Internships & Short-Term Opportunities

Service & Volunteer Opportunities

Teaching Opportunities

Work & Career Opportunities

Region Specific Resources and Postings

Additional Resources

Internships & Short-Term Opportunities

Internships Affiliated with Penn

• Penn Abroad's Searchable Program Database - In order to search for study abroad programs that offer internships and other experiential learning opportunities, select "Internships" from the "Additional Features" list under "Parameters"
• Penn Global Development Initiative - The Penn GDI International Internship Program is a multi-school GDI initiative
• Penn in Botswana
• Summer Research in Mongolia
• Summer Internship in India
• Examples of International Internship Placements for Penn Students

General Internship Sites with International Listings

• Transitions Abroad Internship Resources
• Action Without Borders Internships - Find internships with nonprofit organizations; can search by country of interest
• Internships.com (Link leads to Career Services' online subscriptions page - you will need your PennKey to access)
• Internships-usa.com (only domestic internships, but they have a guide for International Affairs internships - you will need your PennKey to access our subscriptions page)
• InternAbroad: Search engine for international internship programs
• International Internships for Engineering Students - compiled by Career Services.
• AIESEC - Student organization that coordinates international internships. For information about Penn's chapter email aiesec@dolphin.upenn.edu
• International Center - Courtesy of the University of Michigan - provides information about options for study, work, and travel abroad
• Michigan State University International Internships book is now available online

Specific Internship Programs (note that many require a fee - please investigate opportunities carefully)

• CDS International runs internship programs in Germany, Spain, Argentina and the Russian Federation
• Transatlantic Program - offering a group of up to 25 select U.S. students the opportunity to gain practical work experience in Germany, following a ten-day full immersion seminar in Berlin, Germany

Service & Volunteer Opportunties

• Idealist.org - Actions Without Borders
• BUNAC offers a variety of work and volunteer programs in Australia, Britain, New Zealand, Canada, Ireland, Peru, Cambodia and South Africa
• Peace Corps
• Transitions Abroad
• GlobalHeed.org - Service Learning opportunities in Guatamela and Nepal
• Organizations Attending Penn's International Opportunities Fair
  

Teaching Abroad

1. Dave's ESL Cafe
2. Council on International Educational Exchange Teach Abroad Programs
3. Guide to Getting a Teaching Job Overseas
4. LanguageCorps
5. Overseas Teacher's Digest: Finding a Teaching Job Overseas
6. Transitions Abroad - Teaching English Abroad
7. Transitions Abroad - Teaching Abroad
8. US Dept of State: Teaching Overseas in American Schools
9. Penn GSE TESOL Workshop
10. A List of Teaching Abroad Programs, via the University of Michigan
11. French Embassy Teach English program

Work & Career Opportunities

General International Job Postings

• Riley Guide: Resources for International Job Opportunities
• International Center - Courtesy of the University of Michigan - provides information about options for study, work, and travel abroad
• Transitions Abroad
• Careerjet.com - Click on the Careerjet Worldwide tab for international jobs
• Idealist.org: Action Without Borders - Opportunities with nonprofit organizations
• International Center - Courtesy of the University of Michigan - provides information about options for study, work, and travel abroad
• JobsAbroad.com
• Global Zone - Monster's international site

Post-graduate Fellowships and Short-Term Opportunities

• Action Without Borders International Fellowships
• Mountbatten Internship Programme gives American graduates and young professionals the opportunity to pursue a 12-month business internship with a London sponsor company
• BUNAC offers a variety of work and volunteer programs in Australia, Britain, New Zealand, Canada, Ireland, Peru, Cambodia and South Africa

International Development Resources

• UCSD Graduate School of International/Pacific Studies
• International Career Employment Resources: Many jobs in development
• The Microfinance Gateway
• The Italian Mission to International Organizations in Geneva maintains a website with opportunities available in international organizations
• USAID - U.S. Agency for International Development

Region Specific Resources and Postings

• Country-specific Links

Additional Resources

• Uniworld: Comprehensive directories - American organizations with international subsidiaries and international organizations with American subsidiaries. Searchable by country, region, keyword, industry and even revenue and size. Click here for the subscriber information for Penn's Uniworld account. (PennKey and password required; scroll to Uniworld.)
• GoinGlobal: includse world-wide job openings, internship listings, industry profiles and country-specific career information such as work permit/visa regulations, resume writing guidelines and examples, employment trends, salary ranges, networking groups and cultural/interviewing advice!
• EuroGraduate Live contains information on employers across Europe as well as expert advice on career planning and how to write resumes and make job applications in various countries.