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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 external websites which job seekers might find useful as they explore careers in public policy:
General Public Policy Related Job Boards
- Brad Traverse Job List (DC-Capitol hill jobs)
- Daybook
- Glassdoor (Bay Area Public Policy Search)
- Government Finance Officers Association Job Board
- PoliCorner (Politics and more)
- Pro Gov Jobs
- Public Interest Technology Jobs (hosted by Code for America)
- Public Service Careers
- Roll Call (DC-non-profit, Capitol Hill)
- Tom Manatos (DC-Capitol Hill)
- ZipRecruiter (Jobs in Public Policy)
Public Sector
- Public Service Employees Network: Information on public sector careers, including civil service exams
US Federal Government:
General information about US Federal government careers
- Federal Best Places to Work Rankings
- The Resume Place (Help with Federal job applications)
- Overview of the 3 Branches of the US Federal Government
US Federal Government online job boards:
- Federal Pathways Program (Undergraduate & graduate internships and fellowships)
- USAJOBS (Federal government's official job list)
State & Local Government:
State & Local Government Online Job Boards:
The following online job boards include state & local government opportunities nationwide.
State of California:
- 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)
- Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG) (Links to California City sites)
- GovernmentJobs.com (Local governments nationwide)
- International City/County Management Association Job Board (ICMA) (Local governments nationwide)
Non-Profit Sector
- Cal Nonprofits
- CommonGood Careers & Koya Leadership Partners
- Craig's List
- Foundation Center - Foundation Finder
- Idealist.org - Action Without Borders
- 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
- Simply Hired
- Talent.com
Other Job Websites/Resources
Environment
- Climatebase
- Ed’s Clean Energy & Sustainability Job’s List
- EcoJobs
- EnvironmentalCareer.com
- Green Jobs Network (U.S. and Abroad)
- GreenBiz, Sustainability Jobs
- GreenJobSearch.org
- Sustainable Business: Green Dream Jobs
International Jobs
- Devex
- DevNetJobs
- InterAction (Nonprofit international development, US & Abroad)
- Passport Career
- ProFellow (Database of US and international fellowships)
- United Nations Job List