Resources
We’ve got a wide variety of resources, guides, templates, and website suggestions to help you begin your job, internship, or graduate school search. If you have any questions or would like additional information, please contact our office to set up an appointment.
North Park Resources
- Handshake: Create a profile, upload and revise resumes, and track Career Advantage. Research employers who specifically seek North Park students and graduates. Search for volunteer, internship, part- and full-time job opportunities.
- ACSR 1030 Tools in Career Development: North Park offers a career class with everything you need built into the curriculum.
- Events: Our office holds many events throughout the year for students to network with area professionals and alumni.
- Pearltrees: Looking to research your industry of choice? Our Pearltrees page lists hundreds of company job boards and opportunities in a variety of fields. It is updated several times a week.
- CashCourse: Our university offers CashCourse, a free online money management educational resource, to all students and recent graduates 24/7.
Additional Resources
- Bureau of Labor Statistics– important economic information to help in profession-based decisions
- O-Net OnLine– career exploration and job analysis
- Internship and Career Opportunities
- Non-Profit Careers
- Government Careers
- Tech Careers
- CareerPivot, changing careers/jobs
- Career Bliss
- Glassdoor
- WorkItDaily
- BuzzFile, Company Information Database
- ZipRecruiter
If you are interested in continuing your education with graduate and professional studies, we offer several resources to help you begin your search, including a list of graduate programs offered at North Park University. Please visit our office if you have additional questions about this process or want to pick up test registration packets.
- GradSchools.com is the most comprehensive online resource for graduate school information. You can find details about various degree programs, research specific schools, and access helpful resources for financing graduate school.
- Accepted.com/grad provides information and tips for writing graduate school application essays.
- Entrance Exams—for many graduate programs, the application process begins with one of these standardized entrance exams:
North Park offers graduate programs in business and nonprofit management, theology, nursing, music, and education. Our Alumni Grant may help you attend one of these programs for a discount of 20% off your tuition cost.
- School of Business and Nonprofit Management graduate degrees and certificates
- School of Nursing and Health Sciences graduate degrees
- School of Education graduate degrees
- North Park Theological Seminary ministry and theology degrees
- School of Music graduate degrees
- Master of Arts in Clinical Mental Health Counseling degree from the School of Professional Studies