INTERNSHIPS
Five Examples
Janine Harrod, Class of 2004, did the Albany legislative internship in the spring of her senior year, and is now a legislative director with the Massachusetts Restaurant Association dealing with state legislative issues that impact the restaurant industry. In her words, " I have to admit, that my internship at the Assembly was the perfect training for my job. Thank god all that driving back and forth to Albany has paid off! I don't think I could have landed this job if it weren't for that experience."
Kate Imbach, Class of 2003, interned with NYSERDA, the Government Law Center at Albany Law School, and a reproductive rights lobbyign group in Albany. After graduating she went to work for Charles Group Consulting.
John Iz, Class of 2003, worked as the editor of the Skidmore News, and did two summer internships as a reporter for the Saratogian and with NBC Nightly News. After graduating, he was hired by MSNBC News.
Greg Thall, Class of 2002, interned with a Philadelphia Legal Aid Office and a member of the NY State assembly. After graduating he worked on the Rendell for Governor Campaign as the Campaign College Outreach Coordinator (see here) and the Philadelphia mayoral campaign, and is now in law school and working in Governor Rendell's Office of General Counsel.Kate Donovan, Class of 2001, interned with the Massachusetts EPA, a Massachusets state legislator, and Environmental Advocates (an environmental lobbying organization) before graduating. She was hired by Price Waterhouse to work as a consultant for the EPA on Yucca Mountain nuclear waste storage issues and is now in grad school at Columbia.
There is also a great full time internship program during the spring semester
in the New York State Senate and Assembly which you receive credit for and get
paid. Go here for information.
Here is an interesting article with series of links on international internships
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The Web is an incredible source for job information. This list includes positions in academia as well as a long list of available applied jobs. Take a look below for a sample of what's available. The links were updated on July 23, 2004. The Washington Post has a nice series of articles on how to get your first job that are worth reviewing.
A list of a wide variety of positions
in non-profit organizations from the City Limits newspaper
http://www.citylimits.org/jobs/index.htm
The Washington Network Group
is a networking organization of professionals in business, finance,
foreign and government affairs. Lots of stuff on job hunting in DC. See their
job postings
section
http://www.washingtonnetworkgroup.com/
Washington Post Employment
Web page
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wl/home.shtml
Roll Call Jobs-
Roll Call is the leading publication for Congressional news. This is its
job and employment page.
http://www.rcjobs.com/
Job Openings in State Legislatures
posted by National Conference of State Legislatures Job Clearinghouse
http://www.ncsl.org/public/joblegis.htm
Govtjobs.com
a wide listing of city, state, and federal jobs in government
http://www.govtjobs.com/
Careers In Government is
a clearinghouse of information, resources and jobs available in public sector
organizations in America and abroad.
http://www.careersingovernment.com/
Empire State Capital Area
Chapter Jobs Links page-- lots of links to govt and NGO jobs
http://www.albany.edu/~aspa/
http://www.politics1.com/jobs.htm
http://money.cnn.com/2004/07/28/pf/sixfigs_six/index.htm
The U.S. Government's official site for jobs and employment information, maintained by the Office of Personnel Management. Many positions requiring a social science background can be found through this site.
STATE GOVERNMENT
Multistate Associates Inc. list of state legislative web sites
www.multistate.com/weblist.htm
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
Careers in Public Service--National Association of Schools of Public Affairs
and Administration
www.naspaa.org
Advice on seeking a career in public service, first-person accounts, links to resources to find public service jobs.
POLITICAL RESEARCH
American Association for Public Opinion Research -- if you are interested
in public opinion polls
www.aapor.org
– Directory of agencies and organizations; chapter listings
Jobs in State Government
The National Council of State legislatures has links for job openings in a number
of state legislatures as well as other state agencies. It is by no means comprehensive,
but certainly worth looking at. If you are interested in employment opportunities
with state legislatures, check it periodically.
http://www.ncsl.org/public/joblegis.htm
Non-Profits and NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS
AmeriCorps
http://www.nationalservice.org/jobs/index.html
The Corporation for National Service has job openings at the headquarters in Washington D.C. as well as in field offices across the country. This site also contains information on other current job openings and how to apply.
Idealist
http://www.idealist.org/
A project of Action Without Borders includes over 35,000 nonprofit and community
organizations in 165 countries, which you can search or browse by name, location,
or mission. Also includes thousands of volunteer opportunities in your
community and around the world and the best nonprofit career center on the web
with hundreds of job listings.
Independent Sector
http://www.independentsector.org/members/job_postings.htm
A coalition of leading nonprofits, foundations and corporations strengthening not-for-profit initiative, philanthropy, and citizen action. Site includes several job links with updated position announcements.
OpportunityNOCS.org
http://www.opportunitynocs.org/
The Internet's leading source of nonprofit jobs and career opportunities.
NGO Locator: Information and Links
www.ngonet.org/
How to get a job in the US Foreign Service
International Nonprofit
Organization (IREX)
http://www.irex.org/careers
IREX is the premier U.S. nonprofit organization specializing in higher education,
independent media, Internet development and civil society programs in the U.S.,
Europe, Eurasia, the Near East and Asia.
U.S. News
http://www.jobsabroad.com/jasusnews.cfm
Find a job abroad. Use this site to search jobs in countries all over
the world.
FUNDRAISING
Philanthropy Careers and Jobs Listing
http://philanthropy.com/jobs/
JOURNALISM
JobLink for Journalists
http://newslink.org/newjoblinksearch.html
Southeast Diversity Journalism
newsjobs.com
The National Diversity Newspaper Jobbank. Emphasis on employment for minorities
and women
Academics 360 -- a meta-collection of Internet resources that have been gathered for the academic job hunter http://www.academic360.com/
Environmental Career Opportunities http://www.ecojobs.com/
The Job Seeker --Specializing in natural resource and environmental vacancies nationwide
Environmental Career Center's EnvironmentalCAREER.com web site.--
Green Corps, the Field School for Environmental Organizing, Environmental Leadership Training Program We are hiring for one-year paid positions in our leadership training program. We are seeking the next generation of environmental and social change leaders: recent college and Masters graduates who want experience running campaigns and making a concrete differences. If interested contact Skidmore Graduate, NaomiRoth@aol.com or call at 617-426-8506.
The Student Conservation Association offers conservation internships
American Society for Public Administration
http://www.aspanet.org/careers/links.html
Search for careers in public administration. Includes access links to
current federal job postings and to postings in all fifty states plus the District
of Columbia.
Guide to Careers in Child and Family Policy
http://www.igpa.uillinois.edu/cfp/brSeek/homesearch.htm
Learn generally about a career in child and family policy or search for internships, fellowships, volunteer positions, or jobs at all life stages.
National Forum for Black Public Administrators
http://www.nfbpa.org/careerlink.cfm
Search for jobs, as well as browse many job categories including human resources, public safety, engineering, housing, community development and more.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics
http://www.jobs.dol.gov/
Start a career with the Department of Labor. Visit their website and learn
more about how to apply for a job at The Bureau of Labor Statistics.
General Accounting Office (GAO)
http://www.gao.gov/
Career tracks at GAO include
analyst, financial auditor, specialist and more. Visit their website to
learn more about a career with GAO.