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Resources for Women, Minorities,
and Other Audiences
January 2009
General Resources ||
The 50+ Workforce ||
Women
Indigenous / Native Populations ||
African American ||
Asian American ||
Gay/Lesbian
Hispanic / Latino ||
Faith-Based Organizations
These are resources specifically set up to meet the needs or address
the interests of various groups, such as women, persons of
varied nationalities or ethnic backgrounds, etc. Resources and information for Military Personnel, Ex-Offenders and Former Felons,
and The Disabled are listed in other areas. You are certainly not limited to
these resources, but they may have ideas or topics which speak directly
to you. Even the resources listed under specific affinity groups may be useful to
a broader audience.
Our page for Business & Employer Rankings also
covers top employers for diversity groups.
- Affirmative Action Register
- "...a leading national equal opportunity employment magazine and website that connects employers to professionals who are seeking jobs, regardless of race, color, national origin, religion, gender, age, sexual preference or disability. For more than 30 years, AAR has provided progressive businesses and institutions with a forum to find employees who represent the dynamic kaleidoscope of our country’s population." Job postings listed here include positions in academia, business, healthcare, and the government and are freely available to all visitors.
- Diversity/Careers in Engineering & Information Technology
- ...publication focused on the minority/diversity technical professional. Their web site carries a full list of employers placing advertisements in their latest print issue, linking to that employer's web site for job announcements.
- Diversity Link
- ...job listings and resume postings targeted for diversity candidates (women,
persons from varied ethnic backgrounds, disabled candidates, etc.)
- DiversityWorking.com
- ...a very large site dedicated to promoting diversity in the workplace. I might even venture to say this site is too large, offering so much data on each page that it is sometimes difficult to spot the result of your search. However, the jobs listed here are good. The "Community Channels" and "Career Channels" can be a little overwhelming.
- Equal Opportunity Publications, Inc.
- Information on their publications, Equal Opportunity, Woman Engineer, Minority Engineer,
CAREERS & the disABLED, Workforce Diversity For Engineering And IT Professionals,
Hispanic Career World, and African-American Career World. Each magazine has a list of
employers currently recruiting new employees along with a list of job announcements.
- HireDiversity
- ... national diversity recruitment service linking qualified entry-level to senior-level candidates
with Fortune 500 companies and the government. It has separate news channels of interest to
each different population, but the jobs listed are all in one job bank.
- HirePotential
- ..."a national staffing firm dedicated to recruiting and employing
individuals from the 'Untapped Workforce'. This includes people with
disabilities, mature workers, veterans, welfare recipients and individuals from
other specialty niche groups."
- IMDiversity.com
- ...sponsored by The Black Collegian, this is an excellent resource for all
minority and diversity candidates, including women and the disabled. The many
villages include resources and information specific for each group, and those
without a separate village will find information in the global village. These folks
are committed to serving all minority/diversity groups and are doing a great
job.
- MinorityJobs.net
- ...this site combines job listing and career information with news and information on civil rights, including immigration, education, government, and historical information. The job database is not well populated unless you are in computers/IT, but there are jobs in there to be found. You will just need to search "All States" along with your job field to find them. You can review the job listings but cannot apply for the jobs unless you
register for a free account, which includes adding your resume to their database.
- Minority Professional Network
- ...nice site with career, business, and lifestyle information. While focused on
the minority professional, it offers great things for any user. Nice career center with interesting
jobs, but no dates of when they were posted. Also organizes several "offline" events throughout
the US and abroad providing excellent networking opportunities with real face-time!
- The Multicultural Advantage
- "The Empowerment Community for People of Color." Career advice,
employment resources, and much more, all targeted to persons of
color. Employers contact information pages contain information on how to reach
them and some employers post direct recruiter emails or phone numbers in the job listings
so applicants to not have to register to apply. And profiles remain active for
365 days unless you request it be removed before this time. The jobs look good,
there are lots of them, and you can search them and make sure there is something here for you before you register.
- OnlineDiversity
- ...this website is provided by the publishers of The Black EOE Journal, The HISPANIC Network Magazine, and The Professional WOMAN’S Magazine, each of which is an excellent career and employment information source. You can access each magazine's website from this single entry. I did notice that the job databases of all 3 contain the same listings, but the magazine content is obviously not the same.
