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EPCS has compiled the following listing of links to aid in your job search. EPCS does not endorse any of these sites; they are provided to enhance your job-search resources. Use the links to familiarize yourself with the job market by researching what types of jobs are being posted, where, and what skills and qualifications employers are seeking.

• Industry/Non-Profit Job Search Information
  • Internships
  • General Job Links
    Info about Careers / From UW-Madison / Other University Sites / Wisconsin-Specific Sites / Commercial Sites
    
  • Art Careers
  • Graphic Arts Careers
  • Counseling and Nonprofit Careers
  • Health and Fitness Careers
  • International Opportunities
  • Work Options for International Students
  • Graduate Programs

• For Teaching Job Posting Sites, see K-12 Teaching Links
• For Higher Ed/Ed Admin/Ed Policy, see Higher Ed Links
  

Internships

• Internshipprograms.com, home of the internship search engine.
• Collegegrad.com has internship opportunities as well as job-search advice.
• National Association of Colleges & Employers (NACE) Internship links: summer work, internships, fieldwork and post grad options
• Internship, College and Career Resource Center-- Stardust Internships
• University of Indiana Internship links arranged by career interest
• Internships.com - provides on-line opportunity to purchase reasonably
  priced regional internship guides. Also offers internship search tips.
• Wisconsin Chapter of AIGA AIGA Wisconsin will identify member businesses offering student internships and group tours of their facilities. See contact information under Outreach section.
• Summer Affirmative Action Intern Program (SAAIP)- Wisconsin Department of Employment Relations summer internships provide racial/ethnic minority and women students, and students with disabilities the opportunity to work in a temporary job in the Wisconsin Civil Service System. Occupational areas: engineering, social work, criminal justice, legal research, research analyst, human resources, library science, finance/accounting, public administration, recreational therapy, information technology, vocational/rehabilitation therapy.
• Land's End offers internships in graphic design, etc.
• Art Institute of Chicago
• The US Holocaust Museum fellowships and internship program
• National Clearinghouse of Rehabilitation Training Materials --
  Rehabilitation Internships
• John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington, D.C.
• Summer internship for Los Angeles County Arts Commission Grant Recipients in Performing and Literary Arts
• American Association of Museums
• Smithsonian Institute Internships and Fellowship opportunities

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General Career Sites

Sites:
Career Info / From UW-Madison / Other University Sites / WI / Commercial

Info about Careers

• The Occupational Outlook Handbook- compiled by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, is a nationally recognized source for career information,
  designed to provide valuable assistance to individuals making decisions
  about their future work lives. Jobs categorized with information on salaries, work environment, educational requirements.
• From St. Norbert College - What Can I do with This major?
• The University of North Carolina-Wilmington has developed a wonderful site exploring careers according to academic majors. Check out:
  What can I do with a major in...?
• Austin Peay State University - Career Services online, including
  What can I do with a major/degree in ...?
• The Riley Guide - great source for job-search information including job listings.
• USAJOBS - USAJOBS is the official job site of the United States Federal Government.
  It's your one-stop source for Federal jobs and employment information.

  Career Info from UW-Madison Sources

• The UW System has put together career resources information.

• UW-Madison Helen C. White College Library Career Collection.
  Includes career information, related links, local jobs and company
  research
• UW-Madison School of Education EPCS teaching career links
• The UW Alumni Association provides career services for UW students and alums. Check them out at: www.uwalumni.com
• UW-Madison student job board: www.jobcenter.wisc.edu
• Another UW-Madison campus resource for on-line listings is the
  L&S/Human Ecology Career Services site. The diversity of majors in
  L&S captures many interested employers.
• UW-Madison School of Business Certificate In Business program-- applications and information are available on website.
• From UW Alumni Association access to an online career development and enhancement program called CareerTools that is completely FREE for use by students. To use CareerTools, just go to the CareerTools website and create a username and password to begin using the program. There you'll find great information from experts about networking, creating a resume, and even a job listing search for over 11,000 companies worldwide.

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Other University Career Sites

• University of California- Berkeley career links

  Wisconsin-Specific Career Sites

• State of Wisconsin's Department of Workforce Development's Wisconsin Job Center . Provides links to JobNet (WI job listings), American's Job Bank, and WI Summer Jobs sites.
• WI Labor Market Information
  
• The Madison State Journal and The Capital Times present Madison.com
  including the Wisconsin Employment Wizard.com. The site combines hometown newspapers, classified ads, and local businesses to bring the most current openings to the job seeker. Also provides detailed company information and
  job-search advice. Search options include local, regional and national openings.
• Great Jobs WI.com: One-stop shopping site for central WI job opportunities
  and information on living and playing in the great north
• The Madison WI Business Internet Guide

Commercial Career Sites

• NationJob Network a national job-search engine with career specialty
  sites and community sites.
• Career Builder has joined forces with Career Path - providing national and international job-search engines.
• Brass Ring campus. Find your way in the real world with the job site that's a lot more.
• Monster.com & the college version MonsterTRAK (fka JOBTRAK.com) national job posting sites.

