USA and Canada
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USA - Work
- Starting your career in USA - NASES guide for international students. Includes key facts about current trends and jobs, advice about seeking employment, hints and tips for making a successful application, and helpful information sources. Also contains a CV/resume.
- Academic Keys - jobs in American universities
- The Riley Guide - American site with a very comprehensive set of links, from space industry jobs to writing a CV. Lists of top companies, professional bodies and some useful worldwide links too.
- Jobtrak - American jobsearch site.
- Jobweb - includes sample resumes
- Jobsamerica - 18 month graduate placements, some relevant work experience required.
- Mountbatten Internship Programme - one year internships in New York
- J1 Visa Exchange Visitor Program website provides details of the US J-1 visas issued to students/graduates for summer work/internships in the USA.
- Istplus - trainee programmes of up to 18 months for students and recent graduates seeking work related to their studies and/or professional experience (you find your own job). Sponsors application for J-1 visa. Similar 'Work & travel USA programme' for up to four months in the summer (students in mid-course are eligible).
USA - Study
- America's Best Colleges from US News
- BrainTrack's US colleges and universities directory
- The Fulbright Commission - the main UK source of information on study in the USA
- Peterson's Education Center - database of college courses at all levels
- US Bureau of Education and Cultural Affairs - Comprehensive advice for international students on finding, applying and preparing to study at an accredited US college or university
- Gradschools.com - another courses database predominantly USA
- Gradsource.com - similar database, searchable by state/subject
- American Universities - alphabetical List
- Worldwide Universities Network - Bristol research students in certain fields can apply for funded exchanges of up to six months with a member USA university
- Grantsnet - funds for training in the biomedical sciences at postgrad, postdoc and junior faculty level. Fairly wide range including bioinformatics, zoology. Also undergraduate science education.
- Links to the GRE and GMAT test sites are in the Graduate recruitment tests links section
Canada
- Starting your career in Canada - NASES guide for international students. Includes key facts about current trends and jobs, advice about seeking employment, hints and tips for making a successful application, and helpful information sources. Also contains a CV/resume.
- Canadian Society for the Study of Education - jobs in Canadian universities
- Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada - awards open to British graduate students.
- Visa information for work/study in Canada
- Canadian Bureau for International Education - awards for study in Canada.
- Canadian Education Center Network - search for courses, visa info etc
- Study in Canada - search for courses and funding.
- Workopolis - job site for recent graduates.