Resources for Diverse Job Seekers
If you have an identity that has traditionally been excluded from full participation in the workforce, the process of finding a job or internship may feel overwhelming. The below resources are here to support you on your journey in finding supportive communities in your career. The organizations represented here are listed on the following relevance: connection to careers and networks, community resources, focus on national or local Pacific Northwest reach, and other factors.
This page is a work in progress and we need your help to make it better. If there is a resource you would like added to this list or an identity we should collect resources for, we want to hear from you! Please email us at ccec_info@whitman.edu so we can collaborate on adding resources which support you and your identities.
Additionally here are some CCEC resources that can assist you in understanding if a workplace may be friendly to diverse folks
- BIPOC Friendly Workplace Indicators
- Disabled Friendly Workplace Indicators
- Queer Friendly Workplace Indicators
- Strategies to use when the workplace is not friendly to diverse folks
Multicultural, Ethno-Religious and Religious Communities
** Organizations marked with two asterisks have job boards, mentoring, networking, internship, fellowship and scholarship opportunities.
Healthcare and Social Work
National Hispanic Medical Association **
National Latinx Psychological Association **
American Society of Hispanic Psychiatry **
National Hispanic Pharmacists Association **
National Association of Puerto Rican and Hispanic Social Workers **
The National Hispanic Science Network **
Latinx Veterinary Medical Association **
Government and Law
Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute **
Congressional Hispanic Staff Association
National Association of Hispanic Federal Executives
Hispanic National Bar Association **
Latina Lawyers Bar Association **
League of United Latin American Citizens **
STEM and Business
Green Latinos - Environmental Science Association
Society of Hispanic Professional Engineer **
Hispanic Association of Computer Scientists
Society for the Advancement of Chicanos/Hispanics and Native Americans in Science
National Society of Hispanic Physicists **
Society of Latinxs/Hispanics in Earth and Space Science
Techqueria: Latinos in Tech **
Association of Latino Professionals in Finance and Accounting **
National Hispanic Business Group
United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
Education, Arts, and Community Engagement
REFORMA - Librarian Association **
EdCentro: The Latino Education Network
National Association of Hispanic Journalists **
Hispanic/Latino Professionals Association
Hispanic Alliance for Career Enhancement
Latinx Writers Committee (Writers Guild of America)
National Association of Latino Arts and Cultures **
National Hispanic Foundation for the Arts **
Professional Alliance for Curators of Color **
Community Growth and Support Organizations
MANA, A National Latina Organization
Latino Equality Alliance - LGBTQ+ Organization
Healthcare and Social Work
Association of Black Psychologists **
Association of Black Women Physicians **
Black Psychiatrists of America **
American Association of Black Physician Scientists **
Association Of Black Health System Pharmacists **
National Association of Black Social Workers **
The Association of Black Sociologists **
Black DVM Network ** - Veterinarian Organization
Government and Law
Congressional Black Caucus Foundation **
African American Federal Executive Association **
National Conference of Black Lawyers
The Congressional Black Associates
STEM and Business
National Society of Black Engineers **
Organizations for Black Computer Science Students and Professionals (From computerscience.org)
National Society of Black Physicists
National Organization for the Professional Advancement of Black Chemists and Chemical Engineers **
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BLACK GEOSCIENTISTS **
Black Connect - Entrepreneurship
Association of African American Financial Advisors **
National Society of Black CPAs **
National Black Chamber of Commerce
Education, Arts, and Community Engagement
A Philanthropic Partnership for Black Communities
National Alliance of Black School Educators **
Black Caucus American Library Association **
National Association of Black Journalists **
American Association of Blacks in Higher Education
Committee of Black Writers (Writers Guild of America)
Professional Alliance for Curators of Color **
Community Growth and Support Organizations
National Council of Negro Women **
National Black Justice Coalition - LGBTQ+ Organization
The Lavender Rights Project - Trans Rights Organization
Healthcare and Social Work
Asian Pacific American Medical Student Association
National SAMSA (South Asian Medical Student Association)**
American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin **
APPNA (Association of Pakistani Physicians of North America) **
Asian American Psychological Association
National Asian American Pacific Islander Mental Health Association
American Asian Social Work & Counseling Association
Association of Asian Veterinary Medical Professionals
Indo-American Veterinary Medical Association **
Government and Law
National Asian Pacific American Bar Association **
Asian Pacific American Women Lawyers Alliance **
Asian Bar Association of Washington **
The South Asian Bar Association of North America **
Asian American Government Executives Network **
The Conference on Asian Pacific American Leadership **
Congressional Asian Pacific American Staff Association