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Art Careers

• The Occupational Outlook Handbook - Visual Artists
• Art & Design - Career Employment - Art Jobs from Northern Michigan University
• Moore College of Art & Design - career links from Locks Career Center for Women in the Arts
• World-wide arts resources employment listings: http://world-arts-resources.com/employment and http://wwar.com
• ArtJob.com - The source for opportunites in the arts
• The Riley Guide - Job listings of Arts & Humanities (visual arts, acting & entertainment, dance, fashion, film, music, philosophy)
• Bleak House Books & Diversity, Inc., a Madison company dedicated to produce and promote quality works of art of all artistic disciplines.
• DESIGNEDUCATION provides information and resources about K12
  design education. Includes an extensive listing of links to other organizations.
• National Assembly of State Arts Agencies, every state arts agency contains a wealth of information on the artistic and cultural life in their state,as well as a host of resources for artists.
• Arts Net - from Carnegie Mellon, an informational clearinghouse of arts management resources available on the internet.
• National Endowment for the Arts
• Art Deadlines, subscription required. However, there is a FREE monthly email edition available upon request.
• Arts Wire - online communication for the arts
• American Association of Museums. This site has information and links
  to museum employment sources
• University of Leicester - Museum Studies
• College Art Association - excellent source for art academic career information.
• Check out DANCE opportunities at: www.danceart.com
• World Wide Arts Resources - Dance Arts provides information on schools of dance, choreography, dance organizations, dance studios, traditional dance, as well as performance information on festivals and ballets.
• National Dance Council of America - governing body for professional dance in the United States.
• Sapphire Swan Dance Directory - Extensive listing of dance resources on the Web. Organized by dance styles.
• Assistant Director's Training Program - trains you on the job to become a Second Assistant Director in the motion picture and television industry.
• Society of Illustrators
• Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators
• National Cartoonists Society
  

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Graphic Arts Careers

• Art & Design - Career Employment - Totally awesome listing of job links from Northern Michigan University
• Communication Arts - Featuring the Commarts.com Network, which includes:
  • creativehotlist.com valuable resource for the creative job search
  • commarts.com on-line articles and industry information source
• Madison Advertising Federation - local chapter providing professional
  development. Sponsor internships and scholarships to students.
• Quad/Graphics - check out current openings. Contact them for
  internship possibilities.
• HOW Magazine - comprehensive on-line business center for
  graphic designers, including job bank.
• CMYK Magazine - provides information for students pursuing careers
  in design. Resource links to advertising agencies, design firms,
  interactive agencies, illustrators, photographers and schools.
• American Institute of Graphic Artists includes common sense information for students looking for a career in design.
  • Wisconsin Chapter of AIGA AIGA Wisconsin will identify member businesses offering student internships and group tours of their facilities. See contact information under Outreach section.
  • Chicago Chapter AIGA
  • Minnesota Chapter AIGA
• PRINT Magazine - on-line magazine for graphic designers
• Graphic Staffing a temporary and temp-to-perm staffing service,
  serving Minneapolis, Chicago, and soon coming to Milwaukee.
• Interested in COMPUTER ANIMATION and you want to know more: http://www.tsfx.com/faq.html

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Counseling and Nonprofit Careers

• Occupational Outlook Handbook - Counselors, Human Services
• American Counseling Association - The world's largest association representing professional counselors. Site includes CTOnline, the online news source for professional counselors and employment classifieds.
• State of Wisconsin - employment opportunities
  • Current DWD Openings (Dept of Workforce Development)
• Dane County Job Center - a partner in meeting the workforce needs of area employers and to help individuals achieve their career goals and enhance their employment opportunities.
• National Association of Colleges and Employers
• The National Clearinghouse of Rehabilitation Training Materials includes the Rehabilitation Recruitment Center (RRC) a unique resource of job listings in rehabilitation programs, disability resources listings and many more important links for Rehabilitation professionals.
• Eckerd Youth Alternatives - provides a unique wilderness experiential education for hundreds of at-risk youth in 17 camps throughout the eastern half of the US.
• United Way - links to local United Way organizations.
• Nonprofit Career Network - one of the best sites for your nonprofit job search. Includes job postings, a resource center, information on job fairs, conferences, workshops and much, much more!
• Socialservice.com - provides lists of job openings in the nonprofit sector by state. Also has a listing of related industry links.
• Social Work Job Bank - online career center features real social work jobs at all professional levels, in a variety of settings, and in locations around the world—as well as articles and resources relating to careers in the profession of social work.
• TOPjobs Program - Wisconsin Department of Employment Relations summer internships. Positions available for vocational/rehabilitation therapy students.
• Idealist.org - Extensive helpful resources regarding nonprofit careers, job postings, internships, and a nonprofit locator to help you find any charity in the U.S.
• Deep Sweep. com - the country's leading Nonprofit Job Board
• Opportunity Knocks - non-profit job postings

