As an Evans School Master of Public Administration (MPA), Executive MPA, or Ph.D. in Public Policy and Management student, you have access to numerous job- and internship- search resources through Evans School Career Services, in addition to access to Career Services staff for one-on-one appointments.
Evans School Career Resources
EvansJobs, an online job and internship database that:
- Lists for many public, nonprofit, and private sector employment opportunities within the United States and Canada, focusing on the Puget Sound region
- Provides an online space for you to post your resume so it can be viewed by potential employers
- Displays a calendar of all career workshops, events, and employer recruitment sessions
- Holds resources and handouts to assist with job searches and applications, including:
- A 100-page Evans School job search handbook with public affairs-specific resume and cover letter examples and job search tips
- Comprehensive lists of national and international fellowships and internships
- Insider tips for specific employers
- An Evans School business card template
- Relocation resources with a list of alumni
- Internship contracts for past Evans School internships
- Lists of international organizations, federal agencies, environmental firms, and consulting organizations in Seattle
The International Opportunities Listserv (Intl-opps) provides information on jobs and internships outside of the United States and Canada
A career resource library in the Evans School Student Lounge with publications, brochures, handouts, and internship contracts of former students
Job and internship listings from other schools of public policy and management throughout the U.S. that have reciprocal career service relationships with the Evans School
On-campus recruitment fairs and other networking opportunities
Outside Career Resources
The Husky Career Network offers current students a searchable nationwide database of alumni offering referrals for networking and information about their career fields
The UW Career Center provides free career development and job search assistance for all students, and manages Husky Jobs (the job and internship system for all UW students).
PublicServiceCareers.org provides public, private, and nonprofit jobs and internship listings around the country from employers seeking Master of Public Administration (MPA) and Master of Public Policy (MPP) students and alumni.
Various online job and internship postings through:
Classified ads and job postings through:
- Washington state newspapers
- National and international newspapers
- Simplyhired.com
- Indeed.com
- NW Jobs
- Jobster
- SeattleJobs.com
Fellowship and Internship postings through the following sites (Note: a comprehensive list of fellowships can be found on EvansJobs):
- Idealist.org Fellowship Listings
- Making the Difference list of federal post-graduate fellowships
- Columbia University General Fellowship Listing (194 KB PDF)
- Indiana University SPEA Career Services
- Maxwell School of Syracuse University Listing of State and Local Government Management Training Programs
- Harvard Kennedy School Helpful Career Related Links
Job search tips and leads through social networking sites such as:
- Linkedin.com, which includes a networking group exclusively for Evans School students and alumni with over 800 members
- GovLoop.com, a social networking site for the government community
- NASPAA YouTube.com Channel
Area networking events:
- Seattle Times Business Journal list of networking events
- I Love Seattle list of networking events
- Seattle Chamber of Commerce
- City Club
- Global Washington and World Affairs Council for international events
- Seattle Greendrinks for environmental networking
For more information about career resources and Evans School employment and internship statistics, contact Evans School Career Services at evansjob@u.washington.edu or 206.616.1609.
For more information about networking and socializing with current students, learn more about our Evans School student organizations.

