Career and Job Search Resources for Public Service Careers

Books in the PSU Career Center Library

  • 100 Jobs in the Environment by Debra Quintana
  • 100 Jobs in Social Change by Harley Jebens
  • A Guide to Careers in Community Development by Paul Brophy and Alice Shabecoff
  • Career Opportunities in Politics, Government, and Activism by Joan Axelrod-Contrada
  • Careers for Caring People and Other Sensitive Types by Adrian A. Paradis
  • Careers for Nature Lovers and Other Outdoor Types by Louise Miller
  • Careers for Good Samaritans and Other Humanitarian Types by Marjorie Eberts and Margaret Gisler
  • From Making a Profit to Making a Difference: How to Launch Your New Career in Nonprofits by Richard M. King
  • Making a Difference: Your Guide to Volunteer and Community Service by Arthur Blaustein
  • Opportunities in Fund-Raising Careers by Mark Rowh
  • Real People Working in the Helping Professions by Blythe Camenson
  • The ECO Guide to Careers that Make a Difference by the Environmental Careers Organization
  • RESPONSE: A Directory of Full-Time, Faith-Based Volunteer Opportunities by the Catholic Network of Volunteer Service.
  • Careers in Focus: Government
  • Inside a U.S. Embassy: How the Foreign Service Works for America

Vocational Biographies

Vocational Biographies describes the career success stories of 1001 real people. Search by career title, keyword, topic, and career cluster. Username: portland su and pass code: 3w9n.

  • Aids Outreach Center Coordinator
  • Charitable Foundation Director
  • Community Health Educator
  • Community Relations/Crime Prevention Officer
  • Crime Victims Empowerment Project Director
  • Director of Social Services
  • Domestic Violence Shelter Program Director
  • Driver Rehabilitation Instructor
  • Drug & Alcohol Abuse Counselor
  • Economic Development Director
  • Fire/EMS Dispatcher
  • Firefighter
  • Foreign Service Officer
  • Fund-Raiser
  • Guardian Ad Litem
  • Health-Care Consultant
  • Homeless Shelter Director
  • Hospice Nurse
  • Hosptial's Child & Family Care Specialist
  • Housing Society Director
  • Interpreter for the Deaf
  • Job Placement Specialist
  • Housing Rehabilitation Specialist
  • Humane Society Director
  • Interpreter for the Deaf
  • Job Placement Specialist
  • Labor Economist
  • Mental Health Professional
  • Minority Women's Outreach Coordinator
  • Nurse
  • Paramedic
  • Park Services Specialist
  • Physical Therapist Assistant
  • Police Counselor
  • Psychiatric Social Worker
  • Rehabilitation for the Blind
  • Search & Rescue Diver
  • Social Worker
  • Teen Program Coordinator
  • Victims Advocate
  • Volunteer Services Director
  • YWCA Program Director

Resources for Finding PAID Public Service Opportunities in the Portland Metropolitan Area

Resources for Finding VOLUNTEER Public Service Opportunities in the Portland Metropolitan Area

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Articles on Federal Government Employment

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