Putting iT all together
Once you have clarified a few of your goals (issue or type of skills or geographical region where you would like to be), your job search is going to be much easier. If you need help clarifying your goals, please see our self-assessment page or make an appointment with a counselor who will be happy to help you identify a priority list and set up an action plan regarding your transition from Brown to a Career in the Common Good.
Career exploration, networking and a proactive job search attitude are also essential to a productive job search in Careers in the Common Good.
The following links are a way for you to start exploring options. We encourage you to also consider making an appointment with a counselor to help you set up strategies that will enable you to explore options and resources related to your individual goals. Remember that there are a number of other resources on the Brown Campus to help you explore your options regarding fellowships, graduate school, and job searching and Careers in the Common Good.
One-Year Service Opportunities:
In Rhode Island:
In the United States:
- AmeriCorps - a network of local, state, and national service programs that connects more than 70,000 Americans each year with intensive service opportunities to meet our country’s critical needs in education, public safety, health, and the environment. AmeriCorps members serve with more than 3,000 nonprofits, public agencies, and faith-based and community organizations.
- For additional programs, check the Idealist.org page on one-year service opportunities in the US
Job search resources for Careers in the Common Good:
In Rhode Island:
In the United States :
Government work:
Non-profit work:
Socially Responsible Businesses:
- Jay's Socially Responsible Business Links -
A personal site with a good list of links to socially-responsible business information and specific organizations.
- Sustainable Business -
This site focuses on businesses that "contribute to an equitable and ecologically sustainable economy." It includes general information and job listings.
- The GreenMoney -
The online guide that promotes the awareness of socially and environmentally responsible business, investing and consumer resources.
- The Green pages from Co-op America - An online directory of g reen businesses that aim at solving, rather than causing, both environmental and social problems.
- Research Initiative on Social Entrepreneurship (Columbia Business School)
- 2005 Social Entrepreneurs - Fast Company Magazine
Philanthropy and Corporate Social Responsibility:
Internationally:
Finding Short-Term Work Abroad - Advice on work permit and strategies to find work abroad.
Finding a position abroad demands more persistence and energy than any other job search. By narrowing down your interests or the parts of the world you would like to be in, you will enable yourself to gain valuable time by finding the resources you need more easily. Here are a few sites to get started, but note that this list is by no means exhaustive, and you will need to conduct your own searches to find out more about the specific opportunities that will match your interests.
Finding alumni clubs in the part of the world you are interested in will help you gather valuable information before you leave and will enable you to find a community more easily once you move to the country. For a list of Brown Alumni clubs abroad, scroll down to international. For tips on networking, click here.
In addition to the resources below, the international development pages from the University of Sussex might also be helpful in your career exploration and job search.
International Government work:
Non-Profit work:
Socially Responsible Businesses:
Philanthropy and Corporate Social Responsibility:
- LifeWorth - Training and job opportunities in CSR worldwide
- Ethical Performance – Job bank listing opportunities worldwide
- The Chronicle of Philanthropy
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