Self-Directed Search ® www.self-directed-search.com
O*Net online.onetcenter.org
Occupational Outlook Handbook www.bls.gov/oco
National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration naspaa.org
American Society for Public Administration www.aspanet.org
Public Service Student Loan Repayment/College Cost Reduction & Access Act www.projectonstudentdebt.org
National Career Development
Association www.ncda.org
CHAPTER 2: Jobs that Fit Every Mission
Communications
Public Relations Society of America www.prsa.org
National Association of Government
Communicators www.nagc.com
Human Resources & Volunteer Administration
Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) www.shrm.org
International Public Management Association for Human Resources www.ipma-hr.org
American Society for Training and Development www.astd.org
National Association of State
Personnel Executives www.naspe.net
Fundraising
Association of Fundraising Professionals www.afpnet.org
Certified Fund Raising Executives www.cfre.org
American Grant Writers’ Association www.agwa.us
Contracting, or Grants Management
National Institute of Government
Purchasing www.nigp.org
Finance and Accounting
Association of Government Accountants www.agacgfm.org
American Accounting Association, Government and Nonprofit Section aaahq.org/GNP/index.htm
Government Finance Officers
Association www.gfoa.org
Information Technology
Digital Government Institute www.digitalgovernment.com
Government Technology Magazine www.govtech.com
Policy Analysis and Research, Think Tanks
Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management (APPAM) https://www.appam.org
Links to Research and Educational Institutes www.cato.org/links/links.html
Policy Pointers list of think tanks www.policypointers.org/Links
Policy Jobs www.policyjobs.net
Advocacy and Lobbying
Association for Community Organization & Social Administration www.acosa.org
Lobbyists information lobbyists.info and www.lobbyistfinder.com
Public Affairs Council pac.org/jobs
American Association of Political Consultants www.theaapc.org
Associations: American League of Lobbyists (ALL), www.alldc.org
American Society of Association
Executives www.asaenet.org
Legislative Staff (See also Chapter 11)
Library of Congress legislative information thomas.loc.gov
White House Staff Salaries www.whitehouse.gov/blog/
CHAPTER 3: Human Services & Health
HUMAN SERVICES
General Human Services resources
American Public Human Services Association www.aphsa.org
Coalition on Human Needs jobs page www.chn.org/jobs/index.html
National Human Services Assembly www.nassembly.org
Human Services Career Network www.hscareers.com
Association of Social Work Boards www.aswb.org (has licensing information)
Harley Jebens, 100 Jobs
In Social Change, MacMillan Publishing Company, 1996
Youth/Children/Families
National Association of Youth
Services Consultants www.naysc.org
Elderly and Individuals with Disabilities
National Association of Area Agencies on Aging www.n4a.org
List of State Vocational Rehabilitation
Agencies www.workworld.org/wwwebhelp/
Homelessness
National Alliance to End Homelessness www.endhomelessness.org
Hunger
Emergency Food and Shelter National Board Program www.efsp.unitedway.org
The Congressional Hunger Center www.hungercenter.org
Employment
Career OneStop www.careeronestop.org
National Association of Workforce
Development Professionals www.nawdp.org
Immigration
Association for Refugee Services
Professionals www.refugeeprofessionals.org
African Americans
African American Nonprofit Network (AANN) www.aannexchange.org
Blacks in Government www.bignet.org
Hispanics/Latinos
Hispanic Federation: www.hispanicfederation.org
National Council of La Raza www.nclr.org
Social Work Education
Council on Social Work Education www.cswe.org/CSWE
National Association of Social
Workers www.socialworkers.org
Counselor Education
American Counseling Association www.counseling.org
National Board for Certified
Counselors, Inc. www.nbcc.org
EDUCATION
General Education Resources
National Education Association www.nea.org
K-12 Education
List of state education agencies www.ed.gov/about/contacts/
National Association of State Boards of Education nasbe.org
National Center for Education
Statistics list of local school districts nces.ed.gov/CCD/districtsearch
Special Education
National Association of Special Education Teachers www.naset.org
Association on Higher Education
and Disability www.ahead.org
Teaching
American Federation of Teachers www.aft.org
Teach for America www.teachforamerica.com
EnCorps Teachers Program www.encorpsteachers.com
School Administration
American Association of School
Administrators www.aasa.org
Guidance Counseling (see also Counselor education above)
American School Counselor Association www.schoolcounselor.org
Early Childhood
National Association for the Education of Young Children www.naeyc.org
Center for the Child Care Workforce www.ccw.org
National Child Care Information Center www.nccic.org
National Institute for Early
Education Research nieer.org
Higher Education
Chronicle of Higher Education www.chronicle.com
American Association of University Professors www.aaup.org
Higher Education Administration
National Association for College Admission Counseling www.nacac.com
National Association of Colleges and Employers www.naceweb.org
