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Internship, Job Search, and Graduate School Resources
- Handshake – A career services software system exclusively for the use of U.Va. students
- Make appointments with advisors, register for events and workshops, apply for jobs both on Grounds and off Grounds, and review dozens of career-related resources.
- The Economics Department's ECO website
- Self Assessment Assistance for your Career Planning
- Professional Development and Career-related handouts
- Database of Economics alumni available to answer majors' questions - in Collab
- Internship Reports - filled out by economics majors about their past internships - in Collab
- Events Calendar - Use this to review information about the department's career-related events
- Announcements updated regularly about job postings and deadlines
- Articles relevant to the career search for our majors
- Industry Overviews and Employers by Industry
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Other Resources
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Self-Assessments to Evaluate Your Skills, Interests, Values
- ECO Self-Assessment
- Life Values Inventory
- MBTI Type 2
- PathwayU
- Strong Interest Inventory
- What Can I Do with My Personality Type?
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Job Search Tools and Internship Listings
- AfterCollege
- American Finance Association – jobs database and other information
- Careers in Finance
- DevEx – comprehensive resource for anyone interested in a career in international development. DevEx includes jobs, webinars, briefings on ongoing international events, and access to many other resources
- Econ Jobs – job alerts from academia, government, and private sector opportunities
- efinancialcareers – job posting database for financial services careers. Many are for senior hires, but this is an excellent research tool in finding organizations that may be of interest.
- For undergraduate research opportunities, click here.
- Go Government – one stop shopping to help you find and apply for government jobs
- Internships at Fortune 500 companies - http://www.allinternship.com/internship/int-f500-a.html
- JOE - Job Openings for Economists, provided by the American Economic Association
- Management Consulted - The leadine resource on all-things about management consulting, created by U.Va. alum Jenny Rae Le Roux (resumes, interviews, case studies, job postings)
- Uncubed - Uncubed creates technology, content, and communities that improve the way people build meaningful careers.
- Pathways – government careers for students and recent graduates
- StudyAbroad.com – lists of programs for Interning Abroad
- TransparentCareer
- Vault Career Insider's Guides - link to ECO Collab site, where you can access the Career Guides.
- Wall Street Oasis
- What Can I Do With This Major?
- ZipRecruiter: Find Economics Jobs
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For International Students
- Aperian Global: GlobeSmart® - Cross Cultural Agility and Understanding
- Career Shift - Found in Handshake resources; search for employers by H1B visa.
- Comprehensive Resources in Handshake for your Job Search in the U.S.
- Marcello Barros - The International Advantage
- Resources for International Students Looking for Jobs in the US - Nicolle Merrill
- Power Ties, Dan Baudry - Home - The International Student's Guide to Finding a Job in the United States
- Tips from Cornell University and Immihelp (Database of sponsoring companies)