SuccessWorks strives to collaboratively strengthen and sustain an inclusive campus where all students can develop and realize their career goals. We offer one-on-one advising appointments to help you with job and internship opportunities, exploring your interests, networking tips, preparing for conversations with employers, reviewing your application materials, negotiating job offers, and discussing potential challenges. We also collaborate with many other great on-campus resource centers available to you, some of which are listed in the links below.
The resources on this page have been compiled to help you navigate the job or internship search process, especially as it intersects with identities. We acknowledge that the information provided is not comprehensive, so please feel free to share additional resource ideas and recommendations with us via email.
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First Generation Students
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Campus Resources
- Center for Educational Opportunity (CeO)
- The Center for Educational Opportunity (CeO) fosters the success of undergraduate first-generation, income-eligible, and/or students with disabilities. CeO’s goal is to support students’ engagement, achievement, and graduation.
- First Generation Student Success
- FGSS is a student organization providing support and resources to first-generation students at UW-Madison.
- Division of Diversity, Equity & Educational Achievement (DDEEA)
General Information & Resources
- Marketing yourself as a first-gen student
- Flyer with information on how to market yourself as a first-generation college student, including tips for resumes, networking, and more.
- Center for First-Generation Student Success
- Project from NASPA with resources for supporting first-generation college students. Mostly geared toward higher education staff, but there are useful resources for students as well.
- What to Know as a First-Generation College Student
- Article from US News with information for and about first-generation college students.
- First Generation College Students: Challenges, Strengths, and Resources to Develop Confidence and Move Ahead
- Information about the strengths of first-gen students and tips on career development, specifically geared toward folks in STEM fields.
- Thriving Because Of, Not Despite, Their Identity
- Article from Inside Higher Ed that explores the unique strengths of first-gen college students.
LGBTQIA+
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Campus Resources
- Gender and Sexuality Campus Center: Provides education, outreach, advocacy, and resources for UW-Madison student communities and their allies to improve campus climate and their daily intersectional experiences.
- Wisconsin Involvement Network (WIN)
- Division of Diversity, Equity & Educational Achievement (DDEEA)
Job Boards
- Wisconsin LGBT Chamber of Commerce: an organization of gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and LGBT-allied businesses, corporations and professionals throughout the state of Wisconsin focused on being a strong pro-fairness business community.
- Out Professionals: Non-profit LGBT network with free job board and/or paid membership with other benefits.
- LGBT Connect: Connects organizations that support and value diversity and inclusion within the workplace
- OutProNet: Provides the LGBT community with a professional network, which pairs members with employers who are serious about building a diverse workforce to meet the needs of an increasingly diverse customer base
- Pink Jobs: Lists LGBT friendly job roles from pro-equality partners
- Tjobbank.com: LGBT friendly job postings of progressive employers
- SimplyHired
General Information & Resources
- Human Rights Campaign: (HRC) As the largest national lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer civil rights organization, HRC envisions a world where LGBTQ people are ensured of their basic equal rights, and can be open, honest and safe at home, at work and in the community.
- LGBTQ Professional and Student Associations
- HRC Corporate Equality Index: Ratings of workplaces on Lesbian, Gay Bisexual, and Transgender equality
- Coming Out At Work: Being open at work can be a daunting challenge. But it can also relieve the daily stress of hiding who you are. At the same time, however, no one wants to put their job security or opportunity for advancement in jeopardy. So here are some things to think about as you consider whether or not to come out at work.
- Best Places to Work List: From banking to retail, read our list of the Best Places to Work based on ratings in HRC’s 2016 Corporate Equality Index.
- National Association of Colleges and Employers: LGBT Resources: Members of the NACE Community shared a list of resources that they find helpful and valuable in working with LGBT college students, job candidates, and employees.
- National Center for Transgender Equality: Advocates to change policies and society to increase understanding and acceptance of transgender people.
- Movement Advancement Project: Provides independent and rigorous research, insight and communications that help speed equality and opportunity for all. MAP works to ensure that all people have a fair chance to pursue health and happiness, earn a living, take care of the ones they love, be safe in their communities, and participate in civic life.
- Out & Equal: Nonprofit organization dedicated to achieving lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer workplace equality.