American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers www.aacrao.org
American Association of University Administrators www.aaua.org
National Association of Student Personnel Administrators www.naspa.org
National Association of Student
Financial Aid Administrators www.nasfaa.org
Vocational/Adult Education
American Association for Adult and Continuing Education www.aaace.org
Association for Career and
Technical Education www.acteonline.org
Library Science/Librarians
American Library Association www.ala.org or librarycareers.org
HEALTH
Health Professions
American Medical Association/Health
Professions Career and Education Directory www.ama-assn.org/go/
Bureau of Health Professions bhpr.hrsa.gov
American Hospital Directory
www.ahd.com
Epidemiology/Medical Research (See also Public Health)
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention www.cdc.gov
National Institutes of Health www.nih.gov
Infectious Diseases Society
of America www.idsociety.org
Public Health
American Public Health Association www.apha.org
State Public Health www.statepublichealth.org
Association of Schools of Public
Health jobs page www.publichealthjobs.net
UNIONS/LABOR RELATIONS
Association of Labor Relations Agencies www.alra.org/lablinks.htm
Labor and Employment Relations Association www.lera.uiuc.edu
National Public Employer Labor Relations Association www.npelra.org
Union Resource Network www.unions.org
Union Jobs www.unionjobs.com
CIVIL RIGHTS
National Organizers Alliance www.noacentral.org
Alliance for Justice www.afj.org
Links to state civil rights
agencies public.findlaw.com/civil-
CHAPTER 5
THE ENVIRONMENT
EPA list of state environmental agencies www.epa.gov/epahome/state.htm
Environmental Council of the States—list of state programs www.ecos.org/section/states
Environmental Career Opportunities www.ecojobs.com
Environmental Business Journal www.ebiusa.com
EcoIQ Magazine www.ecoiq.com
Environmental Career site www.environmentalcareer.com
Environmental Careers Organization www.eco.org/
Kevin Lee Doyle, Complete
Guide to Environmental Careers in the 21st
Century, (Island Press; REV edition, 1998)
Parks and Recreation and Environmental Education (see also Zoos)
Association of National Park Rangers www.anpr.org
National Association for Interpretation www.interpnet.com
National Recreation and Park Association at www.nrpa.org
North American Association for Environmental Education www.naaee.org
EPA list of environmental education
resources www.epa.gov/education
Land & Resource Conservation/Managing Natural Resources
Society for American Foresters www.safnet.org
Society for Range Management www.rangelands.org
Forestry USA www.forestryusa.com
National Association of State Foresters www.stateforesters.org
Association of Partners for Public Lands www.appl.org
Public Lands Information Center
www.publiclands.org/agencies.
Soil and Water Conservation
Society www.swcs.org
Wildlife and Fisheries Management/Animal Welfare/Zoos
Association of Zoos & Aquariums www.aza.org
World Association of Zoos and Aquariums (WAZA) www.waza.org
The U.S. Fish & Wildlife
Service list of state fish and wildlife agencies www.fws.gov/OFFICES/
American Fisheries Society www.fisheries.org
Pollution Prevention and Control
National Pollution Prevention Roundtable www.p2.org
Association of State and Interstate Water Pollution Control Administrators www.asiwpca.org
National Association of Clean
Air Agencies www.4cleanair.org
Sustainable Business (Also see Chapter 6)
Green Building Council www.usgbc.org
International Business Leaders Forum www.iblf.org
Sustainable Business Alliances www.sustainablebusiness.com
Environmental Research/ Scientists and Technicians
American Institute of Biological Sciences www.aibs.org
The Botanical Society of America www.botany.org
Commission on Professionals in Science and Technology www.sciencemasters.org
Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Professors www.aeesp.org
Ecological Society of America www.esa.org
Association of Environmental
Health and Sciences at www.aehs.com
INFRASTRUCTURE
Energy
American Public Power Association www.appanet.org
The Utility Connection www.utilityconnection.com
Association of Energy Services Professionals www.aesp.org
National Association of State Energy Officials www.naseo.org
Transportation
American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials. www.transportation.org
American Public Transportation
Association www.apta.com
Water Quality & Waste Management (see also Pollution Prevention)
American Water Resources Association www.awra.org
American Water Works Association www.awwa.org
Clean Water Network www.cleanwaternetwork.org
Water Environment Federation www.wef.org
National Association of Clean Water Agencies www.nacwa.org
Air & Waste Management
Association www.awma.org
Public Works
American Public Works Association www.apwa.net
Urban Planning
American Planning Association www.planning.org
Civil Engineering
American Society of Civil Engineers www.asce.org
CHAPTER 6
Community & Economic Development
National Congress for Community Economic Development www.ncced.org
Coalition for Community Development Financial Institutions www.cdfi.org
International Economic Development Council www.iedconline.org
Council of State Community Development Agencies www.coscda.org
Paul C. Brophy and Alice Shabecoff,
