Career Resources

A career search can be a daunting process, whether you are doing it for the first time or the fifth. For those just entering the working world, the job search involves thinking about life goals, personal gifts and interests. Even for those who have been working a while but need a change, knowing where to begin a new job hunt isn’t easy. To help get you started, our General Career Resources provide Web-based job searches, job hunting tips, employment trends and more.

If your aim is to make a career in higher education, check out these helpful references:

Careers in Christian Higher Education

• CCCU Career Center: Search by keyword for faculty or administrative openings at member and affiliate institutions of the Council for Christian Colleges & Universities.

• ChristianityToday.com (CT) : Browse job opportunities for those seeking employment in churches, education and general ministry. This site also features resources relevant to those in the work force, such as articles "Time Management for Hardworking Pastors," and "Working 9 to 5."

• ABACC.com : View jobs at the Association of Business Administrators of Christian Colleges.

• MinistryEmployment.com : A national online U.S. job bank for Christian ministries, schools, and churches.

Other Educational Higher Education

• Academic360.com : View listings of faculty, staff and administrative positions at colleges and universities in the U.S., Canada, Australia and the United Kingdom.

• The Chronicle of Higher Ed's Career Network : Search job announcements and read articles about careers in Higher Education.

• HigherEdJobs.com : View more than three thousand faculty and administrative positions at colleges and universities.

• Post-Docs.com : The only Web site listing exclusively post-doctoral positions.

• University Job Bank : See open positions for every kind of work available on a college campus.

• Women in Higher Education : This Web site for women in higher education includes job openings from institutions seeking qualified women candidates.

Related Articles

Get started on your job search by browsing informative articles on career changes, obstacles, goals and advice from respected career associations.

• Career Counseling : Professional advice on how to excel at every stage of the job hunt, at every stage in a career.

• Changing Careers, Changing Self : Encouragement on channeling your diverse goals and interests into a career change.

• Holding Your Information Interview : Practical advice specific to effectively using the information interview career tool.

• The CEO's Survival Kit : Advice for executives amidst the shifting landscape of association leadership.

• Colleges Try New Tactics to Retain Fund Raisers : In today's competitive collegiate atmosphere, institutions of higher education are finding new ways to surmount the difficulties of hiring and keeping fund raising professionals.

• Applied Learning: Getting Maximum Value : Suggestions on making the most of professional development and learning opportunities.

• Pump Up Your Employment Potential : General advice on developing and capitalizing on maximizing your skills as you pursue new mid to upper level management positions.