Career and Education Links

Before you begin your search for a job, you might want to explore some of the following link lists:

1. Links to Finding an Internship
2. Interview Tips and Preparation
3. Job Hunting Links
4. Resume Tips
5. Resume Worksheet
6. Resume Writing
7. Salary Information Links
8. Skills Worksheet
9. Tips on Overseas Jobs Scams (Better Business Bureau)
10. Writing Cover Letters
11. TTU Career Services Interview List
12. TTU Electronic Jobs Links

Click on any of the following blocks to go to your area of interest:

Graduate Schools/Specialized Programs/Graduate Exams/Professional Societies/Undergrad Programs	Overseas Teaching
Government Employment	Specialized Employment, Including Teaching
General Employment	Summer Jobs
Internships, Post-Graduate Fellowships, and Service Programs	Financial Aid for Education
Study Abroad	Honor Societies

I.  Graduate Schools/Specialized Programs/Graduate Exams/Professional Societies/Undergraduate Programs (return to blocks)

• Council of Graduate Schools (has links to all members)
• English Department Home Pages Worldwide
• English and Humanities Departments On-Line
• ETS On-Line (has information on exams and links to university pages)
• Gradschools.com (allows search by type of program)
• Law School Admissions Council
• Linguistics Programs Worldwide
• NYU Summer Publishing Institute
• Publishing Institutes and Editing Workshops (has email addresses for and links to some of the programs)
• The Student Center (career planning and advice)
• University of Denver Summer Publishing Institute
• The University of Virginia Summer Publishing Institute

II.  Overseas Teaching (return to blocks)

• Career Mosaic (lists some opportunities abroad; will post free resume)
• English as a Second Language (Yahoo links)
• English Language Teaching Job Vacancies (a list of links)
• English in Asia (includes a number of links to employment sites)
• International Jobs Links
• International Teachers Education Network
• Jobs Worldwide
• Network Overseas (recruits in many areas including teaching)
• Overseas Employment Info for Teachers (USOPM)
• Poland Opportunities
• Scholastic and Educational Job Listings (a list of links for both national and international positions)
• Soros Foundation (sponsors education in Eastern Europe)
• Teaching English in Asia
• Teaching English in Japan (how to find a job; links to agencies, schools, etc.)
• Teaching Overseas: Dept. of State Listing
• USIA (U.S. Information Agency) Jobs
• WorldTeach (private, based at Harvard; like Peace Corps--teaching English in developing nations)

III.  Government Employment (return to blocks)

• Federal Government Jobs (Yahoo links)
• Jobs in Government
• Local Government Jobs (Yahoo links)
• State Government Jobs (Yahoo Links)
• State Jobs
• USAJobs:  U.S. Office of Personnel Management (includes on-line application)

IV.  Specialized Employment, including Teaching (return to blocks)

• Academic Employment Network
• Advertising and Marketing Jobs (Yahoo links)
• Career Center for Internet Jobs
• Careers Information from Yahoo
• College Recruiter Employment Web Site
• Jobs in Education (Yahoo links)
• Entertainment Jobs (Yahoo links)
• Environment and Nature Jobs (Yahoo links)
• Hotel, Restaurant, and Travel Jobs
• Human Resources Jobs (Yahoo links)
• Insurance Industry Jobs (Yahoo links)
• Job Alert (part of Teachers Net:  allows you to register for notification of jobs in particular regions; also allows you to search for jobs nationally and internationally)
• Job Board (Jobs for Copy Editors)
• Job Safari (allows you to search by location or alphabetically by company:  good for checking openings with publishers, etc.)
• JobWeb
•  Jobs at USA Today
• Jobs for Copy Editors (see their job board link)
• Journalism Job Bank
• Journalism Jobs (Yahoo links)
• Law and Paralegal Jobs (Yahoo links)
• Legal Employment Search Site
• Library and Information Science Jobs (Yahoo links)
• MLA on the Web
• NationJob Network (specialty pages)
• National Educators Employment Review
• News and Media Jobs (Yahoo links)
• On-Line Sports Career Center
• Non-Profit Sector Employment
• Non-Profit Sector Jobs (Yahoo links)
• Private School Employment Network (includes international; Jobs Listings link at bottom of their homepage)
• Publishing Mall
• Radio Jobs (Yahoo links)
• Scholastic and Educational Job Listings (a list of links for both national and international positions)
• Showbiz Jobs (including summer and internships)
• Technical Writing (click on Job Search and then enter technical writing in the search engine)
• The Write Jobs

