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About the Career Education and Development Office
Linking College to Careers
The Career Education and Development team stands ready to assist you with anything related to your career development. Choosing majors or careers, job searching, graduate school applications, connecting with employers - we assist with it all.
Our Fall 2023 Career & Internship Fair will be held at Stockton University on Thursday, October 5, 2023, in the Sports Center from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM. This is a great networking event for students and alumni to discuss employment and internship opportunities with participating employers across various sectors! Check out our website for resources to prepare to put your best foot forward and confidently navigate this experience. Registration will be opening up soon.
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African and African American Students
Career Resources for African and African American Students
African-American Career World: The recruitment link between students and professionals who are African American and the employers that seek to hire them.
Black Career Women’s Network (BCWN): BCWN is a national organization dedicated to fostering the professional development of African-American women by providing career tools, resources, and a strong network to help you strategically manage your career, navigate the workplace, and thrive professionally.
Black Equal Opportunity Employment Journal: America’s leading African-American Business and Career magazine. This website provides information for African-Americans seeking opportunities in corporate America.
Corporate Diversity Search, Inc.: Specializes in the placement of women and minority candidates into middle and upper level professional positions in a variety of areas, including: engineering, manufacturing, information systems, accounting, telecommunications, strategic planning, finance, human resources, and others. Job-seekers can post submit their resumes and view career opportunities.
Diversity Search: A leading diversity career portal, where job-seekers can post up to three online resumes and cover letters, search job listings (by keywords, industry job type, location, or company), and create up to five job search agents (that email you new jobs that match your criteria). Free to job-seekers.
DiversityWorking.com: A great diversity job site for all ethnic and sexual orientation groups, where job-seekers can search for jobs (by location, industry, job listing type, posting regency, and keywords), as well as post your resume, and sign up for a free newsletter. The company is also a national career expo producer for the diversity marketplace. Free to job-seekers.
IMDiversity.com: IMDiversity.com is dedicated to providing career and self-development information to all minorities, specifically African Americans, Asian Americans, and Pacific Islanders, Latino/Hispanic Americans, Native Americans, and women. The site’s Diversity Villages provide population-specific news and information.
Minority Career Network: Offers free access to thousands of job opportunities, nationwide, in all industries, at all levels. Also includes some great career tips.
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP): The mission of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People is to ensure the political, educational, social, and economic equality of rights of all persons and to eliminate race-based discrimination.
National Association of Black Social Workers: The National Association of Black Social Workers advocates for social change, justice, and human development of African people here in the United States and throughout the world. It advocates for social change, justice and human development of African people here in the United States and throughout the world. Their affiliate chapters reflect seasoned practitioners and students of African ancestry who continue the struggle for justice and freedom.
National Council of Negro Women (NCNW): NCNW promotes education with a special focus on science, technology, engineering, and math; encourages entrepreneurship, financial literacy and economic stability; educates women about good health and HIV/AIDS; promotes civic engagement and advocates for sound public policy consistent with traditional values.
National Urban League Jobs Network: The National Urban League is a historic civil rights organization dedicated to economic empowerment in order to elevate the standard of living in historically under-served urban communities. They connect job seekers with employers who understand their mission and the importance of diversity and inclusion in the workplace.
Nemnet: A resource organization committed to helping minority students looking for jobs in education. Services include online job postings, resume database, and career fairs for people of color. Free to job-seekers.
The Black Collegian: Offers career and self-development information for African-American students.
The Black Perspective Online: The Black Perspective Online aims to spread awareness of issues and opportunities concerning the African-American community through news and by connecting them with employers who foster affirmative action and equal opportunity as part of their corporate policies.
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC): Responsible for enforcing federal laws that make it illegal to discriminate against a job applicant or an employee because of the person's race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), national origin, age (40 or older), disability or genetic information.
WorkplaceDiversity.com: A career management site for "diversity talent," where job-seekers can search for jobs from employers who support diversity, take advantage of a job search agent, post your resume, read articles that will help you get ahead, and find insider company research. Free to job-seekers.
American Indian / Native American Students
Career Resources for American Indian / Native American Students
American Indian Graduate Center: This organization provides fellowships for American Indian Graduate and Professional Students.