- Pride At Work: Nonprofit that organizes mutual support between the organized Labor Movement and the LGBTQ Community to further social and economic justice
- The Trevor Project: Provides crisis intervention and suicide prevention services to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer & questioning (LGBTQ) young people under 25.
- The Consortium of Higher Education LGBT Resource Professionals: We support individuals who work on campuses to educate and support people of diverse sexual orientations and gender identities, as well as advocate for more inclusive policies and practices through an intersectional and racial justice framework.
- GLAAD: Media force focusing on changing the script for LGBTQ acceptance and tackling tough issues to shape the narrative and provoke dialogue that leads to cultural change
- PFLAG: Uniting people who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) with families, friends, and allies, PFLAG is committed to advancing equality through its mission of support, education, and advocacy
- Lambda Legal: National legal organization whose mission is to achieve full recognition of the civil rights of lesbians, gay men, bisexuals, transgender people and everyone living with HIV through impact litigation, education and public policy work
- Glassdoor
- OPEN Madison (Out Professional Engagement Network) – OPEN welcomes diverse LGBTQ+ and allied professionals to share perspectives and experiences in connecting, developing, and building a vibrant community.
- Knowing Your Rights
- Transgender Law Center: Employs a variety of community-driven strategies to keep transgender and gender nonconforming people alive, thriving, and fighting for liberation.
- Go Financial Aid – LGBT Financial Aid Resources
- Transitioning in the Workplace: A Guide for Trans Employees: Advice for transgender people who are either applying for jobs or beginning their gender transition while working.
- Tips for Job Searching as a Trans Person: Guidance for transgender people to help navigate various struggles of job searching.
Multicultural Identities
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Campus Resources
- Multicultural Student Center: Collaboratively strengthens and sustains an inclusive campus where all students, particularly students of color and other historically underserved students, can realize an authentic Wisconsin Experience.
- Asian Pacific Islander Desi American (APIDA) Student Center: Facilitating an environment for APIDA identifying students that provides academic, professional, and social opportunities that critically engage their identity and build communities of support at UW-Madison.
- Black Cultural Center: Serves Black students (including African-American, Caribbean, Afro-Latinx, and African Diaspora) by facilitating opportunities for academic and social support, co-curricular programming, and community building.
- Indigenous Student Center (view the ISC Linktree here): A space that serves Indigenous students by providing academic, professional, and social opportunities focusing on collaborative partnerships, programming, and community building at UW-Madison and beyond.
- Latinx Cultural Center: The mission of the LCC is to facilitate an environment for Latinx identifying students that provides academic, professional, and social opportunities that critically engage their identity and build communities of support at UW-Madison.
- ACTS Indigenous Student Services: Offers advising, community, and support for UW-Madison students of Indigenous identity at both the undergraduate and graduate levels.
- WIN: Wisconsin Involvement Network
- Language Ideologies and Linguistic Discrimination: resources gathered by a group of campus linguists who have been meeting for shared learning and discussion of possible new forms of outreach related to language ideologies and linguistic discrimination.
- Division of Diversity, Equity & Educational Achievement (DDEEA)
General Job Boards
- Insight Into Diversity: Diversity magazine and website connecting potential employees with institutions and businesses choosing to embrace a workforce more reflective of our local and national communities
- Diversity.com: Resource for any organization in search of diverse professionals, managers and executives, with an emphasis on attracting talented science, technology, education, and medical savvy individuals.
- AllDiversity.com: Job-board for corporate recruiters who are seeking experienced diverse candidates.
- Diversity Employers: Provides underrepresented minority group job seekers with access to the largest database of equal opportunity employers committed to workplace diversity.
- IMDiversity: Provides career and self-development resources to all minorities.
- National Urban League
- Minority Professional Network: Delivers diversity/OFCCP/EEO and multicultural-focused recruiting, supplier diversity, digital marketing, training and consulting solutions.
- NemNet Minority Network: Assists schools and organizations in the recruitment and retention of diverse teachers, administrators, and coaches
Professional Associations, Networking Groups, and Job Boards
- Asian/Pacific American
- Black/African American
- Hispanic/Latinx
- List of Hispanic and Latino Professional Associations
- iHispano.com
- LatPro.com
- LATCareers.com
- Hispanic Association of Colleges & Universities
- SACNAS Career Center
- Saludos.com
- Centro Hispano of Dane County
- Latino Chamber of Commerce (Dane County)
- Latino Academy of Workforce Development
- Hispanic Network Magazine
- Indigenous/Native American
- General
- Bilingual Crossing: Job board for job-seekers who are bilingual and/or interested in working as a translator.
