Below you’ll find great book and internet resources to help guide your exploration of public service careers:

 

Books

 

100 Jobs in Social Change

By Harley Jebens

 

The Book of U.S. Government Jobs; Where are they, What’s Available, and How to Get One

By Dennis V. Damp

 

From Making a Profit to Making a Difference: How to Launch You New Career in Nonprofits

By Richard M. King

 

Guide to Careers in Community Development

By Paul Brophy and Apcie Sabecoff

 

How to Live Your Dream of Volunteering Overseas

By Joseph Collins

 

The Harvard Business School Guide to Careers in the Nonprofit Sector

By Stephanie Lowell

 

Websites

General Resources

 

Idealist Career Center

 

Raise Your Voice: Student Action for Change

 

Network for Good

 

Global Volunteer Network

 

Morgridge Center for Public Service

 

Nonprofit Career Network

 

Opportunity Knocks

 

Professionals for Nonprofits

Volunteer Match

 

Young Nonprofit Professional Network

 

Government Careers

 

Federal Jobs Digest

 

Government Jobs

 

Partnership for Public Service

 

Studentjobs.gov

 

USA Jobs

 

United States Agency for International Development

 

 

Socially Responsible Business and Social Entrepreneurship

 

Business for Social Responsibility

 

Echoing Green

 

Starting Bloc

 

SustainableBusiness.com