A Guide to Careers in Community Development,
(Island Press, 2001)
Housing Development & Management
National Association of Housing & Redevelopment Officials www.nahro.org
Public Housing Authorities
Directors Association www.phada.org
Small Business Development
SCORE Small Business mentoring programs www.score.org
Small Business Administration www.sba.gov
America’s Small Business
Development Center Network www.asbdc-us.org
Personal Finance & Credit
National Foundation for Credit Counseling (NFCC) www.nfcc.org
The Association of Independent Consumer Credit Counseling Agencies (AICCCA) www.aiccca.org
America’s Credit unions www.creditunion.coop
GOVERNMENT AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY; FINANCE (see also Ch. 3)
Association of Local Government Auditors www.governmentauditors.org
The National Association of State Auditors, Comptrollers and Treasurers www.nasact.org
International Association of Assessing Offices www.iaao.org
National Association of State Budget Officers nasbo.org/
CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY, FAIR TRADE
Net Impact www.netimpact.org
Business for Social Responsibility www.bsr.org
JustMeans www.justmeans.com
Ethical Performance www.ethicalperformance.com
CSRWire www.csrwire.com
Business Ethics Magazine www.business-ethics.com
PHILANTHROPY
The Chronicle of Philanthropy www.philanthropy.com
Council on Foundations www.cof.org
Foundation Center www.fdncenter.org
CHAPTER 7
International Development and Relief
International Career Employment Weekly www.internationaljobs.org
Development Executives www.devex.com
Foreign Policy Association www.fpa.org
American Council for Voluntary International Action www.interaction.org
Reliefweb www.reliefweb.int
Society for International Development www.sidw.org
International Development Jobs www.devnetjobs.org
Global Health Council job site careers.globalhealth.org
Association of Professional Schools of International Affairs (ASPIA) www.apsia.org
Derick Brinkerhoff & Jennifer
Brinkerhoff, Working for Change—Making a Career in International
Public Service, (Kumarian Press, 2005)
International Relations
Council on Foreign Relations
job board jobs.foreignaffairs.org
Young Professionals in Foreign Policy www.ypfp.org
International Education/Exchange
NAFSA: Association of International Educators www.nafsa.org
Society for Intercultural Education,
Training and Research (SIETAR) www.sietar.org
Trade
Foreign Trade Association www.fta-eu.org
Federation of International
Trade Associations www.fita.org/useful
Human Rights
Human Rights Tools jobs.humanrightstools.org
CHAPTER 8
Intelligence and National/International Security
Intelligence Community hiring www.intelligence.gov/3-career.
Defense and Military
Today’s Military www.todaysmilitary.com
DefenseLink www.defenselink.mil
Department of Defense's Civilian
Personnel Management Service www.cpms.osd.mil
Emergency Management
Coalition for Disaster Education www.redcross.org/disaster/
Community Emergency Response Teams (CERT) www.citizencorps.gov/cert
FEMA Emergency Management training site training.fema.gov
International Association of Emergency Managers www.iaem.com
National Emergency Management
Association www.nemaweb.org
Protective Services: Law Enforcement, Fire Protection, and Corrections
Law Enforcement
National Sheriffs’ Association www.sheriffs.org
Commission on Accreditation of Law Enforcement Agencies www.calea.org
Joseph Koletar, The FBI
Career Guide: Inside Information on Getting Chosen for and Succeeding
in One of the Toughest, Most Prestigious Jobs in the World,
(Amacom, 2006)
Fire Safety
International Association of Fire Fighters www.iaff.org
National Fire Academy www.usfa.dhs.gov/nfa
Corrections
American Correctional Association, www.aca.org
American Jail Association www.corrections.com/aja
American Probation and Parole
Association www.appa-net.org
Judicial System/Branch, Legal Professions
National Center for State Courts www.ncsc.org
National Association for Court Management www.nacmnet.org
Equal Justice Works www.equaljusticeworks.org
CHAPTER 9
ARTS
List of state websites related
to the arts www.arts.gov/partner/state/
Association of Arts Administration Educators www.artsadministration.org
International Society for Performing Arts www.ispa.org
American Association of Museums www.aam-us.org
RELIGION
Association of Professional Chaplains www.professionalchaplains.org
American Association of Pastoral
Counselors https://aapc.org
CHAPTER 10
Government Salary Information
Federal GS levels opm.gov/flsa/oca/09tables/
Nonprofit Salary Information
Guidestar Guidestar.org
Professional networking sites: www.linkedin.com, www.govloop.com
Ron Krannich, The Savvy Networker: Building your Job Net for Success, (Impact Publications, 2001)
Jack Chapman, Negotiating
your Salary: How to Earn $1000 a Minute (Jack Chapman, 2008)
CHAPTER 11
Federal Job Search
Partnership for Public Service ourpublicservice.org/OPS/
List of student programs in
federal government www.senate.gov/reference/
Presidential Management Fellowship www.pmf.opm.gov
Federal Executive Boards www.feb.gov
Veterans’ Hiring Programs www.opm.gov/veterans/index.asp
Hiring for Individuals with
Disabilities www.opm.gov/disability/
Federal Contracting opportunities fedbizopps.cos.com
Kathryn Troutman, Student’s Federal Career Guide (Resume Place, 2004).
