Job Search Resources
UD Handshake
UD Handshake is the OPCD’s online database exclusive to UD students and alumni that provides direct access to full-time, part-time, and internship positions. Over 250,000 employers post jobs to Handshake, including all of the Fortune 500 companies.
Students and graduates (who matriculated or graduated anytime AFTER 2018) already have an account in Handshake and can typically log in using their UD network credentials (username and password for UD WiFi). Alumni who graduated prior to 2018 will be prompted to register with a new account. Problems logging in? Email us.
Job Boards by Interest
- LinkedIn - Research openings, salaries, and employer contacts
- Glassdoor - Research company profiles, reviews, and salaries in addition to postings
- Indeed - One search, all jobs
- Goinglobal - For US candidates seeking employment abroad
- GettingHired and Disability Job Exchange - For candidates with disabilities seeking employment
The following databases provide a wide range of geographic locations and outstanding internship opportunities beyond what is listed on Handshake:
- Catholic Charities of Dallas
- Catholic Charities of Fort Worth
- Center for Nonprofit Management (Dallas/Fort Worth Nonprofit Jobs)
- Irving Cares
- Crossroads Community Services
- Reading Partners
- Boys and Girls Clubs of America
- Goodwill Industries of Dallas
- Make-A-Wish America
- AmeriCorps
- City Year
- Brighter Tomorrows
- Human Rights Initiative of North Texas
- North Texas Food Bank
- Jobs in the US government (USAjobs)
- Texas Politics Project - internships in Texas
- Daybook - job board for political, policy, and nonprofit professionals
- Harvard Kennedy School Library and Knowledge Services: Think Tank Search - The best full list of think tanks we have seen
- The Heritage Foundation Job Bank
- The Heritage Foundation
- Stand Together Trust
- American Enterprise Institute
- Religious Freedom Institute
- Hertog Foundation
- Texas Public Policy Foundation
- Americans for Prosperity
- The Republican National Convention
- American Association for the Advancement of Science
- Ethics Resource Center
- Public Defender Service
- Child Welfare League of America
- The Fund for Peace
- Defenders of Wildlife
- Amnesty International
- Search for Common Ground
- UNITE HERE
- U.S. Institute of Peace
- Institute for Multi-track Diplomacy
- Interfaith Conference of Metropolitan Washington
- National Institutes of Health
- United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
- U.S. Senate
- U.S. House of Representatives
- Urban Institute
- Institute for Policy Studies
- Public Education Center
- Brookings Institution
- Smithsonian Institution
- American Society of International Law
- Washington Legal Foundation
- The Children's Defense Fund
- Peace Corps
Teaching certification required:
Teaching certification NOT required:
- AmeriCorps - national and community services
- CommonGoodCareers
- CatholicCharities-Dallas
- Cardinal Newman Society
- Catholicjobs.com
- JobsForCatholics.com
- Peace Corps
- AmeriCorps
- City Year
- Salvation Army
- SocialWorkJobBank
- SocialService.com
- Dallas Children's Advocacy Center
- Irving Family Advocacy Center
- Metrocrest Services
- Metrocare Services
- Family Compass
- Mosaic Family Services
- Family Place
- New Friends New Life
- Genesis Women's Shelter
- LIFT Texas
- Also see Nonprofit Organizations list above
- Econ-Jobs.com
- NABE's Econ Jobs - National Association for Business Economics
- Dice.com
- RemoteTechJobs.com
- Cybersecurity
- Information Systems Security Association (ISSA) jobs
- National Security Administration (NSA) jobs
- National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
- Career pathways in cybersecurity
- Dept. of Homeland Security CISA
- Cyberseek (heatmap of demand and supply data for cyber jobs)
- All STEM fields
- NewScientist.com
- Crime-Scene-Investigator.net
- Cyber-Sierra.com - Conservation occupations
- EcoEmploy.com - Conservation jobs
- Biology
- BioJob.net - Biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, medical devices, life sciences
- BiologyJobs.com
- Chemistry
- Mathematics
- Physics
- American Physics Society - Companies that have hired Physics grads
- ArtDeadline.com - Income and Exhibition Opportunities
- Texas Commission on the Arts
- CastingNetworks.com
- OffstageJobs.com - Source for behind-the-scenes job in the live entertainment industry
- Playbill.com - Job listings across the country
- TheatreJobs.com
- Dallas Institute for Humanities and Culture
- AllHospitalJobs.com
- HealtheCareers.com- Jobs from healthcare facilities - from laboratory to IT, to nursing, pharmacy, and physician
- Bilingual-Jobs.com
- UpwardlyGlobal - A resource for skilled immigrants
- Foreign Labor Certification Data Center - Find out who has sponsored in the past
- ForeignMBA.Com
- Business Week's List of biggest H1B Users!
- H1VisaJobs.com
- US.jobs
POSTGRADUATE SERVICE OPPORTUNITIES
AmeriCorps is an opportunity for individuals of all ages and backgrounds to give their time and talent to strengthen communities. Serve anywhere from just a summer to a whole year.
Peace Corps volunteers have the opportunity to serve abroad in the following areas: Agriculture, Community Economic Development, Education, Environment, Health, or Youth in Development. Volunteers serve for two years. Specialized, short-term assignments are also available ranging from 3-12 months of service.
Seton Teaching Fellows is a one or two-year postgraduate mission opportunity that brings the living Gospel and the beauty of the Catholic faith to children and families in underserved communities.
SocialService.com: The job site for social work, counseling, psychology, sociology, mental health, case management, employee assistance, volunteer management, community development, child welfare, developmental disabilities and all other areas of social services.
MAKE AN APPOINTMENT WITH YOUR CAREER ADVISOR
Students and alumni can schedule an appointment on UD Handshake for the following:
- Career exploration (Focus2 self-assessments available)
- Resume, cover letter, and personal statement review
- Job and internship search assistance
- LinkedIn profile review
- Mock interview
- Fellowships advising
To schedule an appointment:
- Go to UD Handshake and log in using your UD credentials.*
- Once you are logged in, click Career Center at the top right of the page, then Appointments, and Schedule a New Appointment.
*Typically your username is your udallas email without the @udallas (example: goneill) and your password is your student ID number. Please email career@udallas.edu if you have issues logging in.