Jobs and Internships
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Planning Your Job Search
You are encouraged to meet with a career counselor to develop your individualized job search plan. Your career counselor can help you clarify your career goals, identify relevant resources, and discuss strategies for your job search. To schedule an appointment, please call (805) 756-2501, ext. 4.
To get you started, some useful online resources are provided below. Please keep in mind that the most successful job searches involve a comprehensive approach (e.g. networking, career fairs, informational interviews). Plan to use a variety of job search strategies and resources rather than conducting your entire job search online.
MustangJOBS
MustangJOBS is Cal Poly Career Services’ online job database specifically for students and alumni. Find and apply to on-campus and local part-time jobs, Federal Work Study jobs, internships, Co-ops, and career positions. MustangJOBS also provides access to On-Campus Interview signups, Company Networking Sessions, Career Fair information, and resume book opt-in.
Current students: Access MustangJOBS through the Cal Poly Portal.
Alumni: Find information on accessing MustangJOBS here.
To learn how to perform advanced job searches and receive email alerts about jobs that match your criteria, view this MustangJOBS Tutorial.
Job and Internship Listing Links
To help you get started in your job search, a sampling of job listing links for specific fields is provided for your convenience. Career Services does not maintain or monitor the content of these sites; please protect yourself from job scams by learning about common job scam tactics.
Agriculture and Forestry (see also Environment)
- AgCareers
- American Food Industry Association - feed and pet food industry jobs
- American Horse Publications - equine industry jobs
- American Public Garden Association
- American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers web links
- American Society of Animal Science Career Center
- ATTRA National Sustainable Agriculture - internships and apprenticeships
- Blue Sky Search, Inc. - jobs in the produce, agriculture and food industries
- Cal Poly BioResource and Ag Engineering Dept.Employment Listings
- Cal Poly Food Science and Nutrition Employment Listings
- Cal Poly Horticulture and Crop Science Employment Listings
- Cal Poly Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences Employment Listings
- California Agriculture Teaching Opportunities
- California Certified Organic Farmers - employment classifieds
- Careers in Food -food and beverage manufacturing industry jobs
- Conservation Job Board
- Cool Works: Employers in National Parks and Ski Resorts
- Crazy About Wine
- Forestry Jobs USA - employment opportunities in forestry and forest products
- GIS Jobs Clearinghouse
- HortJobs.com
- Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) Career Center
- Joe Produce - jobs in fresh produce, agriculture and food industries
- National Animal Control Association Job Listings
- Paso Robles Wine Alliance
- Society of American Foresters
- UC Davis Viticulture & Enology Employment Bulletin Board -includes primarily Northern California listings
- USDA Internships & Special Programs
- Veterinary Technician Job Postings
- WineJobs.com
- World Wide Opportunities on Organic Farms
Architecture and Environmental Design
- AIA Online: American Institute of Architects
- American Society of Landscape Architects: LandNet-JobLink
- Archinect.com
- Architizer
- CALAPA
- Cal Poly Department of Architectural Engineering Job Board
- Cal Poly Department of Architecture Job Board
- Cal Poly Department of City and Regional Planning Job Board
- Cal Poly Department of Construction Management Job Board
- Cal Poly Department of Landscape Architecture Job Board
- Cyburbia
- Dezeen
- Planetizen
- Structural Engineering Jobs
- World-Architects
Art and Entertainment
- AIGA Design Jobs
- Art Internships Mother Jones Magazine
- Art Jobs from NMU
- Art Job
- ArtJob (WESTAF)
- Arts Employment Index
- Artists' Resource Guide
- Backstage Jobs
- EntertainmentCareers.Net
- EntertainmentJobs.com
- J. Paul Getty Trust Internships
- Kennedy Center Internships
- Mashable - Jobs in social media, marketing, technology and business
- National Association of Television Program Executives
- National Gallery of Art Internship Programs
- Playbill online jobs