American Indian Science and Engineering Society: AISES works to substantially increase American Indian and Alaska Native representation in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) fields.
Bureau of Indian Affairs: The Bureau provides services (directly or through contracts, grants, or compacts) to approximately 1.9 million American Indians and Alaska Natives.
Elivade: This is a career community for people of color. Students can join thousands of diverse professionals and peers, gain access to resources and career opportunities, and cultivate peer-to-peer mentorship to grow their careers.
Management Leadership for Tomorrow (MLT): MLT equips and emboldens high-achieving women and men from underrepresented communities – African American, Latinx, and Native American – to excel professionally through group and one-on-one mentorship, networking seminars, and easily accessible pipelines to employment.
Native American Jobs: This site is dedicated to being your link to diversity and indigenous employment, career-minded individuals looking for employment and careers in all communities, locally and nationwide.
Society for the Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science: This a society of scientists dedicated to fostering the success of Hispanic/Chicano and Native American scientists—from college students to professionals—to attain advanced degrees, careers, and positions of leadership in science.
Native-American village from IMDiversity.com offers career information and job listings.
Native American Employment Source is a comprehensive job search engine.
Asian / Asian American Students
Career Resources for Asian / Asian American Students
National Association of Asian American Professionals (NAAAP): The National Association of Asian American Professionals cultivates and empowers Asian & Pacific Islander leaders through professional development, community service, and networking. In order to achieve its goals, NAAAP offers a diverse range of professional development programs on the local and national level, engages its membership in community service, and organizes professional networking events.
The Asian American Economic Development's offers job search resources and tools for personal growth.
Asian-American village from IMDiversity.com offers career information and job listings.
Asian Diversity, Inc.: Search job postings and gain exposure to employers specifically interested in the Asian American community.
Asian Women in Business: Membership-based organization that supports corporate and professional Asian women through leadership forums and networking events.
Asian American Career Center: Goldsea Asian American Careers addresses several career-related issues, such as choosing a career, career-building strategies, Asian heritage at work, job hunting & interviewing, and women at work. Read these helpful articles and tips to help you in your job search. Also, check out the links for Asian-friendly employers!
asianlife: Jobs, People, Community: This website helps to connect Asian Americans to Jobs, People, and the Community. Find employers, groups, or individuals in your area; and attend conferences and events to extend your professional network! You can also read relevant articles and stay up-to-date with current news.
Asia Pacific American Leadership: The Conference on Asian Pacific American Leadership (CAPAL) is a charitable and educational organization dedicated to building leadership and public policy knowledge within the Asian Pacific American community. Its mission is to promote APA interests and success in public service careers, to provide information and education on policy issues affecting the APA community, and to serve the APA community at large.
DACA / Undocumented Students
Career Resources for DACA / Undocumented Students
College Guide for Undocumented Students: This resource guide has information regarding the federal Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors (DREAM) Act, the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) Program, the college application process, how to finance a college education, how to talk about being undocumented, available scholarship opportunities, and tips for how to navigate the college experience, as well as a number of additional resources. Consider reviewing this guide for additional help, resources, and access to support.
DACA and Your Workplace Rights: This FAQ, answered by the National Immigration Law Center, is intended to answer questions such as what are the rights of workers (1) when they apply for DACA, (2) after they have received DACA and have a work permit, and (3) when they are applying to renew their DACA. It also provides information that may be helpful when you apply for and after you have been granted DACA.
Immigrants Rising: Immigrants Rising provides resources, knowledge and financial support for immigrant entrepreneurs, regardless of legal status, at any stage of their journey. They empower undocumented young people to achieve educational and career goals through personal, institutional, and policy transformation.
Immigrants’ Rights Under a Trump Presidency: FAQs for Students, Educators & Social Service Providers: This document serves as an FAQ that answers many commonly asked questions regarding the rights of undocumented and DACA immigrants, prepared by MALDEF, the nation’s leading Latino legal civil rights organization.
Life After College: A Guide for Undocumented Students: While initially it may seem as though undocumented students have limited options upon graduating from college, this guide is intended to shed light on the possibilities that do exist. The guide includes personal narratives, student testimonials, and advice from experts.
