External Resources for Finding Employment
It is extremely important to research a company before an interview. Most companies have their own websites, and employers expect a serious candidate to be prepared to discuss its contents at an interview. And don’t forget that they’ll probably research you—more and more employers use the Internet every day to screen candidates and preview résumés.
Self-Assessment
Match your interests or aptitudes to suitable occupations.
Search careers that match your aptitudes and interests.
Access a free 15-question career assessment test.
Offers practice material for psychometric tests.
Find out more about the most widely used personality instrument in the world.
Understanding Your Field
Research career trends and earnings, training and education required to succeed in a field. Understand job outlook, salary and benefit information, high-growth jobs, skills profiling and labor market information.
- (U.S. Department of Labor)
Research any aspect of a career: conditions, earnings, training and education, or job outlook.
Sponsored by the U.S. Department of Labor, this site offers career resources and workforce information.- (O*NET Online)
This website provides the nation’s primary source of occupational information.
Discover salary information for hundreds of career fields.
Access the world’s largest database of employee compensation profiles.
LGBTQ Resources
Networking and Job Search
Workplace and Advocacy
Resources for People with Disabilities
Resource for people with disabilities to conduct a job search and post résumés.
Its résumé database allows you to post your résumé to be accessed by participating Fortune 500 advertisers who are looking to hire.
Resource for people with disabilities to conduct a job search and post a résumé; Information about the Americans with Disabilities Act.
ADA homepage.
Summer intern and leadership development opportunities.
A recruitment and referral program that connects federal and private sector employers with postsecondary students with disabilities.
Information about job accommodations, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the employability of people with disabilities.- Social Security Administration’s website for people with disabilities who want to work.
- Job training and placement, assessing your job readiness, fastest-growing occupations.
- Internship programs.
- International careers for people with disabilities.
- For students with disabilities.
- Â Learn about disability rights and disclosure, finding resources, and more.
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For students with dyslexia, dysgraphia, or dyscalculia - Links to several scholarships for students with visual disabilities
Employment With a Disability Resource Guide
Jobs for People with Disabilities
SAS Autism Spectrum Internship Program
Internships
Seek practical on-site experience in a career field of your interest.
- Check out internship programs and job search tools.
- A national database for internships, you can post your résumé.
Search for paid internships, summer jobs, or entry level jobs at thousands of companies.
Search internships in top companies, nonprofits.
Networking
Connect to professionals by joining one or more of these online communities. Give your career search the advantage of personal connections.
Researching a Company or Institution
Research a company in order to gain perspective on how the outside world views a company vs. what’s on the company website. Gain valuable insights; view company ratings and quality ratings.
- (AP)
The backbone of the world’s information system. - Comprehensive insight and analysis about companies and industries.
Part of The Wall Street JournalDigital Network.
A respected source for credit ratings, research and risk analysis.
Provides data on more than 300,000 investment offerings worldwide.
Research New York schools.
A source of unbiased equity analysis and opinion on global stocks.
Job Search
Search job postings and/or post your résumé and gain valuable advice.
Adelphi’s job listing site. Search jobs, post your résumé, or research a company.
A mobile marketplace for hourly jobs in a wide array of industries.
Research a company, search job postings, and post your résumé.
Free access to millions of employment opportunities from thousands of websites.
Find local jobs, salary comparisons, and employment trends.
Job search and post your résumé.
Post your résumé and apply for jobs in a single click.
Expert career advice.
Entry-level jobs, internships, and post-graduate opportunities.
Research specifics industries by location, size, and revenue.
Nationwide recruiters’ directory: search by specialty, location.
Reviews, salaries and benefits from employees.
Explore all the current vacancies from all the top employers and the leading job boards in USA and abroad.
Region-Specific Job Search
Career development, job searches, skills assessment, interest inventory, trends in employment.- Education positions in Putnam/Northern Westchester BOCES.
Federal employment opportunities sorted by geographic region and state.
Employment trends by industry, job searches, links to Nassau County occupational outlook information.
K–12 Education jobs in New York State.
Industry-Specific Job Search
The Arts and Creative Media
- (Editorial)
Business
General Business
Accounting
Economics
Financial Services and Banking
Human Resources
Management
- (Management/Managerial Jobs)
Marketing, Market Research, PR and Advertising
Education
- (OLAS)
- (Department of Education)
- (overseas)
Government Agencies, Politics and Law
Health Care and Nursing
Higher Education
- (NACE)
- Â (Links to faculty, staff, administrative resources; not restricted to teaching positions)
Humanities (Philosophy, Sociology, Language and Literature)
- (language)
Psychology
The Sciences
Social Work and Social Services
Sports, Fitness and Athletics
Summer Positions
- (hourly employment)
- (ages 14-19 only)
Technology
Terms of Use: The Center for Career and Professional Development at Â鶹ֱ²¥ acts only as an information service. The office does not endorse any individual employer and cautions you to ask appropriate questions to be sure that the position is right for you. The center makes no recommendations or guarantees about the positions or employers listed through our office or about those who visit campus to meet students or alumni. Students and/or alumni are responsible for verifying the credentials and integrity of the employer. Adelphi’s Center for Career and Professional Development is not responsible for safety, wages, working conditions or other aspects of off-campus employment.
Jobs and internships posted on Handshake may not be reviewed before posting. Site users are urged to validate job postings and use caution and common sense when applying. Do not disclose security numbers, credit card information or bank account numbers to unknown employers.
This website also contains links to other websites that are not under control of the University or the Center for Career and Professional Development. The University and the Center for Career and Professional Development are not responsible for any error or omissions, or for the results obtained from the use of this information. Site users who discover any misuse or abuse of this service are encouraged to report the matter as soon as possible.
The Center for Career and Professional Development does not guarantee a student or alumnus will obtain an internship or job opportunity.
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