Job and Career Links

Virtual Career Centers

The following websites are some of the best online starting places for assistance with career development. Compare to see which ones best meet your needs.

About.com

Includes a well-developed career section.

Information on job trends, credentials, salary information, etc., in the United States, including information by state. Compare credentials against typical credentials in a given field. Read actual job descriptions.

American Academy of Religion

Provides information and links on the profession of religious scholarship.

Chronicle Careers

News, articles, and first-person accounts on professions in academe and transitioning out of academe. Maintained by The Chronicle of Higher Education.

Escape Artist

Features articles on relocating to overseas locations, as well as living overseas.

Idealist.org

In addition to job listings in the nonprofit sector, links to thousands of organizations worldwide, and includes a number of articles and tools for people interested in careers for the public good.

Job Hunter's Bible

Helpful information from Richard Bolles, author of What Color Is Your Parachute?, as well as links to additional assistance. Mr. Bolles's most popular books are also available in the HDS Office of Career Services.

JobCentral

Large virtual career center. Post résumés, view job listings, research salary, growth information, and more.

Ministry List

Designed for prospective Christian ministers. Includes common ministerial interview questions, résumé advice, portfolio assistance, and postings. Maintained by Gordon Conwell Theological Seminary. Note: Most denominations heavily represented at HDS use internal systems for placing ministers rather than listing openings publicly. Please contact the Office of Ministry Studies to discuss the most effective ways of searching for positions within...

Monster

Much like Idealist.org, it began as a large job board, but now includes a wide range of career development tools. Focuses heavily on for-profit fields.

National Association of Independent Schools Career Center

Articles, assessments, job listings, and more.

Programs for the Theological Exploration of Vocation

An initiative of the Lilly Endowment, Inc. The bibliography is an especially helpful resource for persons exploring the question of vocation theologically.

Re-Envisioning the PhD

A wide range of (often career-related) resources for people who are considering pursuing a PhD or who hold one. A project of the Pew Charitable Trust.

VISION Vocation Network

Information and resources on vocations in Roman Catholic religious life or priesthood. Also has some resources with more broad applicability, including a spiritual-type inventory.

HDS Voices

I think that certain sectors of the academy are surprised that religion hasn't died out. Everyone's noticing that religious discourse is actually alive and well, and violently affecting politics. There's a new urgency to learning about and discussing religion. We need to be able to respect the fact that people who have deeply held convictions and practices might speak in terms that don't match ours.

—Laura S. Nasrallah, Professor of New Testament and Early Christianity

Read an interview with Laura Nasrallah