Congressional Korean American Staff Association
Education, Arts, and Community Engagement
Asian Americans/Pacific Islanders in Philanthropy **
Asian American Journalists Association **
South Asian Journalists Association **
Confederation of ASEAN Journalists
The Asian American Education Project
Asian American Coalition for Education
Asian Pacific American Librarians Association **
Center for Asian American Media **
Asian American Writers Committee (Writers Guild of America)
Professional Alliance for Curators of Color **
STEM and Business
Society of Asian Scientists and Engineers **
Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in Geosciences
Society of Indo-American Engineers and Architects
Asian Pacific American Chamber of Commerce
Indian American International Chamber of Commerce
Community Growth and Support Organizations
National Council of Asian Pacific Americans
National Pacific Islander Education Network **
The National Asian Pacific American Women's Forum
Asian Pacific Islander Queer Women and Transgender Community (Bay Area)
EuroCentralAsian Lesbian* Community
UTOPIA Washington - Pacific Islander LGBTQ+ Organization
The Visibility Project - Queer Asian Pacific American Women and Trans Community
Note: Native Hawaiian identifying people may also find resources in the Asian and Pacific Islander section that serve your community.
Healthcare and Social Work
Society of Indian Psychologists
Association of American Indian Physicians **
Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium **
'Ahahui o nā Kauka (Association of Native Hawaiian Physicians)
Government and Law
National Congress of American Indians **
National Native American Bar Association **
Native Hawaiian Bar Association
Native American Disability Law Center
STEM and Business
American Indian Science and Engineering Society **
Society of Native Hawaiian Engineers
American Indian Science and Engineering Society
Society for the Advancement of Chicanos/Hispanics and Native Americans in Science **
Native Business Center - Washington State
Oregon Native American Chamber of Commerce
Education, Arts, and Community Engagement
Native American Journalists Association **
National Institute for Native Leadership in Higher Education
National Indian Education Association **
Native Americans in Philanthropy
American Indian Library Association
Native Arts and Cultures Foundation **
Native American & Indigenous Writers Committee (Writers Guild of America)
Professional Alliance for Curators of Color **
Native American Arts Studies Association **
Community Growth and Support Organizations
National Indigenous Women's Resource Center
Two Spirit, Indigiqueer, and Indigenous LGBTQ+ Organizations (From Indigenous Pride LA)
Bay Area American Indian Two Spirits
Association on American Indian Affairs **
Native Hawaiian Education Council
American Indian Higher Education Consortium **
Arctic Education Foundation **
Inland Pacific Northwest Based Resources
Confederate Tribes of the Umatilla Reservation Career Page
Tamastslikt Cultural Institute
Yakama Nation: Confederate Tribes and Bands -Career Page
Healthcare and Social Work
National Arab American Medical Association **
AMENAPSY - American Arab, Middle Eastern, North African Psychology Association **
Sudanese American Physicians Association
Syrian American Medical Society **
Iraqi Medical Sciences Association
Government and Law
National Arab American Bar Association
Congressional Armenian Staff Association
STEM and Business
American Arab Chamber of Commerce **
Arab American Business & Professional Association **
Arab Bankers Association of North America **
Tunisian American Young Professionals
TechWadi **
National Arab American Association of Engineers and Architects **
Education, Arts, and Community Engagement
Arab and Middle Eastern Journalists Association
Center for Arab American Philanthropy
Mizna - Artist Organization **
Mophradat - Artist Organization **
Afghan American Artists and Writers Association
Middle Eastern Writers Committee (Writers Guild of America)
Professional Alliance for Curators of Color **
Community Growth and Support Organizations
Iranian American Women’s Foundation
Tarab NYC - LGBTQ+ Organization
The GLBT Association Of Middle Eastern Americans
Ahwaa - Arab LGBTQ+ Platform (website in Arabic)
Healthcare and Social Work
American Muslim Women Physicians Association **
Islamic Medical Association of North America **
Institute for Muslim Mental Health
American Muslim Health Professionals
Islamic Social Services Association
Government and Law
Muslim Americans in Public Service **
National Association of Muslim Lawyers **
STEM and Business
Tech Sisters - Muslim Women in Tech Network **
Education, Arts, and Community Engagement
American Muslim Institution - Journalism Fellowship
Professional Alliance for Curators of Color **
Community Growth and Support Organizations
The MASGD - LGBTQ+ Community
NOOR - Seattle’s Muslim Queer Collective
Healthcare and Social Work
Avodah **
Government and Law
American Association of Jewish Lawyers and Jurists
Congressional Jewish Staff Association **
STEM and Business
Education, Arts, and Community Engagement
American Jewish Press Association **
JPro - Nonprofit Network **
American Jewish Historical Society
The Jewish Writer’s Initiative **
Association of Jewish Libraries
Professional Alliance for Curators of Color **
Community Growth and Support Organizations
JewishJobs **
Keshet - LGBTQ+ Organization **
JQ - Jewish LGBTQ+ Organization (Los Angeles)
LGBTQ+ Resources
** Organizations marked with two asterisks have job boards, mentoring, networking, internship, fellowship and scholarship opportunities.
