Internship & Job Searching
Searching for a Job
In This Section
Steps for Job Hunting
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Career Preparation Before the Job Hunt
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1. Networking
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2. Internship & Job Searching
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3. Resume
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4. Cover Letter
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5. Portfolio
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6. Interview
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7. Job Offer Negotiation
Specialized Resources
Internship & Professional Job Search Strategies
Building experience—How do I start?
- Finding a Job or Internship guide (SuccessWorks)
Draft your Job Search Plan
- Use these question prompts to determine your job search criteria and what is most important to you.
- Next, using your answers to those question prompts, write up your job search plan using this template.
Resources for Planning Your Job Search
Libraries & Archives
- Hack Library School Job Search Advice
- Resources for Real-Life Strategies for Successful Library Job Hunting
- Tips for Landing an Academic Library Job
- How to stay afloat in the academic library job pool
- Careers in Federal Libraries (American Library Association)
- Society of American Archivists Online Career Center
Tech Jobs
Tools to Manage and Organize Your Job Search
See also– Networking section
Sites for Internship & Professional Job Searching
Explore our comprehensive list of job sites by area
- Career Builder
- CollegeGrad
- GlassDoor
- Google for Jobs
- Hands hake
- Indeed
- Monster
- Simply Hired
- TrueUp
- Vault: Have Ranking in this site.
- ZipRecruiter
- EDUCAUSE
Professional positions only.
General
- I Need A Library Job
- Special Library Association Careers
- ALA JobLIST: Professional positions only.
- iSchool Jobs Blog: Professional positions only.
- LibGig: Professional positions only.
Academic and Research
- Chronicle of Higher Education Jobs
- Inside Higher Ed
- Association of Research Libraries (arl.org)
- Higher Ed Jobs: Professional positions only.
Art/Visual Resources
- Visual Resources Association’s Emerging Professionals and Students Group
- Visual Resources Association Jobs Digest
- Art Library Students & New ARLIS Professionals (ArLiSNAP)
International
- International Relations Roundtable
- INLAJ International
- Partnership Job Board (Canada)
- Pacific Northwest Library Association (Canada)
Public
School
Sites for Internships Searching Only
Internships are another way to build your hands-on skills and experiences while you are a graduate student and help you to be a competitive applicant on the job market.
Since many internships are offered during the summer, it’s important that you apply for internships soon after you start your graduate program. Many summer internships have application deadlines in the fall or early spring.
Where do I look for internships?
- iSchool Digest blog (MA and MS students)
- Remote Jobs and Internships
- Community Impact Internships
- International internships
- Create saved searches on LinkedIn and other job sites
Additional resources are also listed here:
- Library of Congress Internship and Fellowship
- Work With Us – Youth & Young Adult Programs (U.S. National Park Service)
- Internships and Residencies – Spectrum wiki
- International Internship Program
- Smithsonian Fellowships and Internship Opportunities
- World Wide Internship Program
Don’t be afraid to identify potential places where you’d like to intern and contact them! Hunt around online for institutions you would like experience with. Many websites will have an internship opportunities page, but it also never hurts to email someone and ask.
For both internship and professional position opportunities, see here.
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