Research Career Fields

This is a selection of career field overviews compiled by the CDC's Career Counseling staff specifically for Stanford students. You'll find many resources related to exploring and job hunting in your specific field.

Arts and Entertainment

Architecture, Culinary Arts, Dance/Theater, Film, Museums, Music, and Fine Arts

Business

Entrepreneurship, Finance, Human Resources, Investment Banking, Management Consulting, Marketing, Real Estate, and more

Communication

Advertising, Broadcasting, Magazines , News, Publishing, Public Relations, and other writing and media related careers

Engineering

Engineering jobs, networking groups, student organizations, government agencies, and more

Environment and Sustainability

Environmental career resources, organizations, job posting websites, and other campus resources

International

International career fields such as development, health, teaching, and more. There is also a list of work abroad programs and job listings for various countries.

Law

Public Interest Law, books in the CDC library that will help you decide if law school is for you, links to relevant campus groups, and legal job listing links.

Public Service

Directories of nonprofit and government organizations, career information and various links to finding careers in nonprofits and goverment.

Sciences

Biotech and pharmaceutical industries, careers in healthcare and medicine and relevant job listing sites.

Additional Resources for Researching Career Fields

If you don't find your field of interest in the above list, check out these additional web resources that cover all kinds of different fields.