University Career Center
Resources for internships, externships, exploring different careers, Careers4Terps, Job Search Preparation, Finding a Job, and more.
Offers services such as job listings, on-campus interviewing, resume referral, career assistance appointments, career testing/ focus, resource room and credentials.
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University Career Center’s Graduate and Professional School Page
Resources about considering, exploring programs, applying, financing, deciding and transitioning to graduate school
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Career Planning, Internship, and Job Search Courses, including:
EDCP108C: Career Clarification – Choosing a Major (1 credit)
EDCP108I: Academic Transition into Internships (1 credit)
UNIV099: Internship Seminar (0 credit)
EDCP108J: Job Search Strategies (1 credit)
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Exploring Majors and Careers
Information to help you choose a major and explore various career paths.
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Careers 4 Terps
A Web-based service providing students and alumni access to On-Campus Interviewing, Resume Referral to employers, and job listings for part-time on-campus, part-time off-campus, internships, and full-time.
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FOCUS
Provides a complete picture of your interests, values, personality, skills, and leisure activities using self-assessment questionnaires, interest inventories and personality testing. After assessing your personal attributes, the system searches its career and occupational information database to identify and analyze occupations and career paths that match your personal characteristics. Free through the University Career Center.
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Graduate School of the University of Maryland, College Park
Information and applications for all advanced degree programs offered at Maryland.
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UM National Scholarships Office
The National Scholarships Office supports students with information on nationally competitive scholarship opportunities, planning for experiences and the development of their portfolios, mentoring to strengthen fellowship applications, and interview experiences for success.
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5 Year BA/ Master of Public Policy Joint Program
Are you currently a BSOS Student? Check out the 5 Year BA/ Master of Public Policy Joint Program.
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Robert H. Smith School of Business Career Management
Services for undergraduate and graduate business students.
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A. James Clark School of Engineering
Engineering Co-Op and Career Services.
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UM Alumni Association
New alumni receive a one-year complimentary membership!
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Idealist on Campus
Virtual meeting place for students, staff and community members who are making the world a better place through service, activism, advocacy, political engagement, and socially responsible work. Student Career Center provides resources for careers in nonprofits, information about upcoming career fairs, idealist career days, and more.
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Graduation Pledge
Socially Responsible Career List, including social welfare jobs, nonprofit jobs, environmental jobs, human rights jobs, political and public service jobs, and volunteer programs.
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DotOrgJobs.com
Online employment resource for the non-profit world.
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Gradschools.com
Online database with information on graduate schools throughout the country and internationally, including:
- Public Administration/ Public Policy http://www.gradschools.com/listings/menus/pubpol_menu.html
- Non-Profit Administration http://programs.gradschools.com/east/nonprofit_administration.html - Social Work http://www.gradschools.com/programs/social_work_msw.html
- Urban and Regional Planning
http://www.gradschools.com/programs/urban_planning.html
And much more. For full list, please see
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National Association of Schools of Public Affairs
Strives to ensure excellence in education and training for public service and to promote the ideal of public service through graduate programs in public administration, public policy, and public affairs.
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School for International Training Graduate Institute
Offers Masters Degrees in Intercultural Service, Leadership, and Management; Science in Management; and more.
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MBAs in the Nonprofit World
Don’t be misled by your Wall Street-obsessed classmates; not all MBAs seek a corporate career following graduation. Some choose to pursue less lucrative (but often very satisfying) jobs with non-profit organizations or the government.
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Co-op America Green Business Program
Provides the networks, resources, and technical assistance needed for socially and environmentally responsible businesses to emerge and thrive in communities across the US.
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AmeriCorps
A network of national service programs that engage more than 50,000 Americans each year in intensive service to meet critical needs in education, public safety, health, and the environment.
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Internet Public Library
Resource of many different opportunities to serve your community or a community somewhere in the world.
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USA Freedom Corps
A coordinating council housed at the White House and chaired by President George W. Bush, the USA Freedom Corps are working to strengthen our culture of service and help find opportunities for every American to start volunteering.
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Peace Corps
Peace Corps Volunteers serve in 73 countries in Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, Central and South America, Europe, and the Middle East. Collaborating with local community members, Volunteers work in areas like education, youth outreach and community development, the environment, and information technology.
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Action Without Borders
Idealist.org’s guide provides useful information for individuals interested in volunteering in their communities.
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Teach for America
Teach For America's mission is to enlist our nation's most promising future leaders in the movement to eliminate educational inequality.
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Global Volunteer Network
Offers volunteer opportunities in community projects throughout the world.
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City Year
City Year unites young people of all backgrounds, ages 17-24, for a demanding year of community service and leadership development in 16 U.S communities and Johannesburg, South Africa.
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Partnership for Public Service
Works to make the government an employer of choice for talented, dedicated Americans through educational outreach, research, legislative advocacy, and hands-on partnerships with agencies on workforce management issues.
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SustainLane
Find a job in an environmentally friendly company in a variety of fields.
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VolunteerMatch.org
Constantly updated links to volunteer opportunities by zip code.
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Avodah: The Jewish Service Corps
Integrates work for social change, Jewish learning and community-building.
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Brethren Volunteer Service
A program of the Church of the Brethren, BVSers work to meet four basic goals: serving basic human needs, working for peace, advocating justice, and maintaining the integrity of creation.
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Catholic Network of Volunteer Service
Catholic Network of Volunteer Service has as its Mission to be a bridge between people thinking about volunteering and member programs, over 230 of which offer volunteer opportunities.
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Jesuit Volunteer Corps
A national and international program that aims to understand local needs, retain regional ties, and provide strong personal and programmatic support to volunteers.
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Lutheran Volunteer Corps
This program asks for a one-year commitment and lists its goals as Working for Social Justice, Simplifying Your Lifestyle, and Living in Intentional Community.
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Mennonite Volunteer Service
Provides a way for people to live out their faith through deeds of service in more than 20 communities throughout the United States.
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St. Vincent Pallotti Center
Information about full-time volunteer opportunities in the U.S. and abroad.
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