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
You'll find information on careers in Architecture, Culinary Arts, Film, Museums, Music, and Fine Arts

Business
You'll find information on careers in Entrepreneurship, Finance, Human Resources, Investment Banking, Management Consulting, Marketing, Real Estate, and more

Communication
You'll find information on careers in Advertising, Broadcasting, Magazines , News, Publishing, Public Relations, and other writing and media related careers

Engineering
You'll find information on engineering jobs, networking groups, student organizations, government agencies, and more

Environment and Sustainability
You'll find information on environmental career resources, specific organizations, job posting websites, and other campus resources

International
You'll find information on 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
You'll find information on 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
You'll find directories of non-profit and government organizations, fellowship links, information on careers in education, philanthropy, social services, think tanks, and working on Capitol Hill

Sciences
You'll find information on the biotech and pharmaceutical industries, careers in healthcare and medicine and relevant job listings sites.

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