Introducing Vault

Vault.com provides the intelligence that students and professionals need to build the careers they want, and to partner with companies seeking to engage with people pursuing high-potential careers.

Agora, the Online Marketplace for Johnnies

Agora is the online job listing and mentor database site available to both students and alumni.

Publications

The Career Services Office publishes two newsletters each month. The Horizons newsletter provides information about career development opportunities, graduate school, and life planning. Specific information about forums and events are also provided.

Internship News features internships in a variety of fields, including: advocacy, arts, business, communications, education, environment, farming, government, journalism, law, media, museums, nonprofits, opportunities abroad, outdoor activities, performing arts, public policy, politics, research, science, social issues, teaching, theatre, and more.

Horizons

Jobs, Grad Programs, and Summer Opportunities

April 2018

 

Internship News

Internship News and Information

February/March 2018

February 2018, Issue 2

Past Publications

To read past Horizons and Internship issues, please visit Annapolis Career Services on the digital archive website.

Resources

Job Search

AfterCollege.com

Great for job seekers looking to maximize their college alumni networks to land a first-time job.

Anne Arundel Community College

Up-to-date job opportunities at AACC, located near Annapolis.

Architecture Jobs Help

Find an architecture related job by state. Get tips on finding the right architecture job for you.

Baltimore Sun Job Search

Find a job in the Maryland/Virginia area with the Sun's large job database, categorized for easy searching.

CareerBliss.com

CareerBliss is a website dedicated to connecting people to blissful careers. The online job board showcases career opportunities in your area, across all industries.

CareerLantern.com

Career Lantern is an informational blog website that discusses and shares information regarding career planning, changing or advancing your career, job hunting, resumes and cover letters, how to have a successful job interview, and much more.

Chesapeake Bay Foundation

Jobs & Internship opportunities working to preserve the Chesapeake Bay and the Maryland environment.

Chronicle Jobs

Higher Education Jobs in the Humanities and the Chronicle for Higher Education. Updated daily with superb opportunities.

CollegeRecruiter.com

CollegeRecriter.com gives new job seekers access to hundreds of thousands of internships and entry-level positions and is a great resource for new grads who seek continuing education and business opportunities.

Congressional Research Service

This is a comprehensive listing of federal work experience opportunities entitled Internships, Fellowships, and Other Work Experience Opportunities in the Federal Government.

DataCamp

DataCamp provides you with the tools to learn the data science skills you need to start your own data projects.

Foundation Center

Excellent resource for job opportunities in Non-Profit Organizations and Foundations (through Philanthropy News Digest).

Green Dream Jobs - Sustainable Business

Your home for green jobs: renewable and clean energy jobs (solar, wind jobs), green building jobs, organic jobs, and all environmental and sustainable jobs.

#HeyPayScale

The career and salary experts at PayScale are ready to answer any and all of your questions about salary. Use the hashtag #HeyPayScale in your tweet, Facebook or Instagram posts. PayScale will reply to you with an answer so you can be on your way to earning the paycheck you deserve in no time.

PayScale's Salary Negotiation Guide

This guide can filter by scenario so that you see only the advice that best fits your situation, collect the data to support your request for a raise, and then learn how to negotiate your salary and benefits in three easy steps: Research, Strategize, Negotiate. It’s the most comprehensive resource for prepping for salary triumph.

Higheredjobs.com

A great source for jobs of all sorts in higher education institutions.

HireOwl

Looking for a great way to make money and gain work experience on a schedule that works with your classes? Check out HireOwl. They can provide you with a wide variety of paid part-time job opportunities, short-term projects, and internships.

Internships.com

Students can find internships and employment opportunities in the world’s largest internship marketplace. Search paid internships and part time jobs to help start you on your career path.

Jobbydoo

This job search engine allows you to search for full- and part-time jobs using a variety of criteria.

Jobipedia.org

Jobipedia.org is a free website where students and recent graduates can ask questions about job searching and get answers directly from experienced recruiting professionals at America’s top employers.

Joblift

A job platform that uses the latest machine learning techniques and big-data based algorithms to create the optimal match between employer and applicant, providing candidates with an intuitive and frictionless experience during the recruiting process.

Juju - Job Search Engine

A search engine that aggregates postings from popular job search databases.

LinkedIn

These links will take you to new resource tools that will be helpful for students and alumni in a job or internship search.

• Jobs
• ProFinder (for freelancers)
• Salary
• Internships

Use LinkedIn’s new career exploration pages to explore the professional landscape and browse job titles within various job functions across industries: 

engineering jobs, human resource jobs, higher education jobs, marketing jobs, sales jobs, consulting jobs, accounting jobs, finance jobs, legal jobs, entrepreneurial jobs

Mississippi Teacher Corps

The two-year teaching program offers a full scholarship for a master's degree in education and full pay and benefits.

MyJobHelper.com

This job search engine lists over 4,000,000 jobs available in the US. It features thousands of entry level jobs for students and graduates from such companies as Apple, Amazon, Google and, Walt Disney.

Neuvoo

Neuvoo.com is a job search engine which displays postings from multiple job search websites. Performing a search on neuvoo.com will result in listings from the careers section of many companies' websites.

Practice Reasoning Tests

Practice Reasoning Tests offers students the opportunity to take employers' psychometric tests. Many employers usesuch tests in their application process.

Salary Calculator

By using the salary calculator, you will be able to determine how much you would need to earn in your new city to maintain the same standard of living you currently enjoy. The salary calculator will compare the cost of living in each city, and display the amount that you would need to earn.

