Job Search Resources
There are a variety of resources available to help students and alumni prepare for a job search and learn about specific industries.
- Check out the Opportunities Board, PLU’s online jobs board, to view job and internship postings. All current students have an account. Sign in using your ePass. Full instructions are available for users.
- Read below for additional job search tools outside of PLU.
- Looking for International Opportunities? GoinGlobal is a resource you can use to search for global job or internship opportunities. You can also explore their Career Guides, which provide insight into employment markets all around the world.
- Explore what you can do with your major.
It is also important to be cautious of postings that sound too good to be true. Review these tips on how to spot fraudulent postings.
Coronavirus Resources
- Candor – Company’s Hiring Status During COVID-19
- CovIntern – Find an internship
- GitHub – Internship Hiring Status
- Parker Dewey – Find Short Term Projects for Companies
- Companies Hiring Right Now – Article from The Muse
- Who’s Hiring Right Now – Article from LinkedIn
- Remote.co – Remote work
- CareerOneStop
- GlassDoor
- Indeed
- LinkedIn Jobs
- WorksourceWA
- WayUp
- Monster
- Chegg Internships – Search for internships and find resources to help you strengthen your application.
- USAJobs – Federal Job Search
- Idealist – Non-profit internships and careers
Business
- JobsinSports – Search for jobs in sports
- AngelList – Search for jobs with startups
- American Marketing Association Job Board – Search for marketing opportunities
- Accounting.com – Search for accounting jobs
- eFinancialCareers – Search for jobs in finance
Environmental
- Student Conservation Association – Search for internships
- WA Conservation Corps – Americorps position in WA state
- Nature Careers – Search for careers related to nature/health/medicine
Health/Science
- Zintellect – Search for internships, fellowships, and scholarships
- Pathways to Science – Search for research and internship opportunities
- STEM Undergrads – Federal Opportunities for undergraduate science students
- Association of American Medical Colleges Research Opportunities – Search for summer research opportunities
- American Mathematical Association Internships – Search for internships
- Biomedical Research Internships – Catalog of research internships
- National Science Foundation – See Research Experiences for Undergraduates
Healthcare
- Nurse.org Jobs – Search for nursing jobs across the country
- Nurse.com – Search for nursing jobs across the country
Government
- WA State Jobs
- USAJobs – Search for federal employment
Education
- HigherEdJobs – Search for positions at higher education institutions
- Washington State Charter Schools Association Job Board – Search for positions at charter schools
- TeachWA – Search for districts in WA
- EdJoin – Search for opportunities across US
- Washington Education Association Job Resources – Find resources for job searching in WA
Arts & Entertainment
- TheCreativeLoft – Jobs in fashion, photography, event planning and more
- Entertainment Careers – Jobs and internships in film, tv, and more
- Playbill – Search for opportunities in Theatre
- Rights and Recommendations from PLU
- Opportunities Board – Search for on-campus and off-campus jobs
- Career Advising – Schedule an appointment with a career advisor to discuss your job search
- Cornell – Resources for Undocumented Students
- USAJobs – Veterans Preference Guide
- Veterans Employment Center – Find resources from the Department of Labor
- Google Job Search – Search by military code
- Career Advising – Schedule an appointment with a career advisor to discuss your job search
- GoinGlobal – US visa information as well as country and city guides
- MyVisaJobs – Highlighting H1B employers and other visa-related information
- Career Advising – Schedule an appointment with a career advisor to discuss your job search
- AmeriCorps – Summer & Year-Long Opportunities across USA
- City Year – Year-Long service in an educational setting in US
- Peace Corps – Two-year grassroots volunteering abroad
- Japan Exchange and Teaching Program (JET) – Teach English in Japan
- Lutheran Volunteer Corps – Semester and Year-Long Service in a nonprofit in US
- Jesuit Volunteer Corps – One-year (domestic) or two-year (international) service opportunity
- Global Mission-Evangelical Lutheran Church of America – One-year international service experience
- Global Health Corps – Year-long fellowship abroad or in US
- Mennonite Central Committee – Five different programs from a summer to 2-years in length internationally
- Nuestros Pequenos Hermanos – One-year international service experience in Latin America
- Amigos de Jesus – One-year service experience in Honduras