YOUR COMMUNITY, YOUR NETWORK

Check out all the guides and tools compiled by the Career Development team on job search and professional development topics ranging from networking to negotiating.

• Tools for Career Exploration (Self Assessment)
• Guide to Networking
• Guide to Resumes
• Guide to Cover Letters
• Guide to Interviewing
• Tools for Interview Practice
• Guide to Negotiating

Evans School alumni have lifetime access to EvansJobs online system for viewing job openings relevant to the MPA degree and engaging in career development events. Log in here to search for open positions. If you don’t remember your username or have trouble accessing your account, email evansjob@uw.edu for assistance from the Career Development team.

Connect with other Evans School alumni on LinkedIn to see and share open positions at their organizations in the Evans School Alumni Connection LinkedIn Group.

The Evans School Career Development team is pleased to offer individual career counseling appointments with recent graduates for up to 12 months following your Evans School graduation. Appointments may be scheduled in EvansJobs.

For alumni farther beyond their Evans School graduation, we understand that you may be interested in additional career coaching or job searching assistance as you advance in your professional development. See a list below of additional Seattle-area career resources*.

• Seattle Counselors Association maintains a directory of trained counselors in the area who can assist with career development.
• Waldron helps organizations attract, engage, and inspire effective leaders by offering executive search, executive coaching, and career transition
• Vocational Village is a current list of Seattle recruiters and employment agencies.
• Erin Ewart Consulting runs Job Search Groups and hosts social sector networking events on a regular basis
• Career Horizons, based in Bellevue, WA, offers services including career coaching, job search workshops, and outplacement services.
• Staffing Agencies working with MPA employers: Volt Workforce Solutions, Elwood Staffing
• Evans School alumni with career coaching businesses: Melissa Amrhein, Kyle Elliot

*Though we periodically update this list as we learn of new career coaching resources relevant to Evans School alumni, this is not a comprehensive listing, nor are we are unable to endorse or offer direct recommendations for any of these services.

Our alumni community has an open invitation to join us for any career development events. Keep up with what we are hosting through the Evans Event Calendar, as well as other professional development events in the EvansJobs Event Calendar.