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Internship Resources
The following resources and databases provide information on planning your internship, careers, internships, and databases.

Informational Interviewing & Writing Professional E-mail

UO Career Center: Informational Interviewing
An overview of informational interviewing, including questions to ask professionals.

National Association of Colleges and Employers - JobWeb: E-mail Etiquette

Guidance on how to write professional e-mail, including examples of cover letters.

Resume and Cover Letter Writing

Undergraduate Student Resume Template


Graduate Student Resume Template

NYU Wagner Office of Career Services and Experiential Learning--"How To" Guides
Comprehensive resume and cover letter guide.

Careers in Public Service

Public Service Careers (NASPAA, APPAM and ASPA)
New job and career Web site created by three professional associations dedicated to professional public service careers and education.

National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration

Career information and internship opportunities.

U.S. Department of State
Information on careers in foreign affairs, including Foreign Service Officer, Foreign Service Specialist, Civil Service, and student programs.  The Foreign Service Officer Test is given four times/year.

USAJOBS
Official site of career information and jobs in federal government.

Careers in Planning

American Planning Association

Nonprofit public interest and research organization involved with urban and rural planning issues.  Search the "jobs" database for internship opportunities.

Planetizen--The Planning and Development Network
Public interest information exchange for the urban planning, design, and development community.  Search the "jobs" database for internship opportunities.

Cyburbia--the planning community

Features forums and job board.  Click on Resource Development/Career Development for jobs.

Planners Network: The Organization of Progressive Planning

See "Highlights" section for "Job Postings and Planners Network" link

Internship and Job Databases

kaiserEDU.com
Health policy internship and fellowship database.

SustainableBusiness.com
Click on "Green Dream Jobs" for searchable database of jobs and internships. 

Idealist
Searchable databases of nonprofit internships and jobs.

InternWeb.com
Searchable database of internships.

EcoEmploy.com
Information on environmental careers, jobs, and links to internship databases.

Americorps

Searchable databases of year-round internships with local and national organizations that address critical community needs.

The Environmental Careers Organization (ECO)

Searchable database of paid environmental internships with government agencies, nonprofit organizations, and companies throughout the U.S. and its territories.

USAJOBS
Searchable database of jobs in federal government.

Planetizen--The Planning and Development Network
Public interest information exchange for the urban planning, design, and development community.  Search the "jobs" database for internship opportunities.

Cyburbia--the planning community

Features forums and job board.  Click on Resource Development/Career Development for jobs.

Cyber-Sierra Center for Natural Resources, Forestry and Conservation

Comprehensive job database for summer and year-round positions.

Orion Grassroots Network

Searchable databases of jobs and internships with grassroots organizations engaged in ecological, social, and cultural change.

VolunteerMatch
Searchable database of volunteer opportunities that connect people to causes.

State of Oregon
Internship and job databases.

Other Internship Resources

The Oregon Blue Book
The official state directory and fact book about all levels of government in Oregon.

State of Oregon
The official state of Oregon Web site.
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