My Undocumented Life: The mission of the My Undocumented Life blog is to provide up-to-date information and resources to undocumented immigrants. They post scholarship opportunities that are open to undocumented students, strategies for navigating the educational system, information on how to apply for DACA, news on immigration policies, and much more.
Resources Guide: Supporting Undocumented Youth: Informed by research and promising practices, the U.S. Department of Education has compiled this Resource Guide to assist and enhance State and local efforts to support undocumented youth at the secondary and postsecondary school levels.
USG Undocumented Student Guide: The USC Undergraduate Student Government created a website with resources and information for undocumented Trojans and prospective students.
Female Students
Career Resources for Female Students
AABRS Small Business Grants Available to Female Entrepreneurs: Are you a female entrepreneur looking to start or grow a business? This guide created by AABRS provides a list of grants and funding opportunities for female, small business owners to apply to, both in the US and UK.
Advancing Women: A job board made exclusively for women seeking opportunities in tech and diversity.
American Association of University Women: The American Association of University Women fights to remove the barriers and biases that stand in the way of gender equity. They train women to negotiate for pay and benefits and to pursue leadership roles. The AAUW also advocates for federal, state and local laws and policies to ensure equity and end discrimination. Additionally, they have a number of fellowships and grants.
American Business Women’s Association (ABWA): The mission of the American Business Women’s Association is to bring together businesswomen of diverse occupations and to provide opportunities for them to help themselves and others grow personally and professionally through leadership, education, networking support, and national recognition.
Association for Women in Science (AWIS): AWIS is a global network that inspires bold leadership, research, and solutions that advance women in STEM, spark innovation, promote organizational success, and drive systemic change.
Feminist Career Center: The Feminist Jobs Board is a project of the Feminist Majority Foundation, a non-profit committed to educating and mobilizing folks around the political, economic, and social equality of all women. The board provides feminists with a space to find jobs that progress the status of women or encompass their passion for social justice. Employers like Planned Parenthood, the American Civil Liberties Union, League of Conservation Voters, and The National Women’s Law Center utilize the board.
Financial Women’s Association (FWA): The Financial Women’s Association brings together high achieving professionals from every sector of the financial world. Within the financial services industry, the FWA provides a public forum for examining important contemporary issues in business, finance, governmental policy and civic affairs. From public to private sector, personal to professional life, the Financial Women’s Association offers exciting programs each year designed to broaden horizons and enhance skills.
IEEE – Women in Engineering (WIE): IEEE WIE connects over 20,000 members in over 100 countries to professional women around the world. IEEE WIE membership gives you access to a global network that advances professional women in technology at all points in their life and career.
Ignite – IGNITE trains young women across the United States to run for office. Our participants are passionate about bettering their communities, but may not always understand the role of political leadership in that process. IGNITE teaches young women how to think critically about policy and understand where the levers of power to make change actually reside. Via our K-12 curriculum, college chapters, annual conferences, and elected women network and alumni network IGNITE teaches young women to become civically engaged and step into public service
National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO): NAWBO is the only dues-based organization representing the interests of all women entrepreneurs across all industries; and with chapters across the country. With far-reaching clout and impact, NAWBO is a one-stop resource to propelling women business owners into greater economic, social and political spheres of power worldwide.
National Center for Women and Information Technology (NCWIT): NCWIT convenes, equips, and unites change leader organizations to increase the meaningful participation of all women — at the intersections of race, ethnicity, class, age, sexual orientation, and disability status — in the influential field of computing, particularly in terms of innovation and development.
The Society of Women Engineers (SWE): The Society of Women Engineers establishes engineering as a highly desirable career for women through an exciting array of training and development programs, networking opportunities, scholarships, and outreach and advocacy activities.
Women in Technology International (WITI): WITI (Women in Technology International) is committed to empowering innovators, inspiring future generations and building inclusive cultures, worldwide. WITI is redefining the way women and men collaborate to drive innovation and business growth and is helping corporate partners create and foster gender inclusive cultures. The organization delivers leading edge programs and platforms for individuals and companies — designed to empower professionals, boost competitiveness and cultivate partnerships, globally.
Zen Business’s Resources for Women: Female entrepreneurs are a thriving part of the commerce community around the world. This comprehensive list of resources offers advice in the subjects of starting a business to business finances to writing a business plan.