V.  General Employment (return to blocks)

• America's Job Bank
• Best Jobs in the USA  (includes free resume posting)
• Career City (allows search by profession)
• Career Connection
• Career Magazine:  Jobs Database (updated daily)
• Career Mosaic (also lists opportunities abroad; will post free resume)
• Career Path (Digest of Newspaper Ads)
• Career Service Office Jobs Bulletin
• CareerWEB
• E-Span
• Internet Job Locator
• JobCenter
• Job Hunt:  On-Line Job Meta-list
• OnLine Career Center
• Recruiting Links.Com
• Search.Com
• Telecommuting Jobs
• USA Today Jobs Search

VI.  Summer Jobs (return to blocks)

• Cool Works: Jobs in Resorts, National Parks, etc.
• National Park Service: Summer Employment
• Summer Jobs
• Yahoo: Seasonal and Summer Employment

VII.  Internships, Post-Graduate Fellowships, Scholarships, and Service Programs (return to blocks)

• Americorps (postgraduate)
• Educational Resources (click on Financial Aid)
• FastWEB: Financial Aid Search Through the WEB
• Florida Times-Union Summer Internship Program in Newspaper Journalism
• Ford Foundation (see Program Assistantship and other grant opportunities)
• Fulbright Awards (500 awards/year)
• GIGS: Grants in Graduate Study (searchable database)
• Intern Net
• Internships
• Internships Abroad (information and links)
• Internships Around the Country
• Internships in TV
• Internships in Youth Development (good opportunities for liberal arts majors)
• Jacob K. Javits Fellowships (primarily for the humanities and arts--use GIGS link above and put Javits in as search word)
• Marshall Scholarships (30 awards; Graduating seniors and others under 26 (as of 10/1/96) for 2 years of study in any British university.)
• Andrew W. Mellon Fellowships in Humanistic Studies
• On Line Study Abroad Scholarship Database
• Pace Internship:  New York City and the World
• Peace Corps (postgraduate)
• Rhodes Scholarships [32 awards; Seniors and others under 24 (as of October 1st) for 2-3 years at Oxford University.]
• Rotary Scholarships (100 awards; Juniors and students not older than 30. To further international understanding by enabling recipients to undertake one year of study in a country other than that in which they normally reside and in which a Rotary Club is located.)
• Scholarships, Fellowships, and Post-Doctoral Awards
• Scoville Peace Fellowships (post-grad fellowships in non-profit agencies in Washington, D. C)
• Soros Fellowships for New Americans
• Smithsonian Internship Opportunities
• Harry S. Truman Scholarships (82 awards; for juniors at a 4-year institution and in top quarter of class with demonstrated record of public service. Outside recognition beyond campus essential.)
• The Washington Center for Internships

VII:  Financial Aid for Education (return to blocks)

• fastWEB (Financial Aid Search Through the Web)
• FinAid:  The Financial Aid Information Page
• Financial Aid Links (Yahoo)
• Minority Scholarship Opportunities
• Scholarship Resource Network
• The Student Guide 1999-2000:  Financial Aid from the U.S. Department of Education
• TTU, Office of Financial Aid

IX:  Study Abroad (return to blocks)

• The International Student Exchange Program (ISEP) [this is the program to which TTU belongs, so you can also check this out through the International Student Affairs Office, DH103:  contact Ms. Carolyn Dudney, Director] 
• studyabroad.com

X:  Honor Societies (return to blocks)

• Alpha Psi Omega [Theatre Honorary] (no national webpage; for information on the local chapter, contact Mr. Mark Creter, Backdoor Playhouse or email Mr. Creter)
• Pi Kappa Delta [Public Speaking Honorary] (for information contact Dr. Graham Kash, DH256)
• Sigma Tau Delta Homepage [English Honorary] (for information on the local chapter, contact Dr. Kurt Eisen, chapter advisor, HH304A or email Dr. Eisen)
• Society for Collegiate Journalists [Journalism Honorary] (no national webpage; contact Dr. Earl Hutchison, Mr. Hix Stubblefield, or Mr. Russ Witcher, UC376, or email Dr. Hutchison, Mr. Stubblefield, or Mr. Witcher)
• Society for Technical Communication [Technical/Professional Communication Honorary] (for information on contact Dr. Stephen Stedman, HH306A, or email Dr. Stedman]

Page maintained by Alan Slotkin; last updated 29 March 2000.

Email me with comments or suggestions:  aslotkin@tntech.edu