- Women of Color in the Workplace: Collection of resources for women of color to assist in achieving career success and navigating structural racism and sexism in the workplace.
- Professional Diversity Network: Site that connects job-seekers with employers who value diversity, equity, and inclusion. Has several subsidiary sites, including:
General Information and Resources
- Diversity Inc.’s Top 50: List of top 50 companies known for their diversity
- Knowing Your Rights
- Pathways to Science: Connects underrepresented students with STEM funding and research opportunities
- Equal Opportunity Publications: Publishes career-guidance and recruitment magazines for women, members of minority groups and people with disabilities
Religious Identities
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Campus Resources
- Religious Diversity Abroad: Information and resources for UW-Madison students of various faith backgrounds considering Study Abroad programs.
- Division of Diversity, Equity & Educational Achievement (DDEEA)
Professional Organizations & Job Boards
- Professional Associations & Faith Groups: List of groups and professional associations at the intersection of profession and religious affiliation.
General Resources
- Information on religious discrimination from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
- Religious Garb and Grooming in the Workplace: Rights and Responsibilities: Information from the EEOC about clothing and grooming (e.g., hairstyle and facial hair) in the workplace related to religious beliefs and practices.
- Navigating Religious Beliefs in the Workplace: Extensive overview of legal issues related to religious inclusion, accommodations, and discrimination in the workplace.
- Religious Discrimination: Q&A about issues of religious discrimination in the workplace.
Students with Disabilities
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Campus Resources
- McBurney Disability Resource Center: Partners with students, faculty, and staff to design accessible environments and to provide academic accommodations so that students can engage, explore and participate in the Wisconsin Idea.
- Wisconsin Involvement Network (WIN)
- Division of Diversity, Equity & Educational Achievement (DDEEA)
Job Boards
- Getting Hired: Recruitment solution dedicated to helping inclusive employers hire professional individuals and veterans with disabilities
- abilityJOBS: A place for people with disabilities to seek employment and be evaluated solely on skills and experience.
- Abilitylinks.org: Connects a dynamic talent pool of applicants with disabilities to a network of employers that value disability inclusion.
- USA Jobs – Individuals with Disabilities Dedicated Website: Connects job seekers with federal employment opportunities around the United States and around the world
- CareersWithVision: Focuses on enhancing the opportunities for economic and personal independence of people who are blind, primarily through creating, sustaining, and improving employment.
- disABLEDperson: Charitable organization whose mission is to reduce the high unemployment rate of individuals and veterans with disabilities
- Recruit Disability: One More Way™ is an ‘open source’ employment initiative that makes information regarding Job Seekers with disabilities, and the programs that support them, available for use by hiring managers in virtually any industry across the country
- Lime Connect: Attracts, prepares, and connects high potential university students and professionals – including veterans – who happen to have all types of disabilities for scholarships, internships, The Lime Connect Fellowship Program, and full time careers with their corporate partners
- Workforce Recruitment Program: The Workforce Recruitment Program (WRP) is a recruitment and referral program that connects federal sector employers nationwide with highly motivated college students and recent graduates with disabilities who are eager to prove their abilities in the workplace through summer or permanent jobs.
- Bender Consulting: Provides disability employment expertise in the areas of recruitment, workplace mentoring, strategic planning, training, and digital accessibility
- American Association for the Advancement of Science’s EntryPoint! Entry Point! identifies and recruits students with apparent and non-apparent disabilities studying in science, engineering, mathematics, computer science, and some fields of business for internship and co-op opportunities.
- FederalJobsNet: Geared toward individuals with disabilities seeking employment with the federal government
- Office of Personnel Management’s “Job Seekers with Disabilities”: OPM provides human resources leadership and support to Federal agencies and helps the Federal workforce achieve their aspirations as they serve the American people
- National Telecommuting Institute (NTI): Organization connecting people with disabilities with remote jobs.
General Information and Resources
- COSD Career Opportunities for Students with Disabilities: Offers many opportunities to connect with higher education professionals, other employers, and college students with disabilities.