- Puppetry Internships
- Showbiz Jobs
- StyleCareers
- TheatreJobs
- Wolf Trap Internship Program
Business
- Accounting Career Network
- Accounting Jobs Today
- AccountingNet
- Bank Jobs
- Broker Hunter
- Call Center Careers
- Career Bank
- Computer Work
- Consumer Packaged Goods Industry
- Dice Tech Jobs
- eFinancial Careers
- Federal Reserve Board Internships
- Financial, Accounting & Insurance Jobs from NationJob
- Financial Career Information Inbox
- Great Insurance Jobs
- Hospitality Careers.com
- Hospitality Net
- Hospitality Online
- Inside Consulting
- Institute of Real Estate Management
- Insurance Jobs
- Job Postings for Benefits & HR Professionals
- Jobs in Logistics
- Jobs in Manufacturing
- Jobs in the Money
- Marketing Classifieds
- Marketing Jobs.com
- Marketing & Sales Jobs NationJob
- Mashable Jobs
- Professional Convention Management Association
- Sales Careers Online
- Sales Gravy
- Select Leaders Real Estate Jobs
- SHRM HR Jobs
- Talent Zoo Marketing Jobs
- Volunteer Management
- Western Fairs Association
- Workforce HR Jobs
Communication and Media
- American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) Careers
- Billboard.biz media jobs
- Bookbuilders West Job Opportunities (all areas of publishing)
- Broadcast Career Link
- Broadcast Industry Jobs (BEDA)
- Cal Poly GRC Department Job Postings
- Communications Jobs
- High Country News (Colorado) Internships
- Internship Directory: Southern Newspaper Publishers Association
- JournalismJobs.com
- Local Media Association
- Media Bistro
- National Public Radio internships
- PBS Internships
- Public Relations and Communications JobCenter (PRSA)
- Random House Publishing Internships
- Rising Star Public Relations Internships
- San Francisco Chronicle Internship Program
- STC Technical Communication Jobs National
- Technical Communicators Job Listings
Education (see also Nonprofit) also see Job Search for Educators
- Ed-Join.org
- Academic Employment Network
- California Community College Registry
- California School Directory
- CalState TEACH
- Certification Requirements in All 50 States
- Edu Career (Education and Science Community Jobs - including Higher Education)
- Friends of World Teaching - Overseas English-speaking schools - may not require foreign language - application fees apply
- GreatTeacher
- Job Openings in Academe (Chronicle of Higher Education)
- Jobs in Music Education
- k12jobs - U.S. public and private school jobs
- Northern California Higher Education Recruitment Consortium
- Southern California Higher Education Recruitment Consortium
- Teach.org
- Teach California
- Teach For America
- TeacherJobsHelp (Teaching jobs in all 50 states)
- UNI Overseas Placement Service for Educators
Engineering/Computer/Technology
- ACM – Association for Computing Machinery Career & Job Center
- Aero Industry Jobs
- American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Job Board
- Automotive News
- Aviation / Aerospace / Defense
- Cal Poly Computer Engineering - After College Career Network
- Cal Poly Department of Architectural Engineering Job Board
- Cal Poly Department of BioResource and Ag Engineering Dept.Employment Listings
- Cal Poly Department of Electrical Engineering Employment Listings
- Computer and Communication Companies
- ComputerJobs.com
- Computers & IT Jobs - NationJob
- Dice.com High Tech Jobs Online
- EDUCAUSE - IT jobs in higher education
- EngineerJOBS.com
- Engineering Jobs
- GIS Jobs Clearinghouse
- Graduating Engineer and Computer Careers
- Institute of Transportation Engineers
- National Science Foundation: Research Experiences for Undergraduates Program
- Optics
- SocalTECH - High-tech company links for southern California
- Society of Women Engineers
- Structural Engineering Jobs
- Washington Internships for Students of Engineering
Environment and Outdoors
- American Rivers Internships
- AquaNet: Employment Opportunities
- Back Door Jobs -short-term job adventures
- Cal Poly Recreation, Parks and Tourism Administration Job Resource Links
- CoolWorks -jobs in great places
- EcoEmploy
- Environmental Career Center
- Environmental Career Opportunities
- Environmental Careers Organization
- Environmental Education Link Job Postings
- Malama Hawaii -opportunities in Hawaii, primarily related to conservation
- Outdoor Industry Association
- Environment Jobs StopDodo.com -includes many international opportunities
- Student Conservation Association, Inc.
