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Current Goldman School graduate students and alumni are encouraged to be regular users of the Goldman School’s GSPPjobs system which contains over 4,000 employers. New jobs and internships are posted daily. To see where Goldman School graduates go on to work, visit our employment statistics page.
The following are non-Goldman School websites which job seekers might find useful as they explore careers in public policy:
*Contact GSPP Career Services for login information (GSPP MPP, MPA & PhD Students/Alumni Only)
General Public Policy Related Job Boards
- Brad Traverse Job List (Capitol hill jobs)
- Glassdoor (Bay Area Public Policy Search)
- GovJobs.com
- Government Finance Officers Association Job Board
- Public Interest Technology Jobs
- Public Service Careers
- Roll Call Jobs (Washington, DC area jobs: non-profit, Capitol Hill)
- ZipRecruiter - Jobs in Public Policy
Public Sector
Public Service Employees Network: Information on public sector careers, including civil service exams
Federal Government:
General information about Federal government careers
- Federal Best Places to Work Rankings
- The Resume Place (Help with Federal job applications)
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Overview of the 3 Branches of the US Federal Government, with links to specific branches
Federal Government online job boards:
- Federal Pathways Program (Undergraduate & graduate internships and fellowships)
- USAJOBS (Federal government's official job list)
State & Local Government:
Links to all US State Government Websites
State & Local Government Online Job Boards:
The following online job boards include state & local government opportunities nationwide.
State of California:
- Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG) (Links to California City sites)
- California Civil Service Job System
- California State Civil Service Exams Currently Open
- CalOps (California Public Sector Jobs: State, County & City Government)
- Edjoin.org (California Education Job Search Web Site)
Local Government (Cities & Counties)
Search for local government websites (via ICMA)
- GovernmentJobs.com (Local governments nationwide)
- International City/County Management Association Job Board (ICMA) (Local governments nationwide)
Non-Profit Sector
- CommonGood Careers
- Craig's List
- Foundation Center - Foundation Finder
- Idealist.org - Action Without Borders
- NIRA's World Directory of Thinktanks
- NonProfit Jobs
- Northern California Grantmakers
- Philanthropy News Digest
- ProFellow (Database of US and international fellowships)
- Unionjobs.com
- Work for Good
- Work for Progress (environmental & social change campaign jobs)
- Young Non-Profit Professionals Network
Private Sector Resources
- BAJobs.com (Bay Area jobs)
- Glassdoor
- Indeed
- LobbyingJobs.com
- neuvoo
Other Job Websites/Resources
Environment
- Climate.Careers
- Environmental Career Opportunities
- Environmental Careers Organization
- Green Jobs Network (U.S. and Abroad)
- GreenBiz
- GreenJobSearch.org
- Sustainable Business: Green Dream Jobs
International Jobs
- Association for Women in Development
- DevEx*
- InterAction (Nonprofit international development, US & Abroad)
- International Job Center (International Development Jobs, US & Abroad)
- ProFellow (Database of US and international fellowships)
- United Nations Job List