- Disability.gov: United States Department of Labor’s Disability Resources
- ADA Guide for People with Disabilities Seeking Employment
- Equal Opportunity Publications – Careers & the disABLED: Publishes career-guidance and recruitment magazines for women, members of minority groups and people with disabilities
- We Connect Now: Dedicated to uniting people interested in rights and issues affecting people with disabilities, with particular emphasis on college students and access to higher education and employment issues.
- Mobility International: Disability-led non-profit organization advancing disability rights and leadership globally through implementing innovative programs
- Disclosing a Disability: United States Department of Labor’s information on disclosing a disability
- Job Accommodation Network: Free, expert, and confidential guidance on workplace accommodations and disability employment issues.
- Disclosing a Disability in the Workplace module from the Job Accommodation Network
- National Deaf Center – Disclosure in the Workplace PDF
- Hearing Loss Association of America- Employment Toolkit
- Office of Disability and Employment Policy: Only non-regulatory federal agency that promotes policies and coordinates with employers and all levels of government to increase workplace success for people with disabilities.
- Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 Titles I and V: The text of Titles I and V of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.
- RespectAbility: Nonprofit that works with entertainment, policy makers, educators, self-advocates, nonprofits, employers, faith-based organizations, philanthropists, journalists and online media to fight stigmas and advance opportunities for people with disabilities.
- ADA National Network: Information and training about the ADA and its implementation.
- Social Security Administration: Government agency that manages SSI (Supplemental Security Income), SSDI (Social Security Disability Insurance), and Medicare, including information about how paid employment affects government benefits.
- Your Right to a Reasonable Accommodation Under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA): Information for job-seekers with disabilities about reasonable accommodations in the workplace under the ADA.
- Disability discrimination information from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission: Information from the EEOC about identifying and dealing with discrimination in the workplace based on disability.
- CareerConnect: Website with extensive career-related resources for people who are blind or vision-impaired.
- Employment resources from National Federation of the Blind
- Illegal Interview Questions
- Professional Organizations and Associations
Undocumented Students
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Campus Resources
- Dreamers of UW-Madison: Advocates for undocumented/DACAmented students pursuing higher education.
- Wisconsin Involvement Network (WIN)
- Division of Diversity, Equity & Educational Achievement (DDEEA)
Job Search
- American Immigration Council: Information on the Individual Tax Identification Number
- Citizen Path: Employment rights with DACA
- Centro Hispano of Dane County
- Latino Chamber of Commerce (Dane County)
- Latino Academy of Workforce Development
General Information & Resources
- Student Caffe: Information on opportunities that DACA/undocumented students can and cannot apply for.
- National Immigration Law Center – DACA Workplace Rights
- United We Dream: Immigrant youth-led community, creating welcoming spaces for all people – regardless of immigration status – to support, engage, and empower them.
- American Immigration Lawyers Association: AILA member attorneys represent U.S. families seeking permanent residence for close family members, as well as U.S. businesses seeking talent from the global marketplace. AILA members also represent foreign students, entertainers, athletes, and asylum seekers, often on a pro bono basis.
- Immigrant Legal Resource Center: Provides legal trainings, educational materials and advocacy to advance immigrant rights
- My (Un) Documented Life: Community for undocumented immigrants, including scholarship opportunities, strategies for navigating the educational system and information on how to apply for DACA.
- Immigrants Rising: Empowers undocumented young people to achieve educational and career goals through personal, institutional and policy transformation
- Life After College Guide: This guide includes information, tips, and resources as well as personal narratives, student testimonials, and advice from experts. By knowing about the array of available options, undocumented students can be encouraged and unafraid to take the next steps
- The Massachusetts Immigrant and Refugee Advocacy Coalition (MIRA): Largest organization in New England promoting the rights and integration of immigrants and refugees.
DACA & Alternative Employment Options
- US Citizenship and Immigration Services – DACA Resources:This page provides information on requesting consideration of deferred action for childhood arrivals (DACA). You may request DACA for the first time or renew your existing period of DACA if it is expiring.
- The Employer Guide on DACA
- Form I-9 Acceptable Documents Employees must provide documentation to their employers to show their identity and authorization to work.
Veterans & Service Members
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Campus Resources
- University Veteran Services: Helps navigate federal and state educational benefits for UW–Madison student-veterans and dependents of veterans.
