Career and Job Search Resources for Students and Alumni of Color

• General Sites
• Internships and Fellowships
• African American
• Asian/Pacific Islander
• Hispanic/Latino
• Native American/Indigenous People
• PSU Resources for Students of Color

General Sites

• List of multicultural professional organizations (e.g., Association of Black Journalists; American Indian Science & Engineering Society)
• DiversityWorking.com — A diversity job site for all ethnic and sexual orientation groups, where job-seekers can search for jobs (by location, industry, job listing type, or keywords), as well as post resumes.
• IMDiversity.com — Wealth of job resources, postings, and career information related to diversity.
• Top Multicultural Employers — Go directly to the corporate career and job centers of the companies viewed as having the best commitment to a diverse and multicultural workforce.
• Articles, resources, and information about careers and diversity/multiculturalism.
• Article on importance of college internships with links to companies looking to hire minority interns

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Internships and Fellowships

• INROADS — Develops and places minority students/graduates in business and industry to prepare for corporate and community leadership. Includes internships for college students. Requirements: African American, Hispanic, and Native American 3.0 or better grade averages.
• Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute — Summer fellowships for minority students interested in oceanography, mathematics, marine science or oceanographic engineering.

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African American

• National Black Business Trade Association (NBBTA) — includes a directory of black-owned businesses and organizations.
• Black Collegian — Career planning, job search info, profiles of employers committed to diversity and commentary by leading African American professionals.
• Black Career Women — The Facebook page of the Black Career Women's Network.
• Black Enterprise — Black Enterprise Magazine's online site.
• National Urban League — Extensive site with many links and ideas; Joint career search option with Career Mosaic.
• Black World — Career Center a search engine for thousands of jobs nationally and internationally, includes a resume database, professional links, and information about business opportunities.
• HBCUCareerCenter — Job listing and resources specifically for black students and graduates, from companies and organizations that recruit HBCU talent.

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Asian/Pacific Islander

• AsiaMedia — Job opportunities with Asian-friendly employers and career resources for Asian Americans
• Asian American Economic Development Enterprises — Established to create business and personal growth for Asian Americans. Provides listings of jobs and internships.
• National Association of Asian-American Professionals (NAAAP) — Serves to build business and social contacts through networking opportunities for Asian-Americans. Links to local chapters as well.
• Diversity Directory — This site has links to Internet career centers and job databases for positions in China, Hong Kong, and Japan.

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Hispanic/Latino

• Hispanic Alliance for Career Enhancement — HACE maintains a resume database of Latino professionals in a wide range of disciplines. Add your resume to one of the largest database of cross-functional Latino professional talent.
• Saludos Hispanos — Hispanic employment service promoting workforce diversity.
• LatPro.com — Job opportunities, scholarships, fellowships, and internships as well as general information concerning Hispanic organizations.
• Ihispano — Job listings by employers actively seeking Latino/Hispanic candidates. A forum to post resumes as well.

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Native American/Indigenous People

• Native American Jobs — An Employment Resource & Job Directory which allows you to select a state or region and find native American employers and career possibilities.
• NA Mentors Article — Emphasizes the importance of finding NA mentors who are doing the kind of work you want to do, and understand where you are coming from culturally:
• Tribal Employment Pages: Below are some Oregon Tribal employment pages:
• • Click here for full listing of Oregon Nations and Tribes
  • Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation — Pendleton, Oregon
  • Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs — Warm Springs, Oregon
  • Confederated Tribes of Coos, Lower Umpqua & Siuslaw — Coos Bay, Oregon
  • Confederated Tribes of the Grande Ronde Tribal Council — Grande Ronde, Oregon
  • Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians — Siletz, Oregon

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PSU Resources for Students of Color

• PSU Native American Student Services
• PSU Diversity & Multicultural Student Services
• PSU McNair Scholars Program

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