Job Boards
CenterLink LGBT Jobs/Career Board - CenterLink (National)
Career Opportunities Board - Washington State LGBTQ Commission
Transgender & Gender Diverse Job Board - Ingersoll Gender Center (Seattle jobs)
Trans Connect Job Board - Trans Matters Now
Trans Can Work Job Board - Transcanwork (California)
Legal Support
Transgender Employment Resources - Transgender Law Center
National Center for Lesbian Rights
General Professional Networks
Out & Equal **
Healthcare and Social Work
GLMA: Health Professionals Advancing LGBTQ Equality
American Medical Association LGBT Advisory Committee
Association of LGBTQ+ Psychologists **
Pride Veterinary Medical Community **
STEM and Business
The National LGBT Chamber of Commerce
Start Out - Entrepreneurship
Out to Innovate - Scientists and Engineers **
My G Work - Business Community **
Reaching Out - Business Community **
Government and Law
The National LGBTQ+ Bar Association **
American Federation of Government Employees PRIDE
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Congressional Staff Association
Victory Congressional Internship
Education, Arts, and Community Engagement
The Association of LGBTQ Journalists **
Rainbow Round Table (RRT) - Librarian Association
Gay Lesbian and Straight Education Network
LGBTQ Leaders in Higher Education **
Queer | Art **
LGBTQ+ Writers Committee (Writers Guild of America)
Lamba Literary - Writers Network **
Latine Communities
ENTRE HERMANOS – Seattle's Latino LGBTQ+ Organization
Black Communities
National Black Justice Coalition
Asian Pacific Communities
National Queer Asian Pacific Islander Alliance
Asian Pacific Islander Queer Women and Transgender Community (Bay Area)
EuroCentralAsian Lesbian* Community
UTOPIA Washington - Pacific Islander LGBTQ+ Organization
The Visibility Project - Queer Asian Pacific American Women and Trans Community
Native American, Native Hawaiian and Native Alaskan Communities
Two Spirit, Indigiqueer, and Indigenous LGBTQ+ Organizations
Bay Area American Indian Two Spirits
Middle Eastern and Northern African Communities
The GLBT Association Of Middle Eastern Americans
Ahwaa (Website is in Arabic)
Muslim Communities
NOOR - Seattle’s Muslim Queer Collective
Jewish Communities
Keshet **
JQ (Los Angeles)
Immigrant Communities
Disabled Communities
Blind LGBT Pride International
Twainbow - LGBTQ+ Autistic Community **
Disability Resources
** Organizations marked with two asterisks have job boards, mentoring, networking, internship, fellowship and scholarship opportunities.
