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Career and Placement Services (CAPS)
Ida Noyes Hall
773.702.7040
Career and Placement Services (CAPS) endeavors to support LGBTQ students in exploring a wide variety of career options at any stage of your degree program. CAPS can help LGBTQ students make career decisions based on individual's needs and interests, as well as help understand and navigate the job-search process and the workplace. CAPS offer confidential, one-on-one career counseling as well as a wide variety of programs and services and a career library.
LGBTQ Career Search Sites
- GayJob.biz
- ProGayJobs.Com
- GLP Careers
- National Consortium of Directors of LGBT Resources in Higher Education Job Listing
National Organizations
- Human Rights Campaign - Source of information on workplace and corporate attitudes and policies surrounding sexual orientation. Includes links to information about employee groups, organizations and companies offering domestic partnership benefits, and legal and discrimination policies. Also a bibliography of career related issues.
The Human Rights Campaign is also the publisher of the Corporate Equality Index. This index "provides a simple way to evaluate whether America's biggest employers are treating their gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender employees and consumers equitably." The index is based on a 10-point system that rates corporate policies and actions toward the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community. - Out Professionals - Leading gay and lesbian professional networking site.
- Out For Work - A nonprofit dedicated to educating, preparing, and empowering LGBT college students and their allies for the workplace.
- Corporate Pride Directory - Complied by the Human Rights Campaign and Gay.com; rates employers according to their non-discrimination policies, domestic partner benefits, and support for LGBT employee groups.
- The Gay Financial Network - Current events and articles, financial planning resources, and career advice are among the topics featured on this site. Visit their Career Center to read articles about employment issues, get resume writing advice, and tips for successful interviewing.
- Lamda Legal - National LGBT civil rights organization; web site includes information about workplace discrimination cases.
- National Organization of Gay and Lesbian Scientists and Technical Professionals
- Federal Globe - LGBT organization that represents the interests of federal employees.
Articles
- Gay.com: Business & Careers - site with advice on career-related and financial issues.
- Coming out at work - Advice from the business editor of Gay.com.
- Out on a job interview? - Brief article discussing considerations for coming out during the job application and interview process.