- PharmaDiversity Job Board
- ...a site focused on matching diversity candidates with all types of jobs in the pharmaceutical industry from accountants and administrators to sales to research. You can do all kinds of searching and review the full job announcements without registering, but if you want to use their "apply online" feature you will need to register store your resume here. Lots of articles targeted to various audiences on how to get your pharma job search rolling.
- WorkplaceDiversity
- ...nice site focused on diversity recruiting, including the 40+ group. Free registration / resume posting is not necessary, but if you register you can opt to not post of your resume. You can execute a keyword search on the front page, but if you select Advanced Search you can use the pulldown menu to target a specific industry sector. Beyond the jobs you'll find profiles of employers, news and information targeted to various diverse audiences, and information on associations and organizations supporting and promoting minority and diversity interests.
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- Careers from AARP
- This is a collection of articles and resources covering various topics
in work and employment for older people. Issues include discrimination,
career changes, retirement, and starting your own business.
- Dr. Bamster's Blog!
- This is a job search and career management blog for 40-somethings. "Dr. Bamster keeps a current pulse on what us 40-somethings are experiencing when it comes to getting a job and changing jobs." Dr. Bamster is my friend Dr. Barbara Marchilonis, a very experienced career management and career transition consultant and former colleague at that outplacement firm I used to work with. You can opt to read the Journal or the Archives because both point
you to the same content, but the Archives divides the content by date which I personally find a bit easier to review.
- Experience Works!
- ...Established as Green Thumb in 1965, and renamed in 2002,
Experience Works is a national, nonprofit organization that offers
training, employment, and community service opportunities to low-income seniors. This includes a variety of programs designed to help mature
individuals enter the workforce, secure more challenging positions, move
into new career areas, or supplement their incomes.
- RetireeWorkforce.com
- I know. You thought that after working you could retire to a nice quiet corner and enjoy
yourselves. Unfortunately the financial market had another idea. This site is dedicated to those retirees who want to get back into the job market for whatever reason -- you need a bit more income, you are bored, you know you are still valuable and want to prove it. These part-time, full-time, flexible, seasonal, and temporary positions are posted by employers who want to tap the well of experienced, reliable, and ready-to-work individuals just like you. You do not need to register to view the jobs nor apply for them, but if you do register it will allow you to save jobs and sign up for alerts to new postings. Plus it's free.
- Workforce50.com
- ..."No Pastures Here." Workforce50.com is "dedicated to serving the 50+ workforce with a passion. Job seekers can feel secure in knowing that all employers advertising on Workforce50.com are truly interested in hiring those of us over 50." This site is actually taking over the Senior Job Bank we have all
known for so long, but if you prefer that more classic site, it is still available to you and fully functional. Both sites tap the same job database, and both are very clear in stating that they are related. Lots of great advice for the 50+ crowd. Select a state to begin your search. Registration is free, but it is not required.
- Seniors4Hire
- Free registration is required, including a short statement of your experience and job interest.
- Senior Environmental Employment Program, US Environmental Protection Agency
- The SEE program provides an opportunity for retired and unemployed older Americans age 55 and over to share their expertise with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) using their skills in meaningful tasks that support a wide variety of environmental programs.
SEE workers are not federal employees, nor are they employees of the grantee organization. They are SEE Program enrollees/participants and their salary, benefits, vacation and sick leave, and any personnel actions or issues are administered by the grantee organization. You must contact these organizations for eligibility information and applications because it is these organizations who recruit qualified candidates to work in positions in Washington, DC, and in offices and labs nationwide. Available positions include clerical (non-typing) - messenger, receptionist, file clerk, and copy machine operator;
clerical (typing) - clerk-typist, secretarial support, and administrative assistant;
technical - physical science technician, grant specialist, writer-editor, technical researcher, and technical writer; and
professional - such as: engineer, scientist and accountant.
- Senior Service America
- ...a non-profit organization that helps provide training and
employment opportunities to older adults who work to fill real community needs. Persons over
the age of 55, employers interested in hiring participants, and community organizations
interested in hiring participants can contact the organization for more information.
- RetirementJobs
- For the over 50 crowd. I'm not thrilled with it, and I find many of the
jobs requiring far less experience than I would expect for a site targeting this
audience, but the listings are plentiful.