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Health & Fitness Careers

• Occupational Outlook Handbook:
  • Health Services
  • Instructors and Coaches, Sports and Physical Training
• Center for Health Careers
• WI AHEC Health Careers Information Site
• CESAjobs.org - Wisconsin's largest employer of school specialty positions featuring jobs available at WI CESAs
• American Speech-Language-Hearing Association - includes a job posting site for school and non-school positions.
• Human Kinetics: The Information Leader in Physical Activity. Listing industry information and career assessment tools.
• Kinesiology Network
• International College of Applied Kinesiology The International College of Applied Kinesiology (ICAK) was founded in 1975 to provide instruction on the research of Dr. George Goodheart to interested healthcare professionals. Today, the scope of AK technologies is expanding rapidly through directed research by a growing number of dedicated researchers.
• American Hearth Association listing of employment opportunities. Check local sites for internships through the American Heart Association, also.
• American Occupational Therapy Association - membership required, but check out services available with a student membership.
• Wisconsin Occupational Therapy Association - site includes a listing of relevant job search links.
• American Physical Therapy Association-membership required for some features, site includes job listings, continuing education courses, industry projections, legislative rulings, and advocacy
• Wisconsin Physical Therapy Association-job listings, information on injuries and exercise, conference schedule, news in physical therapy, etc.
• TOPjobs Program - Wisconsin Department of Employment Relations summer internships. Positions available for recreational therapy students.
• Healthfinder.gov is a free gateway to reliable consumer health and human services information developed by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.  Healthfinder® can lead you to selected online publications, clearinghouses, databases, web sites, and support and self-help groups, as well as the government agencies and not-for-profit organizations that produce reliable information for the public.
• Aerobic Fitness Association of America, providing resources and services for health and fitness professionals.
• Johnson & Johnson - The scope of opportunities available at Johnson & Johnson Family of companies can be as broad as the global markeplace they serve.
• Conney Safety Products - nationwide distributor of safety and first aid supplies, located in Madison.
• Cooper Institute for Aerobics Research , listing of internship opportunities at the Cooper Institute.
• The National Strength & Conditioning Association, also provides links to other associations.
• American College of Sports Medicine - ACSM also has a site for online career services.
• American Council on Exercise - intended for use by consumers to locate local ACE certified fitness professionals.
• National Institute for Fitness and Sport, is a nonprofit organization committed to enhancing human health & fitness and athletic performance through research, education & services. Site offers employment and internship opportunities.
• Women's Sports Foundation - The Women's Sports Foundation is a national non-profit, educational, member-based organization dedicated to promoting and enhancing the sports and fitness experience for all girls and women. You will find over 150 documents on topics and issues in women's sports, information on over 70 different sports, biographies of over 100 champion female athletes, how to apply for over $250,000 in grants, and an incredible array of other resources. Paid internships available for 3 months/1 year (summer, fall, winter, spring) in East Meadow, NY headquarters.
• National Wellness Institute provides internship opportunities.
• YMCA of the USA - vacancies are published twice a month, requires subscription. You can check out local YMCAs to see if open positions are posted on the web.
• Public Health Employment Connection at the Rollins School of Public Health
• Environmental, Health, Safety and Human Resources jobs: http://www.empty.net
• National Institute of Health - NIH Job opportunities and internships
• FitnessManagement.com - listing of positions available and wanted for health and fitness facilities. Also provides links to related associations.
• National Collegiate Athletic Association - national employment listing for colleges, athletic conferences, high schools and NCAA staff.
• Coachingjobs.com lists coaching positions available throughout the US at the high school or college level.
• WorkInSports.com - fee based job site for the sports industry

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International Opportunities

• Volunteerabroad.com is a comprehensive on-line source for international volunteer positions, teaching positions around the world, Jobs Abroad, study abroad and a whole lot more!
• Teachabroad.com is an on-line resouce for international teaching positions and student travel information.
• Information from UC-Irvine's Center for International Education on teaching experiences and opportunities in countries around the world
• TESL:jobs - list of comprehensive links to jobs sites with study, teaching & student resources.
• i-to-i volunteer opportunities abroad and TESL certification programs.
• Peace Corps: http://www.peacecorps.gov
• UW-Madison's Global Gateway - guide links to international programs and opportunities at the UW.
• Transitions Abroad Magazine is a bi-monthly guide to practical information on affordable alternatives to mass tourism: living, working, studying, or vacationing alongside the people of the host country.
• Escapeartist.com - a website about unique lifestyles and offshore investments.
• Global Volunteers - a non profit organization, placing volunteers in community projects in China, Ecuador, Ghana, Nepal, New
  Zealand, Romania, Russia, Thailand, and Uganda. Volunteers have the
  opportunity to participate in a variety of educational, environmental
  and community aid programs.
  

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Graduate Programs

• Peterson's Guide, including information on graduate programs nationwide, executive education programs, summer jobs, and study abroad.
• The Graduate Guide - reference tool to quickly locate schools and the programs they offer. Grad school and exam tips.
• Association of American Medical Colleges - information on applying to medical school
• Art Institute of Boston at Lesley University - Advanced Professional Certficiate programs in graphic design, illustration, and animation.
• Testing:
  • Answering questions about the GRE
  • Official GRE website
  • Answering questions about the GMAT
  • Official GMAT website
    

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