- Student Veterans of America – UW Madison: Educates, raises awareness, and facilitates discussions concerning veterans issues, military service, and U.S. military/foreign policy through first-person experiences to the entire UW-Madison campus and community.
- University Health Services
- UW Law School resources for veterans
- Division of Diversity, Equity & Educational Achievement (DDEEA)
Job Boards
- USA Jobs – Veterans Dedicated Website: Provides detailed information to veterans, transitioning service members and their families, including: Veterans’ preference eligibility, special veteran appointing authorities, and other veteran related topics.
- Navigating USA Jobs: Provides information on eligibility for veterans’ preference, as well as other veteran specific hiring options
- Veterans Employment Center: U.S. Department of Labor’s Job Board for Vets
- Military Times: Independent source for news and information affecting service members’ and their family’s careers and personal lives
- Hire Heroes USA: Empowers U.S. military members, veterans, and military spouses to succeed in the civilian workforce
- Hire a Hero: Dedicated to connecting individuals with military-friendly employers
- VetJobs: Dedicated to transitioning military, National Guard, Reserve Component Members, and veterans that have separated over the last several decades
- G.I. Jobs: Resource for jobs, schools, entrepreneurship, and transition resources for veterans or service members
- Veterans Enterprise: Organizations actively recruiting transitioning veterans
- My Next Move: Designed for U.S. Vets currently seeking jobs to learn about career options
- Veteran Jobs Mission: Organization that provides opportunities for members to network with like-minded organizations and leaders who are making an impact
- Job Opportunities for DisABLED Veterans: Charitable organization focused on reducing the high unemployment rate of individuals and veterans with disabilities
General Information & Resources
- Department of Labor: Serve America’s veterans and separating service members by preparing them for meaningful careers, providing employment resources and expertise, and protecting their employment rights
- The National Resource Directory Engages with programs for Service Members and Veterans across the Department of Defense, Department of Veterans Affairs, other U.S. Government agencies, and associated organizations
- Community Resources
- Madison Veterans Center: Community based readjustment counseling center for combat veterans.
- Dane County Veterans Service Office: Assists veterans and their families with obtaining local, state and federal benefits.
- State of Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs: Works on behalf of Wisconsin’s veterans community — veterans, their families and their survivors — in recognition of their service and sacrifice to our state and nation.
- Resume Resources
- Go Government – Create Your Federal Resume
- O*Net’s Military Occupation Codes (MOC) Crosswalk
- MoneyGeek’s Veterans’ Guide to Job Hunting in the Civilian World: Focuses on helping veterans create a resume, search for a job or apply and interview for a position.
- VA.gov: Supports veterans in all stages of their job search.
- VA for Vets Resume Building Guide
- Networking Resources
- Veterati: Veteran mentorship program
- LinkedIn Groups
- Facebook Pages
- Transition Resources
- FourBlock: Semester-long, university-accredited career-readiness program that provides professional development, career exploration, and networks.
- Travis Manion Foundation: Transition Workshops focus first on the foundation that service members need to flourish in their post-military lives.
- VA Career Toolkit: Provides veterans with answers and resources in finding and obtaining employment, as well as making career decisions and excelling in the workplace.
Women
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Campus Resources
- Campus Women’s Center Provides a variety of support services, educating the campus community on a number of feminist issues, and serving as a resource and referral center for all students.
- Wisconsin Involvement Network (WIN
- Division of Diversity, Equity & Educational Achievement (DDEEA)
Job Boards
- Women For Hire Offers online career fairs, inspiring speeches and seminars, and customized marketing programs for women.
- Feminist.org Research and programs focused on advancing the legal, social and political equality of women with men, countering the backlash to women’s advancement, recruiting and training young feminists to encourage future leadership for the feminist movement in the United States.
- Womensjoblist.com Matches thousands of job seekers with diversity-minded employers.
- Advancingwomen.com Targets professional women and other diversity populations, focusing on education, engineering, manufacturing, as well as tech, biotech, medical, financial, government, and defense/security industries.
- Diversity.com Resource for any organization in search of diverse professionals, managers and executives, with an emphasis on attracting talented science, technology, education, and medical savvy individuals.
- Diversity Employers Provides underrepresented minority group job seekers with access to the largest database of equal opportunity employers committed to workplace diversity.