First-Generation Students
Career Resources for First-Generation Students
America Needs You: America Needs You fights for economic mobility for ambitious, first-generation college students by providing transformative mentorship and intensive career development.
FirstGEN Fellowship Program: This fellowship is a ten-week summer program in the D.C. area for undergraduate students who are the first in their immediate families to attend an institution of higher education, and who are passionate about pursuing careers in social justice.
Formerly Incarcerated Students
Career Resources for Formerly Incarcerated Students
Reentering your community can be more manageable when you’re aware of services and resources available to help. This handbook provided by the Federal Bureau of Prisons is designed as a step-by-step guide to help you reenter your community includes additional information in specific areas where you may have questions or are in search for tools available to you.
Ensuring People with Convictions Have a Right to Work:
The National Employment Law Project works from the ground up to build systemic change. They collaborate with community partners on advocacy campaigns, developing and testing innovative policy ideas in cities and states, then scale them up to effect change nationally.
Special Service for Group’s forensic treatment and criminal justice programs offer services in the jail/prison and community settings. SSG provides services to offenders and ex-offenders, as well as youth at-risk of offending. Services are designed to facilitate reintegration into the community in a way that decreases recidivism, brings families together and improves quality of life.
The National Reentry Resource Center
The Reentry Services Directory was developed by the National Reentry Resource Center (NRRC) to help individuals who have been incarcerated and their families find local reentry services. The NRRC has compiled a list of organizations and service providers who can address different reentry needs, including housing, employment, and family reunification.
Center for Employment Opportunities
Center for Employment Opportunities provides immediate, effective, and comprehensive employment services exclusively to individuals who have recently returned home from incarceration.
Career Onestop: Justice Involved Workers
Throughout this website, you will see how the U.S. Department of Labor’s RExO (Re-integration of Ex-Offender) grantees and similar programs help these individuals transform from being credible candidates to stellar employees.
Career OneStop: American Job Center Finder
Find an American Job Center in your local area. Nearly 2,400 AJCs nationwide help people search for jobs, find training, and answer other employment-related questions.
Caltrans Parolee Work Crew Program
The Caltrans Parolee Work Crew Program provides transitional employment through litter abatement services for the Department of Transportation (Caltrans). This program is a partnership between Caltrans, the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR), the Butte County Office of Education (BCOE), San Bernardino Community College District (SBCCD), and the City of Oakland Golden State Works (GSW). The BCOE and SBCCD Day Reporting Centers (DRCs) work with the CDCR Division of Adult Parole Operations.
Reentry Employment Opportunities Tools and Resources
The Reentry and Employment Opportunities – Adult Program (REO) is designed to strengthen urban communities through an employment-centered program that incorporates mentoring, job training, and other comprehensive transitional services. This program seeks to reduce recidivism by helping former inmates find work when they return to their communities. Faith-based and community organizations (FBCOs) will play a key role in this initiative by providing soft-skills, other basic training, serving as mentors, making referrals to the American Job Center, connecting with community colleges, other providers of occupational skills training, and providing or referring ex-offenders to needed supportive services.
The U.S. Department of Labor established The Federal Bonding Program in 1966 to provide Fidelity Bonds for “at-risk,” hard-to-place job seekers. The bonds cover the first six months of employment at no cost to the job applicant or the employer.
Hispanic / LatinX Students
Career Resources for Hispanic / LatinX Students
Elivade: This is a career community for people of color. Students can join thousands of diverse
professionals and peers, gain access to resources and career opportunities, and cultivate
peer-to-peer mentorship to grow their careers.
HACE offers leadership, career development, and recruitment of Latino students.
Hispanic-American village from IMDiversity.com offers career information and job listings.
Hispanic Association of Colleges & Universities Internship Program offers college students the opportunity to participate in paid internships with federal agencies and private corporations nationwide.
iHispano.com: The nation’s premier professional networking site and job board for Latinx in the United States that provides resources for connecting aspiring and accomplished Latinx professionals in a community experience that will assist them in realizing their professional and personal goals.
