Career Development Resources

MEI is committed to providing professional development support to its MA students. Below are a variety of resources, events, and other opportunities to assist your career search.

JOB SEARCH SITES

• LionSHARE (Handshake): Job board available only to Columbia students and alumni. See available opportunities and learn about companies hiring from the Columbia community.

• Higher Education Recruitment Consortium (HERC): Job board and job search resources for jobs in higher ed—both academic and administrative

• The Chronicle of Higher Education: Another great resource for higher education jobs

• GoinGlobal: Career resources for 80 locations worldwide, including H1B visa employer listings, corporate profiles, and 600,000+ job and internship listings

• H-Net: For individuals who have or are pursuing advanced degrees and are committed to the humanities and social sciences. Wide range of academic and non-academic job announcements in non-profit and for-profit fields and government.

• MESA Job Board: Employment opportunities for roles related to the Middle East and North Africa, often academic positions.

• Global Jobs Board: Job board for international, ngo, non-profit, government, and development careers.

• USA Jobs: Jobs in the US federal government

• Indeed.com: General postings aggregated from other sites

• Idealist.org: For nonprofit and NGO jobs

• LinkedIn Jobs: General postings aggregated from other sites

• Campus employment: Federal Work-Study program is a form of financial assistance provided to students through part-time employment.

ON-CAMPUS RESOURCES

• GSAS Compass: Help for doctoral and master’s students in the Arts and Sciences to identify, work toward, and achieve their post-graduation career goals. It offers a variety of career development services including career development workshops, employer events, networking opportunities, and one-on-one advising. 

• Columbia Alumni Association (CAA): Career resources include frequent networking mixers; preferred access to a network of accredited professional alumni career coaches for fee-based, one-on-one career coaching; alumni business cards; and complimentary access to premium subscription-based job search tools. Also visit CAA’s news blog The Low Down for career advice from members of the Columbia Career Coaches Network.

• GSAS Fellowships in Academic Administration: Apprenticeships each term for students in Columbia's administrative offices.

• 3-Minute Thesis (3MT) Competition: Showcases the research of Columbia’s doctoral student community.

• GSAS Master's SynThesis Competition: Gives MA students in Arts and Sciences the opportunity to showcase their research and presentation skills in a relaxed and collegial environment.

• Columbia Entrepreneurship: Supports, invigorates, accelerates, and motivates innovation, creativity, and entrepreneurship at Columbia.

• The Columbia Social Entrepreneurship Group: Pairs teams of students with social enterprise organizations to provide a wide array of enterprise development services.

• Arts and Sciences Graduate Council (ASGC) and ASGC-recognized student groups

CAREER TALKS & PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT EVENTS

GSAS Career Development Workshops

• Job Search 360 workshops on a variety of topics including resumes and cover letters, interviewing, networking, and negotiations.

• MA Academic and Professional Development Series, in collaboration with MA programs; topics include selecting a thesis topic, student wellness, job search and application strategies, among others.

• PhD Pathways series, including career exploration workshops for PhD students in STEM fields and humanities/social science disciplines, and career conversations with alumni.

• Employer recruiting events.

• Guest speakers from ISSO, GSAS alumni, and other invited guests.

GSAS Alumni Networking Opportunities

• General alumni networking opportunities.

• Field-specific networking events in fields such as non-profit, arts and culture, science careers, consulting and finance, among others.