General Information & Resources
- Knowing Your Rights
- U.S. Department of Labor’s Working Women’s Bureau
- Illegal Interview Questions
- Evaluating Employers: InHerSight’s company reviews designed to reflect what women want to know about employers. This resource can be helpful for women to find the companies and jobs where they will thrive, and helps employers create female-friendly cultures that promote a happy, gender diverse workforce.
- Feminist Campus – Pro-choice student network focused on informing young feminists.
- Catalyst: Workplaces that Work for Women
- Negotiating Offers
Professional Associations and Organizations
- Alliance for Women in Media
- American Business Women’s Association
- American Medical Women’s Association
- Association for Women in Communications
- Association for Women in Computing
- Association for Women in Science
- Association of Women in International Trade
- Commercial Real Estate Women
- Financial Women International
- Institute for Women’s Policy Research
- International Alliance for Women in Music
- National Association of Women Business Owners
- Organization of Women in International Trade
- Society of Women Engineers
- Women in Aerospace
- Women in Housing and Finance
- Women in International Security
- Women in Technology International
- Women Presidents’ Organization
- Women’s Caucus for the Arts
- Women’s National Book Association
- American Association of University Women
- Ellevate
- Federally Employed Women
- The National Council of Negro Women, Inc.
- National Coalition of 100 Black Women Inc.
- National Women’s Law Center
- Wisconsin Women’s Network
Career Community Resources & Opportunities
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All Career Communities
- College Diversity Network: Network of job websites run in partnership with leading colleges with diverse student bodies which provides students with the ability to find jobs at organizations that value diversity
- Career Spring: Career search/placement platform specifically geared towards supporting first generation and low income students to connect them with career development experiences, services, and resources
- Lime Connect: Network comprised of students and professionals focused on connecting individuals with disabilities with financial resources, research endeavors, networking events, and various other career opportunities.
- Center for Dreamers: Grant-funded center which provides social, education, career, and legal services to assist DACAmented students in achieving their higher education goals in Wisconsin
- Inroads Internships Program (paid): Internship placement program aimed at recruiting college level students from diverse backgrounds by creating career pathways and imparting key leadership and transferrable skills through these opportunities.
- My Visa Jobs (paid): Employment website that specializes in compiling and disseminating data on employers who sponsor individuals with immigrant status
Communications, Media & the Arts
- T. Howard Foundation Internship Program (paid): Program centered on promoting diversity in media and entertainment by increasing the number of diverse and underrepresented groups within that industry by providing professional work experiences, developing talent, and increasing awareness of these opportunities.
- Summer Research Opportunity Program (paid – stipend): Summer research program for Arts & Humanities specifically tailored to undergraduate students with the end goal being to funnel underrepresented students into UW’s graduate programs
- Emma Bowen Foundation: Program that places students of color into paid internships at media companies across the U.S. focusing on the media tracks related to Business (e.g. Public Relations), Content (e.g. Journalism), and Innovation (e.g. Digital Marketing)
- Multicultural Advertising Intern Program: Fellowship program focused on providing BIPOC students with various professional development opportunities in the form of spring training sessions, professional workshops, 1-on-1 coaching, and a 10 week-long internship within industries related to marketing, advertising, and communications.
- Community Impact Internships (paid): Internships grounded in social justice, arts & humanities from local organizations & non-profits
Consulting, Finance & Business Roles
- Diversity Programs within Investment Banking via 10x (both): Curated list of programs and resources specifically geared towards supporting underrepresented students interested in careers with high profile employers within the finance and banking industries
- Emma Bowen Foundation: Program that places students of color into paid internships at media companies across the U.S. focusing on the media tracks related to Business (e.g. Public Relations), Content (e.g. Journalism), and Innovation (e.g. Digital Marketing)
- Multicultural Advertising Intern Program: Fellowship program focused on providing BIPOC students with various professional development opportunities in the form of spring training sessions, professional workshops, 1-on-1 coaching, and a 10 week-long internship within industries related to marketing, advertising, and communications.
- Girls who Invest: offers two tuition-free education programs for undergraduate students enrolled in or transferring to a four-year U.S. or U.S.-style college or university. All majors can apply.