Lily Whiteman, How to Land
a Top-Paying Federal Job: Your Complete Guide to Opportunities, Internships,
Resumes and Cover Letters (AMACOM, 2008).
Foreign Service
Foreign Service test study guide www.act.org/fsot
Shawn Dorman, Inside a U.S.
Embassy: How the Foreign Service Works for America,
(Potomac Books, 2003)
Working for Congress
Senate employment page www.senate.gov/reference/
Congressional Quarterly’s
Hill Jobs corporate.cq.com/wmspage.cfm?
HillZoo www.hillzoo.com
Washington Post www.washingtonpost.com/wl/
Roll Call www.rcjobs.com/jobs/
The Hill thehill.com/
U.S. Congress Handbook www.uscongresshandbook.com
William Endicott, An Insider’s
Guide to Political Jobs in Washington
(Wiley, 2003)
Working for the President
Executive Office of the President www.whitehouse.gov/
White House Internships www.whitehouse.gov/about/
White House Fellows (a post-graduate
opportunity) www.whitehouse.gov/about/
Plum Book www.gpoaccess.gov/plumbook
Federal and Other Post-Graduate Fellowships
Lists of fellowships can be
found at www.naspaa.org/students/
Syracuse Maxwell School list www1.maxwell.syr.edu/career.
Idealist.org list of fellowships idealist.org/en/career/
Civil Service Tests
Public Service Employees Network www.pse-net.com/library.htm
National Learning Corporation Passbooks www.passbooks.com
New York City’s “Exams
for Jobs” guide gives examples of city civil service tests: www.nyc.gov/html/dcas/
Arco Series, Civil Service Study Guides.
Peterson’s and Therese DeAngelis, Master the Civil Service Exams (Arco, 2009)
Kaplan, Kaplan Civil Service
Exams (Kaplan Publishing, 2008)
State Hiring
List of the 50 states’ hiring websites www.50statejobs.com/gov.html and well as www.naspe.net
General government job search www.statelocalgov.net
Careers in Government https://www.
Working with State Elected Officials
Council of State Governments www.csg.org
National Conference of State Legislatures www.ncsl.org
National Governors Association www.nga.org
Local Government Job Search
International City-County Management Association www.icma.org
National League of Cities www.nlc.org
United States Conference of Mayors usmayors.org
National Association of Counties www.naco.org
Nonprofit Job Search
Action Without Borders/Idealist www.idealist.org
National Council for Charitable
Statistics nccsdataweb.urban.org/PubApps/
The United Way www.unitedway.org provides lists of grant recipients in your local area
Chronicle of Philanthropy philanthropy.com/jobs
Community Career Center nonprofitjobs.org
Opportunity Knocks www.opportunityknocks.org
Chronicle of Philanthropy article: “Resumes Matter: What nonprofit employers want to know about job seekers,” Aug. 6, 2009, Jennifer Berkshire, ow.ly/kSvD
Independent Sector job list www.independentsector.org/
Nonprofit Career Network NonprofitCareer.com
Nonprofit Jobs Cooperative www.nonprofitjobscoop.org
Nonprofit Times www.nptimes.com/careers.html
Nonprofit executive search www.execsearches.com
Common Good Careers www.cgcareers.org
Shelly Cryer, The Nonprofit Career Guide: How to Land a Job That Makes a Difference, (Fieldstone Alliance, 2008)
Idealist Guide to Nonprofit
Careers, free download idealist.org/en/career/guide
United Nations
UN National Competitive Recruitment
Exam and other entrance exams www.un.org/Depts/OHRM/examin/
UN System Employment Opportunities www.unsystem.org/jobs/job_
UN Hiring levels www.un.org/Depts/OHRM/
Positions in other UN organizations www.un.org/Depts/OHRM/indexpo.
UN Online Volunteering program www.onlinevolunteering.org
CHAPTER 12
Stewart Liff, Managing Your Government Career: Success Strategies That Work, (Amacom, 2009)
Dennis V. Damp, Take Charge of Your Federal Career: A Practical, Action-Oriented Career Management Workbook for Federal Employees, federaljobs.net/TCFC.htm
Federal Senior Executive Service www.opm.gov/ses