The Friedman School Block Career Services Center is here to support you as you explore your career options, gain experience, and work toward your goals. Check out the following resources for career exploration, internship/job search, and more.

Job Search Resources

  • Women for Hire: Jobs by location, category and work type.  Learn about national career fairs for women and network with other women.
  • U.S. Department of Labor Women’s Bureau: Contains information about women and the world of work.
  • Advancing Women: Careers: Recruitment website for professional women, focusing on science, technology, infrastructure and government work. The organization’s Career Resource Center includes helpful blog posts and a job board.
  • Geeky Girl Reality: Kickstarting STEM careers for women. The site aggregates and filters opportunities ranging from entry-level jobs, scholarship opportunities, travel grants to attend conferences, mentoring programs and more.
  • Feminist Majority Career Center: Women-supportive jobs and internships across the country.
  • WomensJobList.com: Over 8,164 companies and organizations dedicated to diversity and inclusion providing employers with exclusive access to highly qualified candidates
  • Career Women: Job listings by industry, state and company name.  Upload your resume, read about current trends for women in the workplace.

 

 

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Case Interview Preparation Tips

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The 8 Negotiation Skills You Need—Whether You’re Job Searching or Not

Let’s say you’re conducting a job search and aiming for an annual salary of $100,000, but a company you’ve interviewed with offers you $87,000. You could grudgingly accept it, walk away, or try to negotiate.

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Career Quick Tip: Execution

As with most plans, execution is critical to success. Beware of how perfectionism or thinking you have to do it all in one sitting can keep you from getting started. The truth is –small, consistent steps make a difference! Go …

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Resource of the Week: Devex

Devex is an independent news organization with offices are in Barcelona, London, Manila, and Washington, D.C. As a media source for the global development community, they offer news articles as well as a series of subscription newsletters; a Career Hub …

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