- United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) -click on "Jobs and Internships" under the "About EPA" tab
- Society for Ecological Restoration
- Zoo and Aquarium Jobs from the American Zoo & Aquarium Assn.
Government
- American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research Internships
- California Civil Service Employment Information
- California State Assembly and Senate Fellowship & Intern Programs
- CalJOBS
- Cato Institute Internships
- Center on Budget and Policy Priorities - Internship program
- City of San Luis Obispo
- Department of the Interior Automated Vacancy Announcements
- Federal Government Pathways - information for students seeking internships and careers in federal government
- Federal Pathways Programs - Internship and recent graduate programs
- Global Policy Forum Internships
- IEL Embassy & Diplomatic Scholars Intern Program
- Making the Difference - your source for federal job and internship opportunities
- National Security Agency Intern Programs
- OPM Federal Government Human Resources Agency - Student Educational Employment Program
- Smithsonian Institution Internship Programs
- The Hill
- The Urban Institute Internships
- The Washington Center Internships
- U.S. State Department Internships
- USA Jobs - the Federal Government's official one-stop source for federal jobs and employment information
- USA.gov - directory of all federal agencies and departments, including links
- Washington Internships for Students of Engineering
- Where the Jobs Are: Mission-Critical Opportunities for America - outlines government-wide projected hiring needs for the next three years
Health and Medicine
- Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
- American Academy of Family Physicians
- American Academy of Physician Assistants
- American Public Health Association: Career Opportunities
- Cal Poly Food Science and Nutrition Employment Listings
- Careers in Food
- GreatNurse
- Health Care Career Search
- Health Promotion Careers
- Hire Health
- International Pharmajobs
- Managed Care Online
- Medical/Health Care Job Openings
- MedSearch
- Medzilla
- National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
- Nutritionjobs.com
- Public Health Employment Connection
- Public Health Program Opportunities
History and Social Science
- American Anthropological Association
- American Association of Museums Employment Resources
- Amerind Foundation Internships
- Association of Science-Technology Centers Jobs
- GIS Jobs Clearinghouse
- GIS Jobs.com
- Museum Employment Resource Center
- Museum Job Resources Online
- NASA History Office Internships
- Organization of American Historians Jobs Online
- Smithsonian Institution Career Center
- Smithsonian Institution Internship Opportunities
- Truman Library & Museum Intern Opportunities
- United States Capitol Historical Society Internships and Fellowships
International
- AIESEC - Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
- Best Bets for Internships Abroad - UCI
- BUNAC (Work in Britain)
- Campus Career Center
- CIEE (Council on International Education & Exchange)
- Connect-123 Internship & Volunteer Programs
- Council on Foreign Relations
- Department of State (embassies in other countries)
- Eurojobs
- Going Global (Cal Poly access is through MustangJOBS)
- Indeed.com - International Jobs
- International Business Resources on the WWW
- International Exchange (CIEE)
- International Internships from Transitions Abroad
- International Jobs
- International Jobs Center
- International Research & Exchanges Board
- Job Postings from Canada
- JobsAbroad.com
- One Small Planet - Work, Study, Travel Abroad
- Organization of American States Internship Program
- Overseas Jobs
- Peace Corps
- Riley Guide
- The Embassy Page (directory of Washington DC Embassies)
- THE MONSTER BOARD: International Jobs
- Transitions Abroad
- United Nations
- United Nations Careers
- USDA Foreign Agriculture Service
- WEDDLE's Professional Associations
- World Learning
- World Teach
- World Wide Opportunities on Organic Farms
Nonprofit and Social Service
- A World Fit for Kids
- American Anthropological Association
- American Civil Liberties Union Internship Program
- APA (Psychology) Monitor Classified Advertising
- Association for Research on Nonprofit and Voluntary Action - Arnova
- Care2 Job Finder - Non Profit
- Careers for Good
- Center for Association Leadership (Career Headquarters)
- Chronicle of Philanthropy Career Network
- Common Good Careers
- Community Career Center Nonprofit Jobs