Healthcare and Social Work
Society for Healthcare Professionals with Disabilities **
Government and Law
National Association of Law Students With Disabilities **
Washington Attorneys With Disabilities Association **
Disability Rights Bar Association
American Bar Association: Commission on Disability Rights **
Ability One - For blind and low vision job searchers
STEM and Business
Foundation for Science and Disability **
American Association for the Advancement of Science (Entry Point Program) **
Access Advance - Faculty of STEM with Disabilities
Education, Arts, and Community Engagement
RespectAbility - Entertainment and More Related Opportunities **
Disabled Writers - Journalism **
SinsInvalid - Art **
Art Organizations for Individuals With Disabilities List (From Black Disabled Creatives)
National Disability Theater **
Disabled Writers Committee (Writers Guild of America)
Association on Higher Education and Disability **
Community Growth and Support Organizations
National Center for College Students With Disabilities **
DREAM: Disability Rights, Education, Activism, and Mentoring
American Association for People with Disabilities **
Autistic Self Advocacy Network **
Working With Disabilities Facebook Group
Multicultural, Ethno-Religious, Religious, and Queer Identities
Blind LGBT Pride International
NATIONAL COALITION FOR LATINXS WITH DISABILITIES
The Asian Americans with Disabilities Initiative
Native American Disability Law Center
Twainbow - LGBTQ+ Autistic Community **
Job Boards
Interviewing
Interviewing Tips for Applicants with Autism (ASD) - Job Accommodation Network
How to Ace Your Job Interview: An ADHD Primer - Additude Magazine
How to Disclose a Disability to Your Employer (and Whether You Should) - The New York Times
Accommodations During the Hiring Process - Stanford University
Taking a Service Animal to a Job Interview - Job Accommodation Network
Legal and Employment Resources
ADA Requirements: Service Animals - US Dept. of Justice
Employment Resources - Job Accommodation Network
Women Identifying Job Searchers
** Organizations marked with two asterisks have job boards, mentoring, networking, internship, fellowship and scholarship opportunities.
Healthcare and Social Work
American Medical Women's Association **
Association for Women in Psychology **
Association of Women Surgeons **
Association of Women Veterinary Surgeons **
Government and Law
National Association of Women Lawyers **
Women’s Congressional Staff Association
STEM and Business
Association for Women in Science **
Association for Women in Computing
Association for Women Geoscientists **
National Association of Women Business Owners
Financial Women's Association **
US Women’s Chamber of Commerce
Education, Arts, and Community Engagement
International Women’s Media Foundation **
League of Professional Theatre Women
Women in the Arts and Media Coalition **
American Association of University Women **
Committee on the Status of Women in Librarianship
Association for Women in Communications **
Job Boards
Job board and general career resources
Job board and general career resources
Other Resources
Salary negotiation tools
Career advancement tools and resources
InHerSight
Company reviews designed to reflect what women want to know about employers
Power to Fly
Power to fly seeks to to fast-track economic equity by upskilling and connecting underrepresented talent to roles in highly visible sectors. Women-led, but aimed at all diverse job seekers.
Community for women in tech, includes job board
University of Nebraska Women’s Professional Organizations and Resources
Lists resources and professional orgs for career development, business, communications and entertainment, health and medicine, policy and justice, and STEM
Immigrant Job Searchers
** Organizations marked with two asterisks have job boards, mentoring, networking, internship, fellowship and scholarship opportunities.
Immigrant Business - Entrepreneurship **
DREAMER Career Organizations
Law School Resources for DACA Students
Guide for Undocumented Students: Getting into Law School
Grad School resources for DACA students
Best Colleges Graduate School Guide
Immigrant Rising: Scholarships and Fellowships website
Immigrant Rising: Graduate Scholarships website
Immigrant Rising: List of Graduate Fellowships
TheDream.US Resource Guide for Undocumented Students
Career and networking resources for DACA students
Immigrants Rising: Income Generation Options for Undocumented Students
Immigrants Rising - Income and Career Alternatives
TheDream.US Employment Guide for DREAMers
F-1 Visas and Employment
Students and Employment | USCIS
OPT
5 Things to Know About Optional Practical Training for International Students
Berkeley International Office Q&A OPT
H-1B Visa
A Primer on the Program and Its Impact on Jobs…
Ultimate H1B Sponsor Chrome Checker
Mentoring Resources
Resources for Students
Careers and Employers
Immigrant Equality - LGBTQ+ Organization
Know Your Rights - National Immigration Law Center
Veterans
Hire our Heroes Fellowship
Career OneStop
Resume Genius- resumegenius.com/resume-samples/...
50 Strong: https://www.50-strong.us/
Four Block: https://fourblock.org/
Student veterans of america: https://studentveterans.org/
Skill Bridge: https://skillbridge.osd.mil/
Syracuse University: https://veterans.syr.edu/why-su/national-veterans-resource-center/
Columbia transition program: https://veterans.columbia.edu/
Purdue Military Family Research Institute https://www.mfri.purdue.edu/