- Simply Hired 50+
- This specialty search from Simply Hired says it works with Retirement Jobs, but I
don't get the same results. They also allow you to say "search only age 50+ friendly companies."
- RetiredBrains.com
- I had high hopes for this site, but they were dashed. I want you to know what I found. It is supposed to be a site focused on providing job listings and volunteer opportunities for those who are retired or are nearing retirement. However, I got very suspicious when I saw words like "junior" and "recent college grad" in the job titles and descriptions. Some minor sleuthing alerted me to the fact that this is a member of the 4jobs.com network, and a check of their job database disclosed that RetiredBrains.com is
just a new front end on their regular database. Sorry folks.
We also have Job Search Advice for the Mature Job Seeker.
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- Advancing Women
- ... a skills building organization, "supporting success in the workplace
through strategy and mentoring which help route around traditional barriers."
Jobs are provided by CareerBuilder.com
- Feminist Career Center
- ...a service of the Feminist Majority Online intended to help feminist employers and job
seekers to find each other. Jobs are listed by geographic region, or you can submit your
resume to their free public database. Other services available here are the Positions Wanted
database (submit your resume for free, it will be listed for 6 months), Internships (arranged by
organization name), and links to additional job boards.
- ForHerSuccess.com
- ...jobs and articles targeted to women. The site is operated by a Canadian firm, and while they
include a few US listings, at the time of review (April 2006) the majority of jobs posted here as
well as the resources were in Canada.
- IVillage
- ... offers interactive services and support to women in many areas of interest, including
work-from-home and entrepreneurship. Look in the "work" are for information on salaries, careers,
work-from-home ideas, and jobs. iVillage partners with CareerBuilder.com for job listings.
- Jobs & Moms Career Center
- Operated by Nancy Collamer, a career counselor and Mom, this site is a wonderful resource for
women re-entering the workforce after time away with their children as well as for women trying
to find the balance between work and life and opportunities that allow that balance to be
maintained. She has filled this site with advice, resources, and even a great job board, but if you
are still in need you can contact her about counseling and coaching services.
- News on Women
- ...nice resource with news about the accomplishment of women in business,
education, arts, and sciences. Also offers a nice area with career news for
women.
- Tradeswomen Now and Tomorrow (TNT)
- This is a "national coalition of tradeswomen's organizations and advocates."
Women in trade and technical occupations, or those who may be interested
in these fields, will appreciate the Membership list, almost a "who's who" of
organizations encouraging these opportunities for women.
- WITI: Women in Technology International
- ...mentors, networking opportunities, and jobs for qualified women in technology.
Their purpose is to encourage women to the upper administrative levels and encourage
more women to pursue technical careers. Looks like a great professional and support
organization. Their job database, WITI4Hire, includes more than just technology jobs, but most
positions are in various high-tech companies.
- Women For Hire
- ...an organizer of career events for professional women, promoting networking and
offering career coaching and other job search support for women. This organization
is out there to give women their best when it comes to the job search. The job board is
open to all users, but the network has various options available depending if you want to
pay a very nominal fee for extra services.
- WomensJobList.com (formerly womensjobsearch.net)
- ...a free job board for women. Registration is
encouraged as is resume posting, but it is not required for you to search jobs and
send resumes. With the new name comes a new working model for this site.
Yes, they have their own listings, but they also scan other sites and index their
jobs too. However, those listings are identified, along with the original site which
is where you are sent to view the listing and apply.
- Womans-Work
- ... lists alternative and flexible opportunities for women, including part-time, work-from-home,
flex-time, telework, and freelance opportunities. It gives salary information by geographic location
or job titles.
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- American Indian Science and Engineering Society
- ...dedicated to the “building of community by bridging science and
technology with traditional Native values.” It helps American Indian and Native Alaskan students
prepare for careers in science, technology, engineering, and business. The website includes a
Career Center with a resume database for members and a job board that is open to the public.
- Colville Tribes Official Website: Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation
- Based within the state of Washington, the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation
use this website to provide information about it's government, business council,
events, and current job openings. Anyone can apply for the open positions,
but preference is given to tribal and Native American applicants as well as
veterans.
