Online Resources
The Career Development Center suggests students utilize a variety of online career resources for both career research, exploration, and job and internship search.
Below is a partial list of career and job search resources. For industry focused resources, please visit our Major and Career Possibilities pages.
Purchase JobScore: Our online system that provides job and internship listings for Purchase College students and alumni.
CareerShift: Check out our new job & internship resource for students and alumni that is accessible via Purchase JobScore. Learn more here!
- Occupational Outlook Handbook Online
- CareerOneStop - Department of Labor information
- GradSchools.com - Graduate school programs by region
- Peterson’s - College & University information on graduate and undergraduate programs
- O*Net OnLine - Descriptions of occupations with related skills, duties, training, and salary
- NYS CareerZone - Explore careers and search jobs listed with the NY State Dept. of Labor
- Major and Career Possibilities pages
- Self Knowledge page
- Purchase Alumni Mentor Network
- Forage: Explore careers and prepare for the job with hundreds of free job simulations designed by the world’s top employers.
- Chegg Internships - Internship search and resources
- WayUp - A free platform for early-career professionals to explore job and internship opportunities
- Idealist - Internships and jobs with not-for-profit organizations in a variety of job functions and issue areas.
- InternJobs - Internship search
- NYC Internships - Internship programs in NYC
- Handshake - Job and internship opportunities for college students. Open to students from all colleges.
- NYC DCAS Internships (by agency)
- Resources by Major/Industry
- Linkedin - Job search through LinkedIn. View our LinkedIn workshop presented by Chaim Shapiro, a national speaker and trainer on LinkedIn.
- WayUp - A free, easy-to-use platform for early-career professionals to explore job and internship opportunities, receive advice, and get discovered by employers.
- Indeed - Largest job search site
- AfterCollege - Explore jobs for recent graduates
- College Grad - Great site for Grad School lists by area of study
- Handshake - Job and internship opportunities for college students. Open to students from all colleges.
- ZipRecruiter - PT Jobs, FT Jobs and internships
- Career One Stop -America’s job bank, Department of Labor lists
- NY State Department of Civil Service
- NYC Government Jobs
- NYC Office of the Mayor Jobs
- Coolworks - Summer & non-traditional jobs
- Glassdoor - Research employee reviews, salaries, and interview questions.
- Buzzfile - Explore employers by major
- Purchase Alumni Mentor Network (access Vault employer rankings and guides)
- Educate to Career - ETC Salary Calculator Center
- Salary.com - Compare salaries by area and job title
- Salary Expert - Regional salary comparison by job title
- US Bureau of Labor Statistics - National Compensation Survey
- Occupational Outlook Handbook Online
- O*Net - Provides salary information by state for occupations
- PaycheckCity - Salary paycheck calculator to estimate income after taxes
- AAUW - Salary negotiation training
Visit our Diversity and Inclusion page for resources.
Some of the following organizations can assist in finding work/volunteer/internship abroad (some charge a fee):
- Purchase College Agreements with Graduate Programs
- Teaching Certification in NY State
- New York State Department of Education
- New York State Teacher Certification Examinations
- NYC Department of Education
- Teach NY
- New York State Teacher Preparation Programs - List from NYSED
- United Federation of Teachers
- NYSUT
- National Association of Independent Schools
- K12JobSpot
- HigherEd360
- HigherEd Jobs
- Chronicle of Higher Education
New York Hire Now
From the New York Department of Labor
New York Seasonal Work
Seasonal job postings in NY from the New York Department of Labor
NYS Seasonal Job Bank and Resources for Youth Workers
Resources available for youth workers looking to enter the workforce.
NYS Department of Labor’s Seasonal Job Bank features thousands of jobs for New Yorkers looking for Summer Opportunities.
NYS Department of Labor Jobs & Careers
Resources for career exploration and the job search
NYS Career Center Events & Recruitments
Classes, workshops, job fairs, and more
Job Openings in New York State
Current job openings in New York
Putnam Workforce Partnership
Job postings around Putnam County
Westchester Putnam One Stop
Four Career Centers located in White Plains, Mount Vernon, Peekskill, and Carmel
Hudson Valley Help Wanted
Jobs in the Hudson valley
New York State Unified Court System
Jobs statewide with the NYS Courts
NYCDCAS: Citywide Administrative Services
Learn about Citywide openings, civil service jobs, and exams
Nonprofit Westchester
Job openings of NPW member organizations
Graham Windham
Provide youth and family programs at 11 community-based sites in Harlem, Brooklyn, the Bronx, and Westchester. They are currently hiring for may Full Time and Part Time positions.
New York State Office of Mental Health
NYS Office of Mental Health is urgently hiring for 100+ jobs including Mental Health Therapy Aids.
YAI
Provide supports to people with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities. The people we support continue to require assistance from dedicated staff, committed to helping others.
Mental Health Assoc. of Westchester
Works to meet the needs of thousands of men, women, children and families each year, helping them live independent lives in the community
Westhab
Looks for ways to improve entire communities by combining housing and social services to create a comprehensive community development approach
ANDRUS
A private, non-profit organization that helps secure strong, promising futures for children, families and communities by promoting stability, increasing resilience, and rebuilding hope.
Family Services of Westchester
FSW provides mental health and social services that strengthen and support families, children and individuals at every stage of their lives.
Search for Change
A non-profit organization providing rehabilitative services to individuals with behavioral, mental, and medical conditions.
NAFI New York
Positions from entry level to trained foster parents and licensed therapists and managers. Training and advancement opportunities have resulted in employees turning their job with NAFI NY into a rewarding career.
Office of Children and Family Services
OCFS is actively recruiting individuals with the desire to promote the mental health and well-being of all New Yorkers
Westchester Jewish Community Services
Providing care to people of all ages and diverse backgrounds who are confronting significant challenges. Agency experts provide mental health, trauma, disabilities, youth, home care and geriatric services.
Westchester County Department of Human Resources
Current job openings posted each week.
The Children’s Village
They work in partnership with families to help society’s most vulnerable children so that they become educationally proficient, economically productive, and socially responsible members of their communities. Jobs in social services, direct care, administration, child support, medical and maintenance.
Elizabeth Seton Children’s
Provider of care, education and hope for children with some of the most challenging medical conditions any person can face. Featuring the largest residential medical center of its kind in the United States, we change lives, one child at a time.
Shrub Oak International School
Our student-supporting education model requires the seamless collaboration of staff within and across disciplines, without the hindrance of traditional silos and hierarchies.
PNW BOCES
Putnam | Northern Westchester BOCES employment
OLAS
Education opportunities in school districts in various regions and states.
CityMD/Summit Health
CrystalRun Health
Empress Emergency Medical Services
ENT and Allergy Associates
Epic Healthcare Management
Four Winds Hospital (Mental Health treatment)
Montefiore
NYS Department of Health (DOH) Employment Opportunities
NewYork-Presbyterian
Northwell Health
Open Door Family Medical Center
St. John’s Riverside Hospital
Saint Joseph’s Medical Center
ScribeAmerica
VA Hudson Valley
WMCHealth