LATCareers: LATCareers.com is the industry leader for the recruitment of bilingual & diversity Latinx in the US. As a niche job board, this website is the only nationally scalable Latino recruitment platform for both digital and career fairs with coverage in 90 US cities.
Latpro: Provides employment opportunities specifically for Latino and bilingual workers.
Management Leadership for Tomorrow (MLT): MLT equips and emboldens high-achieving women and men from underrepresented communities – African American, Latinx, and Native American – to excel professionally through group and one-on-one mentorship, networking seminars, and easily accessible pipelines to employment.
Saludos.com helps Hispanic professionals find career success through job and resume postings.
Society for the Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science, (SACNAS): This is a society of scientists dedicated to fostering the success of Hispanic/Chicano and Native American scientists—from college students to professionals—to attain advanced degrees, careers, and positions of leadership in science.
The League of United Latin American Citizens: The mission of the League of United Latin American Citizens is to advance the economic condition, educational attainment, political influence, housing, health and civil rights of the Hispanic population of the United States.
International Students
Career Resources for International Students
Cultural Vistas: Cultural Vistas is a nonprofit organization providing international exchange opportunities.
Foreign Labor H-1B Program Data and Certification Data Center: The Department of Labor is required to provide a list of employers who have submitted Labor Condition Applications. The search page allows you to view the H1-B Labor Certification Database and also access the Online Wage Library for prevailing wage determinations.
Global Philadelphia: The non-profit organization Global Philadelphia was established to encourage greater interaction among the many organizations and people engaged in international activity in the Greater Philadelphia region. As an international student, you can attend events throughout the year and especially during the annual Global Philly Expo in the fall to meet other global citizens. You also can search the directories of businesses and organizations on the website to expand your knowledge of internationally oriented employers in the area for possible connections in the future.
Organization for International Investment (OFII): The Organization for International Investment is a non-profit business association that represents the U.S. operations of many of the world's leading companies. New Jersey is one of the top states in the U.S. for foreign direct investment, providing private sector jobs to almost 7% of its workforce. International students may know someone working with a OFII member company in their home country and could use the directory of employers (jobs-by-state) on the website for networking purposes.
RedBus2US: Information about applying to US schools for MS, MBA, Ph.D., and F1; applying for an H1B visa, immigration updates; and travel.
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services: Information on how to apply for and get work authorization and application forms you can download.
LGBTQIA+ Students
Career Resources forLGBTQIA+ Students
Consortium of Higher Education LGBT Resource Professionals: Advocates for those working LGBTQ resource offices within higher education. This is an associate organization of the Council for the Advancement of Standards in Higher Education (CAS).
Human Rights Campaign, Workplace Resources: This link connects to an extensive list of publications and reports, such as the Corporate Equality Index, a resource on advocating for LGBTQ equality in the workplace and the annual HRC Best Places to Work report.
LGBT CareerLink (from Out & Equal): Identify jobs and gather information about employment at LGBTQ and diversity-friendly companies. The website also contains a networking feature to connect with LGBTQ and ally colleagues.
The National Organization of Gay and Lesbian Scientists and Technical Professionals Inc.: The resource page for those in STEM disciplines that provides “education, advocacy, professional development, networking, and peer support.”
Out Professionals: The nation’s leading LGBTQ networking organization. Membership is required to access the job board.
The Pipeline Project: The Pipeline Project works to achieve significantly increased levels of diversity within LGBTQ advocacy and service organizations and in the leadership of those organizations. The job board is accessible to non-members!
LGBT Career Link
ProGayJobs.com
SimplyHired
Diversity working
Reaching Out MBA Conference
Out for Work
Diversityjobs.com
Military and Veteran Students
Career Resources forMilitary and Veteran Students
American Corporate Partners (ACP): American Corporate Partners is focused on helping returning veterans find their next careers through one-on-one mentoring, networking, and online career advice.
Careers in National Defense - Department of Defense opportunities for veterans
C.O.D.E. – Call of Duty Endowment: The Call of Duty Endowment uses a performance-driven approach to fund organizations delivering the highest standards of quality and cost-efficient veteran job placement services. In addition to supporting its grantees, the Endowment is committed to highlighting high performance in the veteran employment space through its Seal of Distinction program. It provides both a $30,000 prize and national recognition to winners of the award.