StreetEasy: A Guide to Moving to NYC

Whether you’re a college student, post-grad or just moving to NYC to claim your piece of the Big Apple, this housing guide will help you land an apartment in a neighborhood you like.

Simply Hired

Simply Hired offers a comprehensive job search that indexes jobs from thousands of sites across the web, including company career sites, job boards, and niche job sites. They also provide a variety of tools to tailor job search results, including a special filter for new grads, which delivers jobs that require a college degree and less than two years of experience.

Teach for Kaplan!

Apply to teach test prep with the pros.

Vault.com

Vault provides the intelligence that students and professionals need to build the careers they want, and to partner with companies seeking to engage with people pursuing high-potential careers.

Washington Post Job Search

Search an extensive list of Washington, DC, area jobs in every imaginable field. Particularly useful for government or legal positions.

ZipRecruiter.com

ZipRecruiter’s mission is to help people find meaningful employment. They are the #1 rated job search app on Android & iOS.

Social Networking

Financial Career

Navigate your finance career through Finbox, an essential career intelligence and networking community for financial professionals.

Reputation Management

Ensuring that your online reputation is protected is essential whether trying to get a job, or even go on a date. The mission of Reputation Management is to educate both individuals as well as corporations as to the best methods to protect and enhance their reputation online.

We Connect Now

This site was created in an effort to connect and integrate college students with disabilities as a virtual community with a voice on important issues. There is also a job site feature.

Career Information

All Psychology Schools

This is an online directory of psychology schools, degrees, and career resources. In addition to researching schools, this site allows you to explore education and career paths, request free information from schools, and utilize comparison tools to prepare you for your future in psychology.

Becomeopedia.com

This well-organized site offers information on how to become qualified for many career fields. It includes the education requirements, job description, and information on salary and career path.

Career Options in Design Drafting

The American Design Drafting Association, a professional membership organization, offers extensive career information for the field.

Careers in Sustainability Guide

This guide provides an overview of common green career paths and breaks down employment opportunities by state.

The Cognitive Development Society

The Cognitive Development Society aims to provide a unified voice for the wide range of scholars, practitioners, and others who are interested in change and continuity in the intellectual processes that support mental life. Their listserv offers great resources!

Education Careers Information

This online resource provides information on education careers, degrees needed for education careers, schools and certification, fields within education, finding an education job, education associations and journals, and the history of education.

Exam2Jobs.com

This site is a resource for helping you learn everything you need to know about the certification test (or tests) you'll need to pass in order to embark on a new career or keep moving upward in your current one. It offers free PRAXIS practice questions with teaching job information at the bottom of the page.

ExploreHealthCareers.org

This is a multi-disciplinary, interactive health careers website that gives students a comprehensive source of accurate, up-to-date information about the health professions. This includes information on and links to health-related training and education programs, financial aid resources, and current issues in health care.

Get Noticed in the Psychology Field By Blogging

Advice on blogging in the psychology field. The blogging advice is helpful in other fields as well.

Glassdoor

Glassdoor is an online career community where you can research what it's really like to work at more than 300,000 companies - with company reviews and ratings, salary reports, interview questions and more - shared by employees themselves. Plus, you can apply directly to jobs.

Green Careers Guide

Recently featured on the front page of Yahoo with "Fastest Growing Green Jobs." The careers section covers high quality, in-demand jobs, like solar, wind and geothermal.

A Guide to Careers in Science Writing

Provided by the Council for the Advancement of Science Writing (CASW), this guide is full of useful information regarding improvement in the quality of scientific news available to the public.

Job Choices Magazine

Job Choices is an excellent resource for job-search advice and information about employers interested in new college graduates.

Law Careers Now

A website committed to offering premium law career advice.

Medical Assistant Schools

This site helps students who want to pursue a career in medical assisting by providing information on medical assisting scholarships, career advice, training programs, certification and accredited schools across the nation.

NAIS: How to Find a Job in a Private School

A How-to guide provided by the National Association of Independent Schools.

The Occupational Outlook Handbook

This resource is a great tool for exploring a variety of occupations and beginning to research them.

One Day One Internship/Job

"Trying to figure it out? We'll help you explore what's possible with new jobs and internships every day."

PayScale’s Guide to Early Career Success

This guide teaches young workers how to find a job that aligns with their strengths and passions, how to get hired and negotiate the salary they deserve and become a successful part of any team.

Psychology Career Zone

This site offers information about careers in psychology and tips for job and education seekers.

Psychology Major Tips

This site has a variety of information for anyone considering a psychology major.

Registered Nurse Career

This site provides information on how to pursue the profession of a registered nurse, including information on how to become an RN, the different specialties available, job prospects, and more.

Salary.com

Find out the latest salary information by job title and location. The site also offers other useful features.

Teaching Certification Help

Visit this site for teaching certification guidance and advice.

Teacher Certification Degrees

Teacher Certification Degrees is a valuable resource to those looking to explore or expand a career in education. We provide a wealth of information on how to become a teacher, including teacher certification, teaching degrees and teaching careers.

Teach Tomorrow

A comprehensive site for those thinking about a career in teaching with directories of schools and programs, articles, and guides that have been meticulously researched by Teach Tomorrow staff members.

Velvet Jobs Career Paths

This comprehensive company guide will show you where your career might take you if you work for a particular company and how to get there.

Scholarships

Independent College Fund of Maryland

The ICFMD not only raises funds for St. John's College, but also offers students scholarships and internships. An officially approved link!

Do you know of any good job sites? Have any recommendations or suggestions? Let us know by e-mailing Kathleen Cady.