Environment, Sustainability & Conservation
- Natural Resources Foundation of Wisconsin Diversity in Conservation Internship (paid): The program takes place during a 10-week period from June-August. Students are paired with a host conservation organization which provides a full-time internship opportunity that engages the student in a specific project, while allowing them to learn about the organization, its role, and how it operates.
Government, Policy, International Affairs & Law
- Workforce Recruitment Program (both): Recruitment and referral program that connects federal and private-sector employers with students and recent graduates who are disabled
- Affirmative Action Student Professionals In Residence (AASPIRE) (paid): Summer internship program lasting 8-10 weeks focused on offering on-the-job experience with the City of Madison in public service, management-level projects
- Asian Pacific American Institute for Congressional Studies (APAICS): Non-partisan and nonprofit organization focused on promoting Asian Pacific American participation in the political process by developing leadership, building public policy knowledge, and establishing a pipeline to pursue public office at all levels within the government
- Law Experience & Advising Program (unpaid): Four-day immersion program hosted by UW Center for Pre-Law Advising to help undergrads explore the career of being a lawyer
- State of Wisconsin Student Diversity Internship Program (paid): administered by licensed bureaus, and goal is to provide work experience in Wisconsin state government
Healthcare & Wellbeing
- Future Public Health Leaders Program: 10-week residential program taking place at the University of Michigan School of Public Health designed to encourage underrepresented college students to consider careers in public health.
- Health Professions Shadowing Program (unpaid): UW summer enrichment program designed to provide students with professional job shadowing opportunities within the health profession fields
- The Native American Center for Health Professions (NACHP)
Non-profit & Education
- Community Impact Internships (paid): Internships grounded in social justice, arts & humanities from local organizations & non-profits
Scientific Research
- Inroads Internships Program (paid): Internship placement program aimed at recruiting college level students from diverse backgrounds by creating career pathways and imparting key leadership and transferrable skills through these opportunities.
- Entry Point! (paid): Signature program offered through the American Association for the Advancement of Science that assists college students with disabilities develop their talents within careers in STEM.
- Women in Science & Engineering Leadership Institute (WISELI): Research center which offers workshops, grants, and other resources in an effort to increase representation, advancement, and workplace satisfaction of women and other underrepresented identities in leadership/faculty roles at UW-Madison
- Summer Research Opportunity Program (SROP): Summer research opportunities specifically tailored to undergraduate students with the end goal being to funnel underrepresented students into UW’s graduate programs
Technology, Data & Analytics
- Code2040 Fellows Program (paid): 9 week career program geared towards Black and Latino, college and graduate-level, computer science students which places them in a tech internship focused on racial equity advocacy work
- Internship on Demand (paid): Wisconsin-based externship program lasting between 4-7 weeks designed to help underrepresented students gain work skills with local employers
- AnitaB – Grace Hopper Celebration (GHC): Annual conference which serves as the world’s largest gathering of women technologists in celebrating their achievements and contributions while also offering professional development and networking opportunities
- People of Color in Tech (POCIT): Recruitment platform focused on connecting people of color with jobs in tech and startups
- Out In Tech (paid): Non-profit community aiming to advance careers, expand networks, and creating opportunities for individuals that identify as LGBTQ+ within the tech industry
- Emma Bowen Foundation: Program that places students of color into paid internships at media companies across the U.S. focusing on the media tracks related to Business (e.g. Public Relations), Content (e.g. Journalism), and Innovation (e.g. Digital Marketing)
- State of Wisconsin Student Diversity Internship Program (paid): administered by licensed bureaus, and goal is to provide work experience in Wisconsin state government
- Entry Point! (paid): Signature program offered through the American Association for the Advancement of Science that assists college students with disabilities develop their talents within careers in STEM.
- Women in Science & Engineering Leadership Institute (WISELI): Research center which offers workshops, grants, and other resources in an effort to increase representation, advancement, and workplace satisfaction of women and other underrepresented identities in leadership/faculty roles at UW-Madison
- Summer Research Opportunity Program (SROP): Summer research opportunities specifically tailored to undergraduate students with the end goal being to funnel underrepresented students into UW’s graduate programs
- ColorStack: Tech nonprofit focused on offering career development, resources, events, and other opportunities to support Black and Latinx computer science graduates obtain careers in tech which also features our own UW-Madison chapter.