- National Indian Council on Aging
- NICOA has operated as a national sponsor of Senior Community Services Employment
Program (SCSEP) under Title V of the Older American Act. Its mission is "to bring about improved,
comprehensive services for American Indian and Alaska Native Elders." Through the SCSEP grant,
NICOA provides part-time work experience, training, and an opportunity for persons to transition into
private or public sector jobs. You must be 55 years or older and meet low-income guidelines to
participate in this program.
- Native American SUNY: Western Consortium
- One of two consortia "created by the State University of New York (SUNY) to address the higher
education needs of Native American students and communities. The Western Consortium,
based at the College at Fredonia, is a regional network of Native American communities and
students as well as college campuses in central and western New York. Through our
cooperative network, we seek to insure that Native American students graduate from colleges
and universities." One important part of this program is the
Directory of Internships
and Fellowships for Native Americans, a listing of opportunities specifically for
Native American students or that are relevant to Native topics. Another is the
Financial Aid directory with
its list of resources for members of the Six Nations (Seneca, Cayuga,
Tuscarora, Onondaga, Oneida, and Mohawk).
- NativeWeb
- .."an international nonprofit organization dedicated to educating the public about
indigenous cultures and issues, to promoting communications between indigenous peoples and
organizations supporting their goals and efforts, and to supporting the use of technology by
indigenous peoples'. The Community Center area of the website includes job listings, while
under Resources users will find a category for Native Economy and Employment includes links
to additional Jobs and Opportunities.
- The Tribal Employment Newsletter
- ...a recruitment tool for employers who want to increase their efforts to hire diverse
populations. For the job seeker, it is easy to access job announcements. The jobs are not
dated, but the information on posting says listings are only active for 30 days. There are other
resources here that will be of interest to Native Americans.
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- BET.com
- ... a huge portal to African American life, including families, lifestyles, music, technology, and
careers. It was founded in 1999 by several major companies, including Microsoft, and it is "tailored
to the preferences and needs of the African-American and urban communities."
- Black Collegian Online
- The print publication for college students and professionals of color has set up an
extensive information resource online. Job resources, resume information, career guidance, and
all kinds of other great articles and resources for everyone.
- BlackVoices: Careers
- ...an online community for African Americans. Nice career center with good
articles
- Blackworld
- ...an enormous international Internet directory designed primarily, but not
exclusively, for black communities around the world. The Classifieds includes an area for Jobs,
but you should also scroll down and check the Employment category under Business for more
resources..
- National Black MBA Association
- ...“a business organization which leads in the creation of economic and intellectual
wealth for the African-American community.” They offer a free job and resume service, but
registration (including posting of your resume) is required.
- National Urban League Employment Network
- ...job listings and a resume database provided by "the nation’s oldest and largest community-based
movement empowering African Americans to enter the economic and social mainstream." You
do not need to register to search the database nor apply for jobs that have provided contact
information. You will need to register if you want to use the job alerts or "apply online" feature
(you can register on the fly if you see a job you like). If you use
the "refine search" feature, you can limit your search to listing posted within the
last few days or weeks. Very nice service.
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- AsianAve.com
- ...portal for Asian Americans. Registration is required to enter the site and
use the various resources, but it is free and you can preview the site before
registering. The Jobs area is operated by Monster.com.
- Asian American Economic Development Enterprises,
Inc. (AAEDE)
- ... a full-service nonprofit organization dedicated to economic self-help for
Asian-Americans and others. The organization lists job opportunities on its site by company
name and links to additional resources for your search.
- National Association of Asian American Professionals
- ..."all-volunteer organization whose mission is to promote the personal and
professional development of the Asian American community."
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- Echelon Magazine
- ..."the Gay and Lesbian Business News Magazine" offers business news and
information targeted to the GLBT community. They also have an employment
board.
- GayJob.biz
- ...an online community for both the gay & lesbian individual looking for a job,
as well as the global business community seeking diverse job applicants. The job database is
easy to search and is filled with good positions, but you must register to see the full listings.
The site is filled with other good resources and information available to unregistered users,
including many employer profiles (corporate, college, government & community, and small
business).
