Short-Term Career Options & Gap Year Opportunities
The Gap Year(s) can be a fun and exciting time to explore opportunities for domestic or international service, seasonal or temporary
work, travel or other adventures! The following list provides you with a small sample of the type of programs, websites and
resources to help you get started with your exploration.
General Resources
The Gap Year – gapyear.com
ServeNet – servenet.org
One Small Planet – onesmallplanet.com
Idealist – idealist.org
Service – Domestic and International
Americorps:
VISTA, NCCC, State & National- http://www.americorps.org/
Southwest Conservation Corps- http://sccorps.org/
Student Conservation Association- http://www.thesca.org/serve
Food Corps- https://foodcorps.org/
City Year – www.cityyear.org
Teach for America: http://www.teachforamerica.org
Public Allies- www.publicallies.org
Peace Corps: www.peacecorps.gov
United Nations Volunteers: http://www.unvolunteers.org/
UNICEF: http://www.unicef.org/about/employ/index_53129.html
Year of Service Directory: http://www.idealist.org/career/oneyearservice.html
Alliance Abroad: http://www.allianceabroad.com/
BUNAC: http://www.bunac.org/
Citizens for Informed Democracy: http://www.cdc.org/
Cross Cultural Solutions: http://www.crossculturalsolutions.org/default.asp
Pro World Service Corps: http://myproworld.org
Se7en: http://www.the7interchange.com/
United Planet: http://www.unitedplanet.org
Volunteer Match: http://www.volunteermatch.org/
Volunteers for Peace: http://www.vfp.org/
Volunteers in Asia: http://www.viaprograms.org/
Voluntary Service Overseas: http://www.vso.org.uk/
Volunteer Abroad: http://www.volunteerabroad.com/search.cfm
Visions in Action: http://www.visionsinaction.org/
World Endeavors: http://www.worldendeavors.com/
Service – Faith-Based
MASA Israel: www.masaisrael.org
Avodah, Jewish Service Corps: www.avodah.net
Jewish Coalition for Service: http://www.jewishservice.org/index.html
Catholic Network of Volunteer Service: http://www.cnvs.org
Lutheran Volunteer Corps – working for peace and justice: http://www.lutheranvolunteercorps.org
Jesuit Volunteer Corps: www.jesuitvolunteers.org
Vincentian Service Corps: www.vincentianservicecorps.org
International Resources
Amigos Link: http://www.amigoslink.org/
DevNetJobs: http://www.devnetjobs.org/
Expatica: http://www.expatica.com/
Foundation for Sustainable Development (FSD):http://www.fsdinternational.org/
Peace Corps: http://www.peacecorps.gov/
Institute for International Cooperation and Development: http://www.iicd-volunteer.org/
NAFSA Career Center: http://jobregistry.nafsa.org/search.cfm US Agency for International Development (USAID):
One Small Planet: http://www.onesmallplanet.com/geninfo.htm http://www.usaid.gov/
Global Volunteer Network: www.globalvolunteernetwork.org
Peacework Development Fund: www.peaceworkdevelopmentfund.org
Projects Abroad: www.projects-abroad.org
Global Service Corps: www.globalservicecorps.org
United Planet: www.unitedplanet.org
Teaching English Abroad
TEFL Training contact Rutgers University PALS program: http://pals.rutgers.edu/
AASSA (South America): http://www.aassa.com/
Council on International Education Exchange: http://www.ciee.org/
Dave’s ESL Café: http://www.eslcafe.com/
English First: http://www.englishfirst.com
English Job Maze: http://www.englishjobmaze.com/
EPIK (Korea): http://epik.knue.ac.kr/
European Council of International Schools: http://www.ecis.org/
Footprints Recruiting: http://www.footprintsrecruiting.com/
International Schools Services: http://www.iss.edu/
JET - Japanese Exchange and Teaching Programme: http://www.jetprogramme.org/
Joy Jobs: http://www.joyjobs.com/
Language Corps: http://www.languagecorps.com/
Oxford TEFL Program: http://www.oxfordtefl.com/
Overseas Digest: http://overseasdigest.com/teacher8.html
Search Associates: http://www.searchassociates.com/main.html
Teach Abroad: http://www.teachabroad.com/search.cfm
TESOL: http://www.tesol.org/s_tesol/index.asp
TIE Online: http://www.tieonline.com/
UNI Overseas Placement:http://www.uni.edu/placement/overseas/
WorldTeach: http://www.worldteach.org/
Short-Term & Seasonal Work Resources
Any Work Anywhere: http://anyworkanywhere.com
Coolworks.com – summer jobs and seasonal jobs in great places: http://www.coolworks.com/
Fat Tire Bike Tours (Barcelona, Paris, Berlin): http://www.fattirebiketoursbarcelona.com/team.htm
Intern Abroad: http://www.internabroad.com/search.cfm
Jobs Abroad: http://www.jobsabroad.com/search.cfm
Mike’s Bike Tours (Munich, Amsterdam): http://www.mikesbiketours.com
The BIG Guide: http://www.workingoverseas.com/ (book in CDC Resource Room)
Transitions Abroad: http://www.transitionsabroad.com/listings/work/careers/index.shtml
Temporary Employment: check the Yellow Pages under Employment Agencies – www.yellowpages.com
Post-Graduate Internships
Envirolink http://www.enviroweb.org/
Rising Star Internships http://www.rsinternships.com/
United Way Community Fellows: www.national.unitedway.org
The Red Cross: www.redcross.org
Odd/Adventure Jobs
Nanny Agency: http://www.nanniesplus.com/
Back Door Jobs: www.backdoorjobs.com
Cool Works: www.coolworks.com
Looking for Adventure: www.lookingforadventure.com
Action Jobs: www.actionjobs.com
Outdoor Adventure Jobs: www.oapn.net
Fun Jobs: www.funjobs.com
Career Services developed this list of websites to facilitate your academic and career planning. We are not responsible for their content, nor do
we officially endorse these sites. We urge you to conduct thorough research before purchasing any services or resources offered by these sites.