- Foundation Center
- Green America Internships
- Idealist.org
- Internships in Youth Development Agencies
- Job/Internship Bank for Volunteer Managers
- National Council of Nonprofits
- NGO (Non-governmental organizations associated with the United Nations)
- Non-Profit Career Network
- Non-Profit Oyster
- NOW Internship Program
- Opportunity NOCS: Non-Profit Job Listings
- Orion Grassroots Network
- Public Interest Jobs (PIRGs)
- Public Service Careers
- Social Service.com
- Social Work Job Bank
- Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology Job Net
- United Nations Jobs
Science & Mathematics
- American Astronomical Society Job Register
- American Institute of Physics
- American Mathematical Society
- American Statistical Association (Bay Area) Jobs
- Bay Bio: Northern California Life Sciences Association
- CSULB Biotech Job Listing Links
- BioSpace / Biotechnology
- Botanical Society of America
- CSUPERB (CSU Chico)
- Genetic Engineering News
- GenomeJobs.com
- Hawk Mountain Internships
- HireBio.com
- Nature Jobs
- American Academy of Forensic Sciences
- Marine Conservation Institute
- Mathematical Association of America: Funding Opportunities
- Medzilla
- Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute Summer Internship Program
- Natural Resources Job Search
- Orangutan Project
- Bright Recruits: Jobs in Physics and Engineering
- New Scientist Jobs
- Southern California Biomedical Council
- Student Conservation Association
- SUPERB CSU Program for Education and Research in Biotechnology
- Top Research Jobs
Sports and Recreation/Hospitality and Events
- Action Sport Industry Jobs
- Adventure Travel Trade Association - includes an extensive list of tour operators and accomodations
- American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance
- American Camping Association
- American Hotel & Lodging Association (AH&LA)
- American Society of Association Executives and the Center (ASAE & The Center)
- Association for Convention Operations Management (ACOM)
- Association of Collegiate Conference and Events Directors-International (ACCED-I)
- Association of Destination Management Executives (ADME)
- Back Door Jobs - short-term adventure jobs
- Bluefishjobs.com - from the National Intramural Recreation Sports Assoc. (NIRSA)
- Cal Poly Recreation, Parks and Tourism Administration Job Resource Links
- California Park and Recreation Society
- CoolWorks - jobs in great places
- Destination Marketing Association International (DMAI)
- Ecotourism Society
- Volunteer Management Jobs
- Exhibit Designers and Producers Association (EDPA)
- Exhibition Services & Contractors Association (ESCA)
- Financial and Insurance Conference Planners (FICP)
- FitnessJobs
- Hospitality Net
- Hospitality Sales and Marketing Association International (HSMAI)
- International Association for Exhibitions and Events (IAEE) - exhibition industry jobs
- International Association of Conference Centers (IACC)
- International Association of Venue Managers (IAVM)
- International Congress and Convention Association (ICCA)
- International Special Events Society (ISES)
- Internships with Cal Ripken Baseball
- Meeting Professionals International (MPI)
- MeetingJobs.com
- National Association of Catering Executives (NACE)
- National Parks
- National Recreation and Park Association Career Center
- Professional Baseball Employment Opportunities
- Professional Convention Management Assoc. (events, sales, marketing, mtg. planning)
- Trade Show Exhibitors Association (TSEA)
- U.S. Olympic Committee - internship program for students and career opportunities
- Western Fairs Association
- Wilderness Education Association
- Wilderness Inquiry - non-profit, outdoor adventure internships
- YMCA of the USA
Sustainability
- Homepower Magazine - solar, wind and hydroelectric technologies industry
- JustMeans.org - Jobs - opportunities with companies that follow a corporate social responsibility model
- Sustainabilityjobs.org
- SustainableBusiness.com
Fellowships:
- AAA Science and Technology Policy and Fellowship Program
- AICPA Minority Scholarship Program for BUS students pursuing CPA
- Alston/Bannerman Fellowship Program
- American Association of University Women Educational Foundation
- American Jewish Committee Fellows Program
- Capital Fellows Program ( Jesse M. Unruh Assembly Fellowship Program) The Assembly Fellowship Program is co-sponsored by the California State Assembly and California State University, Sacramento, through the Center for California Studies.