G.I. Jobs: Since 2001, G.I. Jobs has offered articles, tips, and online tools to help those transitioning from the military to explore different career and post-secondary education options. They provide specific, how-to advice on everything from choosing a college to writing a resume and interviewing. A great place to find transition-related content is their blog for military veterans.
Helmets to Hardhats: Helmets to Hardhats connects National Guard, Reserve, retired, and transitioning active-duty military service members with skilled training and quality career opportunities in the construction industry. The program is designed to help military service members successfully transition back into civilian life by offering them the means to secure a quality career in the construction industry.
H2H - Hero to Hired - jobs for members of the Reserve Component and Military Spouses
National Resource Directory (NRD): The National Resource Directory is a resource website that connects wounded warriors, service members, veterans, their families, and caregivers to programs and services that support them. The NRD provides access to services and resources at the national, state and local levels to support recovery, rehabilitation, and community reintegration.
JibberJobberUSA-one year of free premium services for vets
Return to Work (R2W): Return to Work provides personalized vocational rehabilitation and employment services to veterans, their spouses, and Americans with disabilities, including wounded warriors. R2W provides specialized vocational evaluations, career advising services, and entry into a nationwide employer network to help you transition back into the workforce.
The Entrepreneurship Bootcamp for Veterans with Disabilities (EBV): EBV is a novel, one-of-a-kind initiative designed to leverage the skills, resources, and infrastructure of higher education, experiential training in entrepreneurship and small business management to post-9/11 veterans and their families.
The Farmer-Veteran Coalition: The Farmer Veteran Coalition cultivates a new generation of farmers and food leaders, and develops viable employment and meaningful careers through the collaboration of the farming and military communities.
The Mission Continues: The Mission Continues empowers veterans to adjust to life at home to find purpose through community impact. Through this unique model, veterans build new skills and networks that help them successfully reintegrate into life after the military while making long-term, sustainable transformations in communities and inspiring future generations to serve.
The Veterans Employment Center: Veterans Affairs services provide resources for finding new job opportunities, starting or growing your business, building your resume, and connecting with employers who want to hire veterans.
VetNet: VetNet is operated through a collaboration between The Institute for Veterans and Military Families and Hire Heroes U.S.A. and serves as a platform to help veterans and their families find careers.
WRP - a recruitment program for students and recent graduates with disabilities and Veterans with disabilities that serves as a primary pipeline for bringing new talent into the federal government. Contact Dayna DeFiore for more information.
VetJobs.com
G.I.Jobs.com
TAOnline.com
Military.com
Career Command Post
Hire a Hero
RecruitMilitary
MilitaryHire.com
Vet Central
Students with Disabilities
Career Resources for Students with Disabilities
AbilityJOBS: A career website dedicated to employment of people with disabilities. Host of the
largest resume bank with tens of thousands of job seekers with disabilities, from
entry level candidates to PhD.
AbilityLinks: A web-based program that connects a dynamic talent pool of self-identified applicants with disabilities to a network of employers that value disability inclusion.
American Association for the Advancement of Science – Entry Point: Identifies and recruits students with apparent and non-apparent disabilities studying in science, engineering, mathematics, computer science, and some fields of business for internship and co-op opportunities.
Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 Titles I and V: Specific information on employment discrimination laws.
Bender Consulting Services, INC.: Assists with recruiting and hiring people with disabilities for competitive career opportunities in the public and private sectors.
BestColleges.com Guide to College Planning for Students with Disabilities: A free source of information breaking down the transition process, accommodations, scholarships, and more that students should be prepared with. They also provide planning that focuses on specific disabilities:
- Guide to College Planning for Students with Physical Disabilities
- Guide to College Planning for Students with Visual Impairments
- Guide to College Planning for Students with Psychiatric Disabilities
- Guide to College Planning for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Students
- Guide to College Planning for Students with Learning Disabilities
Career Guide for Students with Disabilities: Through Affordable Colleges Online, this career guide outlines what the ADA is, what are your rights and provides additional resources for students with disabilities. Affordable Colleges Online (AC Online) began in 2012 with the goal of connecting students to affordable, high quality education. They aim to help students and parents identify colleges, programs, and scholarship opportunities that fit their academic and financial ambitions and needs. AC Online believes that affordable, high-quality educational opportunities should be attainable for all students.
disABLEDperson Inc.: A public charity organization whose primary focus is disability employment. You can post your resume, look through job listings, and find scholarship opportunities.
