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Current Jobs for Grads
Semi-monthly job listing bulletin, Liberal Arts, edition.
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Idealist Non-Profit Career Center
Search for jobs, internships, and job fairs, sign-up to receive daily updates on new listings, and review advice for non-profit job seekers.

American Psychological Society Job Search Support
Links to psychology and academic positions, and more general employment resources.

Devereaux Professional Psychology
The Professional Psychology Traineeship is a paid, full-time, 1 year position for recent college graduates, located in Greater Philadelphia. The Traineeship program is based on the scientist-practitioner model of psychology, and offers both experiential and didactic learning.

Career in Genetic Counseling
Genetic counselors are health professionals with specialized graduate degrees and experience in the areas of medical genetics and counseling. Most enter the field from a variety of disciplines, including biology, genetics, nursing, psychology, public health and social work.

Greater Capital Region Human Services Directory
Search by type of service, county or agency name.

NATSAP
National Association of Therapeutic Schools and Programs directory.

NASW Joblink
Social work career center with free, searchable jobs database. Members get access to additional features. From National Association of Social Workers

Nonprofit Job Search
Our Jobs by Field: Nonprofit collection.

PsycCAREERS Find Jobs: Classified Ads
Search database of US and international jobs listings, from American Psychological Association.

Residential Treatment Directory
Directory of residential treatment center. Check the center web site for current openings.

Riley Guide: Employment Opportunities and Job Resources on the Internet, A-Z Index
See topics such as Mental Health, Psychology and Social Services.

The Sonia Shankman Orthogenic School
Offers several unique employment opportunities for bachelors and masters-level professionals in psychology, special education, social work and other related disciplines. Year-round positions as well as summer internships are available.

SocialService.com
Database of current social service jobs, free registration for email alert.

SocialWorkJobBank
Online career center features real social work jobs at all professional levels, in a variety of settings, and in locations around the world.

Spotlight on Careers
See Human Services topic. Off-campus users, Email name and class year to
Career Services for username and password.

SWSSJO Jobs Database
Search for social work and social services jobs by location, from George Warren Brown School of Social Work.

Wilderness & Adventure Therapy Treatment Programs
Directory of outdoor programs that may have job openings.

Additional Job Search Sites

JobCentral
JobCentral includes employment resources for Skidmore College students and alumni including job listings, Recruiting Programs, undergraduate and post-grad internships, local and summer jobs, job fairs, and more job and career resources.

 


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American Psychological Association
APA provides you with a home to share common interests with others and to get information vital to your profession.

Career Advisor Network
Searchable database of 2100 Skidmore alumni & parents who’ve volunteered to respond to your job search and career development questions.
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Profiles
Profiles of alumni in a variety of career fields. Get the inside edge on jobs in specific fields, how to get them, likes and dislikes, the biggest misconceptions, and what alumni wished they knew when the were at Skidmore!

Guide to Careers in Child and Family Policy
Provides validation, insight, and ideas for child and family policy careers. Covers the diversity of child and family policy careers, which can be pursued across private, non-profit, academic, and government settings and can begin with formal training or through experiential learning in internships, fellowships, volunteer positions, or jobs at all life stages.

Idealist Community
Idealist.org's online discussion group forums. Free and open to anyone who wants to join and post messages.

National Association of Social Workers
Largest membership organization of professional social workers in the world.

Skidmore College Connections
Skidmore College Connections including LinkedIn and Facebook Groups, the Skidmore Business Network, and SkidNet.

Prospecting and Research Tools

CareerSearch
Online database of over a million employers from every major sector.

APA's Online Resources for Students
Let the American Psychological Association help on your journey to becoming a psychologist.

NASW Student Center
Includes social work profession overview, resources, and more, from National Association of Social Workers.

PsycCAREERS
Scroll down for features, articles, recommended resources, and more, from American Psychological Association.

Social Work Careers Quiz
Are you thinking about a career in Social Work? Take this true-false quiz, broken into 12 sections (choose only topics of interest or browse through the whole thing), from Allyn & Bacon.

The New Social Worker Online
Full-fledged social work community. "The most popular sections of our site include our message board, jobs page, and our free online newsletter."

What Can I Do with a Major in…
Begin your exploration of how Skidmore majors relate to career options here, but note that these pages represent the tip of the iceberg. Liberal arts and science majors can pursue almost any field given the right internships, secondary course concentrations, skills and/or graduate degree. Please consult Career Services counselors, faculty, and professionals in areas of interest to get the bigger picture.

 

 


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