Job Search Resources
UD Handshake
Handshake is the OPCD’s online database exclusive to UD students and alumni that provides direct access to full-time, part-time, and internship positions. Over 250,000 employers post jobs to Handshake, including all of the Fortune 500 companies.
Students and graduates who matriculated or graduated anytime after 2018 already have a Handshake account and can typically log in using their UD network credentials. Alumni who graduated prior to 2018 will be prompted to register an account.
Problems logging in? Email us.
Job Boards by Interest
- LinkedIn - Research openings, salaries, and employer contacts
- Glassdoor - Research company profiles, reviews, and salaries in addition to postings
- Indeed - One search, all jobs
- Goinglobal - For US candidates seeking employment abroad
- GettingHired and Disability Job Exchange - For candidates with disabilities seeking employment
- Work in Texas - Texas state agency jobs
- Center for Nonprofit Management (Dallas/Fort Worth Nonprofit Jobs)
- Catholic Charities of Dallas
- Irving Cares
- Crossroads Community Services
- Dallas Holocaust & Human Rights Museum
- Reading Partners
- Boys and Girls Clubs of America
- Goodwill Industries of Dallas
- Make-A-Wish America
- AmeriCorps
- City Year
- Human Rights Initiative of North Texas
- North Texas Food Bank
- USA Jobs - All jobs in the US government
- Texas Politics Project - Internships in Texas
- Daybook - Job board for political, policy, and nonprofit professionals
- Harvard Kennedy School: Think Tank Search - The best full list of think tanks we have seen
- The Heritage Foundation Job Bank
- The Heritage Foundation
- Stand Together Trust
- American Enterprise Institute
- Religious Freedom Institute
- Hertog Foundation
- Texas Public Policy Foundation
- Bipartisan Policy Center
- U.S. Institute of Peace
- Urban Institute
- Brookings Institution
Teaching certification required:
Teaching certification NOT required:
- Catholic Jobs
- Jobs for Catholics
- AmeriCorps - national and community services
- Word on Fire
- Peace Corps
- AmeriCorps
- Dallas Children's Advocacy Center
- Irving Family Advocacy Center
- Metrocrest Services
- Metrocare Services
- City Year
- SocialWorkJobBank
- SocialService.com
- Family Compass
- Mosaic Family Services
- Family Place
- Genesis Women's Shelter
- LIFT Texas
- Also see Non-Profit Organizations list above
- Dice.com
- Cybersecurity
- Information Systems Security Association (ISSA) jobs
- Intelligence Community Careers
- National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
- Career pathways in cybersecurity
- Dept. of Homeland Security CISA
- Cyberseek - Heatmap of demand and supply data for cyber jobs
All STEM fields: NewScientist.com
- Biology
- BiologyJobs.com
- EcoJobs.com - Conservation jobs
- Chemistry
- Mathematics
- Physics
- American Physics Society Career Resources
- ArtDeadline.com - Income and Exhibition Opportunities
- Texas Commission on the Arts
- CastingNetworks.com
- Playbill.com - Job listings across the country
- Dallas Institute for Humanities and Culture
- AllHospitalJobs.com
- Health eCareers - Jobs from healthcare facilities (lab, nursing, pharmacy, and etc.)
- MyVisaJobs
- H1B Grader - Search H1B sponsors
- UpwardlyGlobal
AmeriCorps is an opportunity for individuals of all ages and backgrounds to give their time and talent to strengthen communities. Serve anywhere from just a summer to a whole year.
Peace Corps volunteers have the opportunity to serve abroad in the following areas: Agriculture, Community Economic Development, Education, Environment, Health, or Youth in Development. Volunteers serve for two years. Specialized, short-term assignments are also available ranging from 3-12 months of service.
Seton Teaching Fellows is a one or two-year postgraduate mission opportunity that brings the living Gospel and the beauty of the Catholic faith to children and families in underserved communities.
MAKE AN APPOINTMENT WITH YOUR CAREER ADVISOR
Current students and recent graduates (graduated less than one year ago) can schedule an appointment on UD Handshake for the following:
- Career exploration
- Resume, cover letter, and personal statement review
- Job and internship search assistance
- LinkedIn profile review
- Mock interview
To schedule an appointment:
- Go to UD Handshake and log in using your UD credentials.*
- Once you are logged in, click Career Center at the top right of the page, then Appointments, and Schedule a New Appointment.
*Typically your username is your udallas email without the @udallas (example: goneill) and your password is your student ID number. Please email career@udallas.edu if you have issues logging in.