. Easy to use with great results.

The Internet Job Source
A good source for information on U.S. companies, and state and federal government agencies. Includes job listings by geographic area.

National Relocation Directory
A mega-site containing valuable links to all aspects of geographic relocation. From community profiles to classified ads, this site can help provide a smooth transition to a new area.

Law and Legal

Equal Justice Works
An online resource for law school applicants, law students, attorneys, professors and others about careers and opportunities in equal justice.

PSLawNet
This is NALP’s public service law network worldwide with information on internships, career fairs, funding and other resources.

National Federation of Paralegal Associations
Site for paralegal career information, educational programs, job postings by state and on-line newsletter.

LawInfo Job Center
Free service to search opportunities for attorneys, paralegals, legal secretaries, legal nurse consultants and more.

Local Part-Time Jobs

UM Student Employment Office
Search and apply for part-time Work-Study and regular (non-Work-Study) jobs through the University of Michigan’s Student Employment Office.

JoobsToday
A referral and matching service for home-based and business clients, JoobsToday is another resource to help students connect with local part-time jobs.

Marketing, Advertising and Public Relations

Advertising Age
Provides up-to-date information on the field of advertising, and easy links to job listings.

Advertising Educational Foundation
Gain knowledge about trends and issues in the advertising industry with this site. It also includes links to job search and professional association sites.

Market Research
Free marketing research information, with job postings and articles about the industry.

NationJob Network: Advertising and Media Jobs Page
Takes you directly to a wide range of current openings nationwide in the field.

Math and Statistics

American Mathematical Society
This section of the AMS website includes employment and career info - also for non academic positions.

American Statistical Society
The Amstat Career Center has descriptions of what statisticians do, as well as postings.

SIAM
Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics professional opportunity postings.

Media and Communications

JournalismJobs.com
This site offers job and internship listings in all fields of journalism including newspapers, television, radio, online media, and magazines/publishing.  It also includes information about careers in journalism/media, such as salary information and links to regional media contacts.

Newsjobs.com
Gives easy access to up-to-date information on the field. Provides job listings after submission of information, and information on job fairs, conferences and professional associations.

Magazine Publishers of America
This site provides general industry information along with links to job postings and other career resources.

Newspaper Jobs Page
Information and job listings for both full time and internship opportunities.

National Writer's Union
This site of the union for freelance writers offers a job hotline, industry news, featured links, and more.

Nonprofit and Social Service

idealist
Comprehensive site including career and job search information and job postings for permanent, internship and volunteer opportunities.

JustMeans
Providing news, jobs and networks for people interested in creating change.

Michigan Nonprofit Association
The Michigan Nonprofit Association lists local job openings in nonprofits.

Non Profit Career Network
Good source of information on non profit organizations, and job and volunteer postings.

NEW (Nonprofit Enterprise at Work) Nonprofit Directory
Directory of Nonprofit Organizations in Southeast Michigan.

Nonprofit Enterprise at Work
Access a directory of Washtenaw County not-for-profit organizations.

SocialService.com
This site offers jobs in social work, counseling, psychology, sociology, mental health, case management and many other areas of social service.

Social Work and Social Services Jobs Online
Comprehensive site for social service and social work positions and resources.

Michigan Comnet
Find information on the Michigan nonprofit community.

Retail and Fashion

Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising
Hundreds of links covering every aspect of the fashion industry.

Fashion Career Center
A database of job postings in the fashion industry, including links to employer home pages.

Chain Store Age
This site offers links to articles and information on happenings in the retail chain industry.

National Retail Federation
This site provides information on upcoming industry conferences, seasonal sales figures, and careers in retailing along with links to articles, state associations, and other retail sources.

Science and Research

Science Careers
The comprehensive recruitment site of the journal Science, offering job listings, career advice, and more. All services on ScienceCareers.org are available free of charge to job seekers.

New Scientist Jobs
Search here for biology, chemistry, and other life science jobs in the U.S. and Canada. Includes biophysics and more. New Scientist magazine hosts this job board.

Top Research Jobs
A new site that lists postings in the U.S. and Canada for research jobs in all industries.

National Institutes of Health
The National Institutes of Health Career Opportunities are at universities, research centers, and federal agencies.

American Chemical Society Job Bank
Cen-chemjobs.org is provided by the American Chemical Society. It includes the classifieds from Chemical Engineering News, and has a career center, advanced career tools, etc.

Chemjobs.net
Chemistry job board for a world wide search.

Jobs in Nanotechnology
www.tinytechjobs.com has U.S. job listings for nanotechnology and related sciences.

The Scientist | Careers
A new life science careers website from the publishers of The Scientist.

Botanical Society of America
Botanical and plant related career opportunities.

Sports and Recreation

The Market (NCAA)
Browse job listings in college athletics by category or state/province.

Online Sports.com
Many position listings and links to sports and recreation organizations. Included is an on-line catalogue to sports products and services.

SGMA International
Employment listings in the sporting goods industry.

Teamwork Online
www.teamworkonline.com lists openings for internships and full time positions with sports organizations throughout the U.S.

Coolworks
Connect to opportunities where you can live and work while others only get to visit. Access job listings at national parks, jobs on water, ski resorts, amusement parks, resort, camps, state parks and more.

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