Federal Jobs Net: Helps disabled individuals and veterans find federal government employment. The site is also a good resource for hiring options and information.
Financial Aid and Scholarship Guide: Find a list of available scholarships, eligibility criteria, award amounts, and information.
Financial Resources and Discounts: From the most important federal financial aid information to helpful deals to awesome free stuff, this list of discounts for students with disabilities will help take the focus off bank accounts and back onto studies. Disability discounts, tips, and information for travel, utilities, books, software, and assistive technologies are out there for you to use; don’t miss out! There are plenty of opportunities for aid as well as lots of ways to save.
GettingHired: Provides job opportunities and resources to students with disabilities. Their job portal features more than 100,000 active listings for positions spanning from architects to x-ray techs.
Job Accommodation Network (JAN): The leading source of free, expert, and confidential guidance on workplace accommodations and disability employment issues. JAN helps people with disabilities enhance their employability, and shows employers how to capitalize on the value and talent that people with disabilities add to the workplace.
Lime Connect: This organization assists students with scholarships, professional development webinars, and information about internships and full-time job opportunities. Sign up for their newsletter to get the latest updates on upcoming application deadlines!
MoneyGeek’s Guide for Job Seekers & Workers with a Disability: The guide offers tips to help individuals find a job, provides advice on staying gainfully employed, and includes guidance that can help disabled workers talk with an existing employer about making reasonable accommodations.
My Plus Students’ Club: Their mission is to ensure that having a disability or long-term health condition does not prevent anyone from having the career that they want to have. Their website has plenty of helpful resources, tips, and guidelines for navigating the university and job search experience.
National Business & Disability Council (NBDC) at The Viscardi Center: A network of non-profit organizations that serves a hub for leading edge approaches to education and employment and pro-active efforts that aim to shape and influence policy changes that will benefit the people it serves.
National Telecommuting Institute (NTI): At NTI we assist people with disabilities to find Work from Home call center jobs in the areas of customer service, sales, and technical support. We offer full-time and part-time permanent positions as well as temporary and seasonal positions. All interested students who are searching for employment and may prefer working from home will need to register online and should select the “Workforce Recruitment Program” as the source.
Office of Disability Employment Policy: Provides articles and resources on national leadership focused on disability and employment policy. Disclosing a Disability is their guide to learning the Why, When, What, and How of disclosing (or not disclosing) your disability.
Office of Personnel Management (OPM): A resource for job opportunities, hiring information, and educational tools to help with career advancement.
Respect Ability: Source for news, education, and other resources regarding issues facing people with disabilities.
The American Association of People with Disabilities: This organization provides a Congressional Internship Program for college students with disabilities. It is open to undergraduate and graduate students, in addition to recent graduates. Applications are due in February.
The Complete Guide to Social Security Disability Benefits: A guide to help figure out how much in Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits are you eligible to receive?
The Sierra Group: A nonprofit dedicated to driving up employment for people with disabilities in America. The Sierra Group Foundation is your one-stop shop for all of your disability related training, recruiting, and accommodation needs.
WRP - a recruitment program for students and recent graduates with disabilities and veterans with disabilities that serves as a primary pipeline for bringing new talent into the federal government. Contact Dayna DeFiore for more information.
Zippia’s Disability Resource Guide: Having a physical disability can make finding a job difficult. From learning about laws that protect you, how to interview, to finding accommodating companies, here is a guide to make things a little easier.
Zippia’s Guide for Job Seekers with Disabilities: Learn how to secure your dream job. This guide has everything from how to find a job to perfecting your resume and how to prepare for an interview.
Recruitdisability.org
COSD Career Gateway
Diversityjobs.com
Diversity Working
Jobs4Jersey
Career Ambassadors
Career Ambassadors are students trained to assist other students with resumes and cover letters. They are also available to present to student clubs and in residence halls on resumes and other services that Career Education & Development provides.
Find out how you can become a Career Ambassador and gain valuable experience and advice for your own career.
