Find a Job

For Arts & Sciences, Engineering & SMFA Alumni:

The job listings platform, Handshake, is open to alumni of A&S, Engineering and SMFA.  Search hundreds of jobs, set up search agents using custom criteria, upload your resume for employers to view, and access career resources.

Alumni Login    Log-in here if you already have an account.

• New user? Learn how to create an account.  
• If you believe you may already have an account, select "Forgot your password."
• The Career Center is happy to set up an account for you.  Call (617) 627-5741.

For Tufts' Professional School Alumni:

Career Services by School   Go to your Tufts graduate school's career center to access job listings and other resources exclusively provided for alumni.

• SimplyHired, Indeed, CareerJet, LinkUp, The Ladders - Aggregrators that search for jobs on company pages and other search engines
• Monster and Career Builder - Services for job seekers and employers with extensive career advice and information
• JOBipedia - Human resource professionals at large companies answer questions about applications, interviews, and more
• The Muse - Job listings, employer profiles, and helpful career advice on a variety of topics

• GoinGlobal - View e-books with industry trends, job search info, and cultural advice for 40 countries. This resource can be accessed in the Resources section of the Handshake platform.
• Work Abroad

• AARP's Part-time Jobs for Boomers
• Flexjobs - Flexible, telecommuting, part-time jobs
• Upwork - Freelance jobs

Contact us to learn about the career assessments that are offered free of charge and interpreted by alumni career advisors. 

• Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI), a personality assessment
• SkillScan, a skills assessment
• Strong Interest Inventory, an interests assessment

Additional resources for assessment:

• Career Assessment Exercises - A variety of self-inventories, ranging from telling your story to defining core competencies and goal setting
• Franklin Covey Mission Statement Builder - An exercise to add focus, direction, and a sense of purpose to your daily decisions
• O*Net OnLine - U.S. Department of Labor database of occupations
• Skills Center - Profiler allows you to build a list of skills, identify occupations that require your skills, and identify any gaps in skills and/or education for particular occupations
• Strengthsfinder 2.0 - A new and improved version of Gallup's popular assessment, based on the concept "do what you do best"
• What Color is Your Parachute? - Companion piece to the best-selling career book in the world; includes information for career changers
• What's Your Skillset - Free registration gives you access to What’s Your Skillset, located through in the Assessments link

• Resume Writing Advice & Samples
• Curriculum Vitae (CV)
• Resumes for advanced degree holders

Online Portfolios

• Cover Letters
• Professional Email Etiquette
• The Art of Writing Job Search Letters

We've dedicated a whole section to Networking & LinkedIn, including separate links to all of Tufts' online networking communities.

Interviewing is a skill. The more you practice, the better you’ll do. Schedule a mock interview with an alumni career advisor.

Use Big Interview, our interview training system, to strengthen your interviewing skills anytime, from anywhere. Learn more and register for a Big Interview account

Before the Interview

• Assess yourself and develop career objectives
• Research the employer
• Reflect on your fit with the organization
• Be ready to say why you are a good fit for the job
• Remember your goals​​​​​​​
• Remember the employer's goals​​​​​​​
• Conduct informational interviews
• Review your resume
• Practice. Practice. Practice.​​​​​​​
• Choose your interview outfit
• Do a trial run

Day of the Interview

• Start strong​​​​​​​
• Keep up the momentum​​​​​​​
• Conclude with confidence​​​​​​​

After the Interview

• Capture the details while your memory is fresh
• Send thank you emails within 24 hours​​​​​​​
• Consider your next steps

Advice about Professional References and Recommendation Letters

Evaluating & Negotiating Job Offers

Graduate School Application Resources

• Job Search Outside Academia
• Job Search in Academia

• AARP's Part-time Jobs for Boomers
• Great Jobs for Everyone 50+
• Encore Careers
• Center for Retirement Research at Boston College
• Harvard Institute for Learning in Retirement
• New Retirement's Best Jobs for After Retirement
• Jobs for Seniors

• Fellowships and Gap Year - features short-term work experiences
• Jobipedia - entry level jobs and internships
• One Day, One Job
• What Can I Do With This Major? - Career paths organized by field of study, including sample employers and strategies for pursuing particular fields

• Apres - For women returning to the workforce
• iRelaunch - The Returning to Work experts
• Women Back to Work - For women returning to work

• Military to Federal transition resume advice
• Military to Civilian transition resume advice
• Veterans eMentor

• ASAE Directories - Locate professional associations within your field of interest
• Careers A-Z - Alphabetical list of career resources by field/industry
• O*Net OnLine - U.S. Department of Labor database of occupations
• Tisch Library Databases such as ABI/INFORM Complete - Business research database which includes important full‐text journals and much sought‐after titles from the business press as well as key trade publications, dissertations, conference proceedings, and market reports. Alumni can access library databases through the Tufts Online Community.

Early Childhood, Elementary & Secondary

• NAIS - National Association of Independent Schools job listings in private and independent schools
• SchoolSpring - Educator and school jobs

Higher Education: Faculty & Administrative

• Academia
• Higher Ed Jobs
• Inside Higher Ed
• The Chronicle of Higher Education
• Higher Education Recruitment Consortium

Angel List - Startup companies

Environmental Business Council of New England 

• GovLoop, USAJobs and Go Government - Federal government jobs as well as advice for recent grads and experienced professionals
• Military Careers

APSIA - International careers guide and professional school info by the Association of Professional Schools in International Affairs

Mass Biotechnology Council - Searchable directory of 2000+ biomedical, biotech, hospitals, university and affiliates; job listings

Blue Book - Directory of market research firms by state

• Idealist
• GuideStar
• Foundation Directory Online - Nonprofit sector
• Bridgespan's Nonprofit Job Board

• B Corps - For-profit companies certified by the nonprofit B Lab to meet rigorous standards of social and environmental performance, accountability, and transparency
• Corporate Social Responsibility and Corporate Citizenship