The following list includes leading job boards available for careers that may interest La Follette students and alumni. Additional job boards specific to certain sectors and policy areas can be found within the other sections of the employment page.
General Employment
- CareerBuilder (General employment listings)
- CareerJet (General employment listings)
- CareerOneStop (U.S. Department of Labor sponsored career resources including a job board called AJB)
- CareerWomen (General employment listings catered toward women)
- GIINJobBoard (Employment listings from the Global Impact Investing Network, dedicated to increasing the effectiveness of impact investing)
- Glassdoor (General employment listings, career resources, employer and position reviews)
- Guardian Unlimited (General employment listings based in the U.K.)
- Indeed (General employment listings)
- JuJu (General employment listings)
- Linkedin (Social network catered to professionals, general employment listings)
- Monster (General employment listings)
- SimplyHired (General employment listings)
- Washington Post (General employment listings based in Washington D.C.)
Government/Policy Related Job Boards
- USAJOBS (The Federal government’s official employment site)
- Wiscjobs (The Wisconsin State government’s official job employment site. Also has resources specifically for veterans)
- Americajobs (Employment listings from the public sector)
- BSR-CSR (Sustainability related employment listings)
- CareerOneStop (U.S. Department of Labor sponsored career resources including a job board called AJB)
- CareersinGovernment (A leading site for public sector employment information and opportunities)
- Development Executive Group (A leading global development job board)
- DevNetJobs (Employment listings for international development and consulting work)
- Econ-Jobs (Employment listings for economists)
- Foreign Service Officer (Information on process of becoming a Foreign Service Officer for the U.S. Department of State)
- ForeignAffairs (Employment listings from Foreign Affairs magazine published by the Council on Foreign Relations)
- ForeignPolicy (Employment listings from Foreign Policy magazine)
- GlobalJobs (Employment listings for global professionals)
- GovernmentJobs (U.S. Federal, State, and Local government employment listings organized by category and location)
- Icrunchdata (Employment listings for analytical and statistical work)
- Job Openings for Economists (Employment listings for economists)
- JobsThatAreLeft (Google Group with D.C. area job opportunities)
- Peace Corps (Peace Corps opportunities)
- PolicyJobs (Employment listings for policymaking work)
- PublicServiceCareers (Employment listings and resources catered to public affairs degree programs)
- RCJobs (Washington D.C. employment listings and information)
- UNJobs (Emplyoment listings within the UN system compiled by an outside source)
- YPFP (Employment listings for young professionals interested in foreign policy)
Nonprofit Related Job Boards
- Idealist (A leading source for nonprofit employment listings around the world)
- AFP (Association of Fundraising Professionals employment listings)
- BridgeSpan (Nonprofit employment listings compiled by the Bridgespan Group)
- Chronicle of Philanthropy (Nonprofit employment listings)
- Commongood Careers (U.S.-based nonprofit employment listings)
- DotOrgJobs (Employment listings for non-profit, philanthropy and corporate social engagement professionals created by On Philanthropy)
- Jobbank Arts USA (Arts-based employment listings)
- NextBillion (Employment listings for enterprise development work)
- Nonprofit Jobs (Nonprofit employment listings)
- Nonprofit Jobs Cooperative (Nonprofit employment listings)
- Nonprofit Times (A nonprofit talent match service created by the Nonprofit Times)
- NonprofitJobMarket (Nonprofit employment listings)
- NPO (U.S.-based nonprofit employment listings)
- Opportunity Knocks (Employment listings for nonprofit professionals around the world)
- Philanthropy Journal (Nonprofit employment listings compiled by the Philanthropy Journal at N.C. State University)
- PhilanthropyNY (Employment listings for philanthropic work in the New York City area)
- PND FoundationCenter (U.S.-based nonprofit employment listings)
- ReliefWeb (Employment listings for humanitarian and development work)
- SkollWorldForum (Employment listings for social-sector work around the world)
Other Resources
- American Economic Association List of Policy Research Organizations
- APPAM (Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management)
- APSIA (Association of Professional Schools in International Affairs)
- ASPA (American Society for Public Administration)
- NAPA (National Academy of Public Administration)
- NASPAA (Network of Schools of Public Policy, Affairs, and Administration)
- Partnership for Public Service
- State.gov List of Think Tanks
- Vault List of Top International Consulting Firms