- HRC Corporate Equality Index and the
Workplace
Policies Database
- ...These two tools can help gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgendered people examine the workplace
policies of potential employers. Needless to say, companies that work to protect the rights of these populations
would also work hard to protect the rights of other employee groups. The HRC Corporate Equality Index measures "how
equitably companies are treating their gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender employees, consumers and investors", while
the Workplace Policies database allows you to search for companies with varies non-discrimination policies in effect. These
are a service of the Human Rights Campaign.
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- Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers
- is the "leading social-technical organization whose primary function is to enhance and achieve
the potential of Hispanics in engineering, math and science. [...] SHPE promotes the development of
Hispanics in engineering, science and other technical professions to achieve educational
excellence, economic opportunity and social equity. "
- HispanicBusiness.com
- ...news and information for Hispanic persons. The career center connects to HireDiversity,
run by the same organization.
- Hispanic Online
- ...a leading Web and America Online forum for Latinos living in the United
States. The site offers job listings (in partnership with Monster.com), chat rooms, message
boards, and news, events, and issues of interest to the Latino community based on Hispanic
magazine, a monthly for and about Latinos, with a national circulation of 250,000 and a
readership of more than one million.
- iHispano.com
- ..."the source for Latino careers online." iHispano.com is a vibrant resource where Hispanic and Latino professionals can meet top employers. The site offers users free job and resume databases along with good advice on interviews, resume preparation, and much more. You can freely search the job database and apply for positions listed here, but other features like saving a job search require you to be a registered user (free).
- LatPro
- ... dedicated to Hispanic and bilingual (Spanish/English and
Portuguese/English) professionals since 1997, LatPro.com offers a searchable
resume database and job postings including email alerts. Content includes
original articles, and resume translation & editing among other career
resources. Several Fortune 100 companies use this site along with
thousands of others.
- MiGente.com
- ...portal for Latinos and Latinas. Registration is required to enter the site and
use the various resources, but it is free and you can preview the site before
registering. The Jobs area is operated by Monster.com, and at the time of
review I saw the same jobs listed here as at AsianAvenue.com (see under Asian
American, above, also operated by the same company).
- Saludos Web Site
- A web site dedicated exclusively to promoting Hispanic careers and education, supported by
Saludos Hispanos magazine. Information here includes a Career Center with job listings and other
good career information, an Education Center with announcements of internships, mentoring programs,
and scholarship opportunities, the Resume Pool where Hispanic job seekers can post their resumes,
the Article Archive with recent articles from Saludos Hispanos Magazine, and the Hispanic Resource
Index with links to additional resources of interest to the Hispanic Community. Most ads are general
pointers back to employer websites, but many are specific and dated at the bottom of the page.
Very very nice resource!
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To my knowledge, these sites do not restrict their services to people of these faiths, but their stated mission may direct them to serve persons
of their community first.
- Christian Career Center
- This site is run by professional career counselors interested in assisting job seekers
"integrate their faith with career/life planning and find work that fits their God-given design".
There is a lot of job hunting help, including career consultation services, a resume bank, and
career resources and guides.
- Christian Jobs Online
- ...intended as "a place where Christian job seekers and employers can meet," this
service posts job openings, positions wanted, and resumes. Many of the organizations posting here
are Christian-based nonprofits with a variety of needs (social workers, architects
with experience designing churches), but the opportunities are not limited to
these groups. The site is not limited to Christians, but it will not list jobs posted
by employers who discriminate against any person for religious reasons.
- ChristianPlacements com
- ...a place for the Christian community to meet and find employees or employers.
While positions in Christian ministry make up the majority of their listings,
they encourage businesses who want to hire those with Christian ideals
equal to their own to post jobs and review resumes on this site. You must be
registered in order to search or apply for jobs listed here, but there is no cost
to you.
- Jewish Federation of Greater Washington (DC) Career Center
- ...listings of local jobs in the Jewish community around Washington DC. These positions are posted by the many social services and other Jewish organizations in the area, but most non-religious positions are not limited to persons of the Jewish faith.
- Hillel: the Foundation for Jewish Campus Life
- Hillel was founded in 1923 to strengthen Jewish life on college campuses. The website
includes the directory "Guide to Jewish Life on Campus / Campus Contacts," information about
internships, study opportunities, grants, awards and scholarships, and career opportunities
with the national organization.
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