Many graduate students seek non-academic positions and find challenging opportunities for personal and professional growth that they had not considered when they entered grad school. Likewise, many companies, governmental agencies, and Non-Governmental Organizations are finding that graduate training imbues prospective employees with rich research, analytical, and communication skills. While performing a non-academic search requires patience and rethinking one's skill set, it is often rewarding and creates opportunities that do not exist in the academic world.
We recommend that Grads use informational resources such as The Chronicle of Higher Education's Using Graduate School Strategically or Job Seeking Experiences (requires free registration). Alexandra Lord and Julie Taddeo have put together Beyond Academe as a Web home for humanities Grads seeking non-academic employment. The Scholarly Societies Project includes many professional Websites that list both academic and non-academic positions.
Here are a few other great resources for jobs, internships, and information about the non-academic world.
IdeaList.Org - Home to non-profits and NGO's in every state and country.
USAJobs.Com - Home of the Office of Personnel Management for the Federal Government.
SoCalHerc - Non-Academic jobs at Southern California colleges and universities.
PSE-Net - A collection of major governmental jobsites: State, Federal, and International.
Biotech Career Center - A complete listing of all Southern California Biotech Companies.
SoCal High Tech Jobs - Primarily in Southern California with links to some national and international listings.
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