LGBT Student Career Resources

Featured Opportunities

J.P. Morgan Proud to Be Event

November  6, 2009 in New York City
Application Dealine: October 15, 2009
[Download (pdf) Event Flyer]
To succeed, we need people from many different backgrounds ­ people who can bring unique ideas and perspectives to the table. Come to our Proud to Be event and see for yourself what it's like to work at J.P. Morgan. Talk to members of our Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender community about their experiences. Learn about our business and how to become a stronger candidate for our internships. You will discover first-hand just why Stonewall named us a Leading Edge Company for LGBT Employees last year.  Stonewall is a non-profit organization dedicated to equality and justice for lesbians, gay men and bisexuals in the workplace and society as a whole.
Open to top sophomore, junior and first-year MBA students who are interested  in learning more about our Investment Bank and Asset Management businesses. Apply by sending your résumé to lgbt.recruiting@jpmorgan.com by October 15, 2009. 

6th Annual
Out for Undergraduate
Business Conference
October 2-3, 2009 :: New York City

The vision of the sixth annual Out for Undergraduate Business Conference is to educate, inspire and place lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender undergraduate students in financial services and consulting positions. The conference helps exceptional LGBT undergraduates develop strategies for managing and leveraging their identity in the workplace. [more information]

It’s That Time of Year Again!  You are invited to attend the
5th Annual OUT for Work GBTQA College Student Career Conference!!
Westin City Center Hotel, Washington, D.C,   September 25-27, 2009
OUT for Work, the only nonprofit dedicated to educating, preparing, and empowering LGBTQA college students for the transition from academia to the workplace, is celebrating its’ 5th Year, and they want YOU to be a part of it!!  [more information (pdf)]

The R. Scott Hitt Foundation provides grant funding for college and post-graduate students to receive compensation for skill-building internships at pro-LGBT 501(c) non-profit organizations. [more information]

The Pipeline Project Internship Program (LGBT Students of Color)
  Questions can be emailed to Andy Garcia.

Online Resources

A Social/Professional Networking site has LGBT Professional Networking Groups that registered users can join.

Human Rights Campaign -- Workplace Issues
The HRC has a page devoted to workplace issues and resources, including employer benefits, diversity programs, and information on equal opportunity employers. There is also a place to sign up for an electronic newsletter, via email. Also check out the Corporate Equality Index, ranking employers based on their policies and practices related to the LGBT community.

Out for Work
A site for preparing LGBT college students for work, as they transition out of college life. Also connects students to other resources, and provides LGBT students with advice and other opportunities.

Lambda Legal -- Employment & Workplace Rights
Lambda Legal works to defend in court LGBT people facing discrimination. Lambda Legal is the oldest and largest firm of it's kind, continuously growing and serving as a legal resource for the LGBT community.

The Consortium of Higher Education
The Consortium, dedicated to LGBT professional resources, has a page devoted entirely to job listings.

Out and Equal
An advocacy organization offering training on best practices on LGBT rights in the workplace, an annual summit, a portal to connect LGBT-friendly employers, and other resources.

GLBT Workplace
A great source for learning, sharing and discussing LGBT workplace issues and best-known methods.

GLP Careers
This is a job search engine, devoted entirely LGBT-friendly jobs and employers. Also includes a newsletter.

Articles

Here are links to a few articles. Check back as more are added to the list!

Corporate attitudes towards gays and lesbians in the workplace, by Lisa O’Hara and Bill McPherson

LGBT job-seekers need strategies for interviews, by Grace Rebekah Kenney

Out Front: Lesbians, Gays, and the Struggle for Workplace Rights, by Patrick McCreery and Kitty Krupat
Above is a link to the main article in an issue of Social Text, a magazine published by Duke University Press. Issue #61 (Winter 1999) is devoted to LGBT-related workplace issues.  Especially good to understand the developments in LGBT workplace rights in the late nineties.

Books in the Career Center Library