- Carnegie Junior Fellowship Program
- Center for Democracy and Technology Minority Fellowship
- Charles G. Koch Summer Fellows Program
- City Hall Fellows
- Civil Society Nonprofit Scholars Program
- Columbia College Fellowship Search
- Congressional Fellows Program
- Coro Fellows Program in Public Affairs
- EPA
- Echoing Green Public Service Fellowship
- Energy Technology Innovation Fellowships
- Executive Fellowship - The Executive Fellowship Program is sponsored by the Center for California Studies at California State University, Sacramento (Sacramento State) and the Office of the Governor to provide an experiential learning opportunity in California state government. Fellows work full-time in high levels of the executive branch and meet weekly for graduate seminars. This ten-month program uniquely integrates work experience with academic and professional development.
- Fleishman Fellows in Civil Society Program
- Fulbright Scholar Program
- Fund for the Public Interest Research
- Harry S. Truman Scholarship Program
- Harvard Medical School Fellowship in Medical Ethics
- Henry Crown Fellowship Program
- Hillel Fellowships Program
- James Madison Memorial Fellowship
- Jewish Campus Service Corps Fellowship
- Jewish Organizing Initiative
- Judicial Administration Fellowship Program - administered by the Center for California Studies at California State University, Sacramento (Sacramento State) and co-sponsored by the California Judicial Council. All persons with a four-year college degree, including recent graduates and mid-career applicants are eligible to apply. Successful applicants demonstrate a commitment to public service and an interest in the administration of justice in the California court system. Ten fellows are accepted into the ten-month program, which begins in September of each year.
- Legatum Center for Development and Entrepreneurship at MIT
- Metropolitan Museum of Internship and Fellowship Programs
- Michigan Education Policy Fellowship Program (EPFP)
- Mickey Leland-Bill Emerson National Hunger Fellows Program
- National Endowment for the Humanities Fellowships
- National Fellowships in Educational Reporting
- National Gallery of Art Fellowship Programs
- National Urban/Rural Fellows Program
- New Voices Fellowship Program
- New York City Teaching Fellows
- Orchestra Management Fellowship Program
- Presidential Management Fellows Program
- Public Health Prevention Service
- Public Policy and International Affairs Fellowship Program
- Rosalynn Carter Fellowships for Mental Health Journalism
- RI Governor’s Commission on Disabilities Fellowship
- Robert Bosch Foundation Fellowship Program
- Samuel Huntington Public Service Award
- Schweitzer Fellows Program
- Senate Fellowship Program Established in 1973, the California Senate Fellows (CSF) program is one of the oldest and most distinguished service learning programs in the country. The CSF program grew out of a desire to provide people with insight into the legislative process through experiential learning. It offers college graduates a paid, full-time legislative staff position in the State Capitol for 11 months. The fellowship program's primary goals include exposing people with diverse life experiences and backgrounds to the legislative process by providing research and other professional staff assistance to the Senate. The CSF program is jointly sponsored by the California State Senate and the Center for California Studies at California State University, Sacramento.
- Smithsonian Institution Fellowships
- Social Science Research Council
- Strategic Fellowships
- Switzer Environmental Fellowship Program
- Taxpayers for Common Sense Fellowship Program
- The Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. Public Policy Fellowship
- "The Making of Race and Gender: Memphis, the Delta, and the Mid South" Fellowship
- Villers Fellowship for Health Care Justice
- Visiting Scholars Fellowship Program at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum
- White House Fellows Program
- William Randolph Hearst Endowed Scholarship for Minority Students
- Women’s Law and Policy Fellowship Program
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