Career Resources

Job Market Resources

The following links provide information about annual meetings, job postings, the academic job search process, developing a teaching portfolio, managing application materials, and sample documents.

Annual Meetings

Allied Social Science Association, sponsored by Academic Economic Association (AEA) and 50 other related disciplines
January 4-6, San Diego, CA

American Agricultural Economics Association (AAEA) annual meeting
August 4-6, Washington DC

Job Listings

NCSU Economics Graduate Program Website

http://www.poole.ncsu.edu/gradecon/career-resources/position-announcements/

Economics Research Network
International collection of academic and nonacademic job listings for economists.
http://www.ssrn.com/update/ern/ernjob/ern_job.html

JOE -- Job Openings for Economists
A site sponsored by the American Economics Association, JOE provides extensive listings of job vacancies at colleges and universities in the United States and abroad, and at corporations, foundations, and other nonacademic organizations. JOE is published 10 times a year (every month except January and July).
http://www.aeaweb.org/joe/

Inomics: The Internet Site for Economics
Jobs at European universities and organizations are listed here. Candidates may also sign up for an e-mail service that notifies them about jobs in their field.
http://www.inomics.com/cgi/show

US Government Jobs
This is the official site for jobs with the US Federal Government.  There is a HUGE amount of information at this site so be prepared to spend some time wading through it.  Includes online resume posting.
http://www.usajobs.opm.gov/

The Chronicle of Higher Education
The Chronicle offers information about all aspects of higher education including job listings, resources, news and developments.  Includes online resume posting.
http://chronicle.com/section/Jobs/61/

Agricultural and Applied Economics Association (AAEA)
http://www.aaea.org/classifieds

Association of Environmental and Resource Economists (AERE)
http://www.aere.org/jobs/

Association of Public Policy Analysis and Management
http://www.appam.org/home.asp

Health Economics Jobs
www.healtheconomics.org/jobs

Post Doc Positions
www.postdocjobs.com

NCSU Career Placement Services

Both COM and CALS offer resume posting services that allow placement officers to search for qualified candidates when job opportunities become available These services will likely be of more use to those searching for non-academic jobs. 

Information about the Job Search Process

Teaching Skills and Teaching Portfolio

The Graduate School offers several programs designed to help graduate students prepare for college teaching careers.  Programs include FIT (Fundamentals in Teaching), CoAT (Certificate of Accomplishment in Teaching), and PTP (Preparing the Professoriate).  In addition, the Graduate School offers programs in career skills development. 

The Ohio State University Center for the Advancement of Teaching has a nice website outlining how to develop a teaching portfolio: 

Management of Application Materials

Interfolio allows file holders to create an electronic portfolio to manage important credentials online. This portfolio can be used to send academic credentials to a search community, apply for a teaching position, send application materials to graduate or professional schools, or apply for a job anywhere.

Sample Documents

The following job market documents have been provided by alumni of the Graduate Program in Economics. These documents are examples only and are not to be copied or reproduced in any way. Any indication that students are not abiding by the spirit of this request will result in the removal of these materials. 

Information for Internationals Interested in Working in the U.S.

The Poole College of Management recently hosted a workshop for international students interested in working in the U.S. after graduation.  The workshop was led by Mark Rhoads, an immigration attorney with McCandlish Holton, PC in Richmond Virginia.  The basic point is that international students interested in finding employment in the U.S. post graduation need to be prepared to both "sell their employer" on hiring an international candidate, and "guide the employer" through the hiring process.  Mr. Rhoads' PowerPoint presentation and handouts follow:

Foreign Labor Certification Data

U.S. Department of Labor Foreign Labor Certification data indicates an interest by U.S. employers to hire foreign workers.  Foreign Labor Certification disclosure data is available for permanent, H-1B and H-2B programs.