Module 1: Search 2

Hiring Portals and Platforms


Online job exploration and resource portals are useful for learning about hiring patterns and the desired qualifications, skills, and values of competitive candidates in various industries. Some hiring portals also offer opportunities for potential candidates and employers to connect.

Some platforms offer a range of functions, from networking opportunities to posting full-time job advertisements, while others are more narrowly focused. Whether a site offers internship or full-time positions, browsing its contents can help you get a fuller sense of the desired qualifications for a specific position or range of positions in a field or within an organization.


Portals and Platforms

Handshake Links to an external site.: The U-M Career Center’s job and internship posting portal.

Indeed Links to an external site.: A customizable search engine for internships and jobs.

Idealist Links to an external site.: A portal with non-profit jobs, internships, and volunteer opportunities.
Going Global Links to an external site.: A site with an international internship search field. Interstride: Links to an external site. A platform that offers resources and support for international students. Entry Point: Links to an external site. A site that offers internship opportunities for students with disabilities. 

American Association for the Advancement of Science Links to an external site.: This is an internship and job portal for engineers and scientists

USAJobs Links to an external site.: The U.S. federal government’s official jobs site.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


In addition to this selection, there are numerous platforms and portals dedicated to specific professions and academic disciplines that offer career advice and advertise jobs and internships. Consider browsing the websites for professional associations to learn about hiring opportunities in related industries.