The Penn Weitzman Alumni Association endeavors to provide guidance to graduates of our programs. As part of this goal, the Board of the PWAA compiled this list of career resources for graduates.
Penn Weitzman Alumni Association Resource Guide for Graduates
Some of these links connect to professional development sites, to job boards, and to networking communities. These are sites that we find useful and hope you do as well.
All Disciplines
https://careerservices.upenn.edu/channels/alumni/ - University of Pennsylvania's Career Services
www.usajobs.gov - Careers with the Federal Government
www.cdesignc.org - Community Design Collaborative: Philadelphia based non-profit who provides volunteer schematic design services
www.designadvocacy.org - DAG: Philadelphia design advocacy group - network of citizens who advocate for good design in the city and region
www.architectureforhumanity.org - International online community dedicated to cultural and environmental sustainability
http://www.design.upenn.edu/new/alumni/pdaa.htm - The Penn Design Alumni Association
www.idealist.org - International job board for careers in the non-profit sector
www.usgbc.org - US Green Building Council: non-profit dedicated to sustainability - LEED accreditation
www.building4jobs.com European based job board
Architecture
www.ncarb.org - National Council of Architectural Registration Board
www.aia.org AIA- The American Institute of Architects: National professional network
www.architizer.com/en_us/jobs/ - Architizer: a new social, architectural network
www.areforum.org - Study blogsite to help prepare for the ARE, Architecture Registration Exams
www.archvoices.org - Independent non-profit focused on architectural education, internships and license
Fine Arts
www.philaculture.org - Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance
www.collegeart.org - College Art Association
www.coroflot.com - Design job listings
Historic Preservation
www.preservenet.cornell.edu - Preservenet for historic preservation jobs, internships, field schools, etc.
www.aaslh.org - American Association of State and Local History
www.planetizen.com/jobs - Planetizen: Urban Design, Planning, and Development Works (AIC) fine arts and objects conservation
www.philaculture.org - Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance
www.conservation-us.org - American Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic
Landscape Architecture
www.asla.org - American Society of Landscape Architects: National professional network
http://www.elpnet.org - Trains environmental leaders
www.landscape.co.uk - The Landscape Design Trust: UK based charity promoting dialogue, community education and good practice
www.pennsylvaniahorticulturalsociety.org - PHS: Philadelphia based non-profit dedicated to horticulture
Urban Planning
www.planetizen.com/jobs - Planetizen: Urban Design, Planning, and Development Works (AIC)
http://www.planning.org/ - APA: American Planning Association