Office of Career Exploration Resources

*** Don’t forget about NOTED, the annual teaching job fair on April 1, 2025. More information is available from the Office of Career Exploration & Development at oced@ysu.edu.

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Akron Magazine Company

Allegheny County (PA)

American Red Cross

Asian Services in Action (ASIA) Scroll down

Beaver County (PA – Criminal Justice)

Butler County (PA – Criminal Justice)

Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh

Catholic Charities/Diocese of Cleveland

City of Akron

City of Pittsburgh-Department of Planning

Cleveland Botanical Gardens

Cleveland Council on World Affairs

CommQuest

Cuyahoga Valley National Park Scroll down

Democratic National Convention

Dwellworks

Earth Day Coalition

Equality Ohio

Global Links

Ideastream (PBS)

International Institute of Akron Scroll down or check under “Volunteer”

Lake Erie Nature & Science Center

Legal Aid Society NEO (scroll down for undergraduate internships)

Mahoning County Public Health

Mahoning Valley Scrappers

Make-A-Wish Greater Pennsylvania and West Virginia

National Inventors Hall of Fame (Invent Now)

Ohio Department of Natural Resources ohiodnr.gov

Ohio House of Representatives

Ohio Department of Corrections & Rehabilitation Behavioral Health Internships

Ohio Justice & Policy Center

Ohio Museum Association

Ohio Republican Party

Overdrive

Ohio Citizen Action

Ohio Farm Bureau

Pittsburgh Cultural Trust

Policy Matters Ohio

Pro Football Hall of Fame

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

Sherrod Brown – D

State of Ohio

Summit County

Summit County Children Services - Field Placements (Social Work Plus Related Majors)

Youth Intensive Services

Victim Assistance Program

Western Pennsylvania Conservancy

Western Reserve Historical Society

Health & Human Services Resources

Potential Employers

Potential Employers
There are multiple approaches and strategies for the full-time job search. One of those strategies includes identifying potential employers and checking the career page on their websites weekly. Consider the employers noted in the links below, to be your starter list. There are many more out there!

Not seeing anything that looks like a match for you? Schedule an appointment with the Office of Career Exploration & Development (330-941-3515) to help generate a more personalized list.
- Ohio Hospitals
- Ohio Nursing Homes
- Ohio Behavioral Healthcare Providers
- Ohio Dental Practices Enter zip code and search within a 50 mile radius
- Ohio Health Departments
- Ohio Sheriffs
- Ohio Law Enforcement Agencies
- State of Ohio Job Board Lists all state agencies
- Pennsylvania Hospitals
- Pennsylvania Nursing Homes
- Pennsylvania Health Departments
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania List of all state agencies
- Pennsylvania Police Departments
- Medical Laboratories (select) Listed by state

Internship Sites

Internship Sites
For more opportunities, check with your academic department.

Criminal Justice
- ATF
- Beaver County Court of Common Pleas
- Community Corrections Association (Scroll to bottom)
- Fairview Park Police Department
- FBI
- Ohio Attorney General’s Office/BCI
- Ohio Department of Natural Resources
- Ohio Public Defender’s Office
- U.S. Marshals
- U.S. Probation and Pretrial Services, Northern District of Ohio
- City of Pittsburgh-Office of Emergency Management & Homeland Security
- State of Ohio (multiple agencies, multiple counties) Use keyword, “intern”
- US Customs and Border Protection
- Victim Assistance Program
Social Work
- Adoption Network Cleveland
- Asian Services in Action (ASIA) Scroll down
- Butler Behavioral Health
- Ohio Guidestone – Social Work
- Catholic Charities/Diocese of Cleveland
- Coleman Health Services
- Commquest
- Mid-Ohio Psychological Services
- NASW (Ohio Chapter)
- Ohio Department of Corrections & Rehabilitation Behavioral Health Internships
- State of Ohio (multiple agencies, multiple counties) Use keyword, “intern”
- Summit County Children Services Field Placements (Social Work Plus Related Majors)
- Victim Assistance Program
- Youth Intensive Services
Public Health
- Allegheny County HHS
- American Heart Association For best results use keyword intern and do not use a location.
- American Red Cross Scroll down.
- Butler Behavioral Health
- Coleman Health Services
- CommQuest
- Direction Home of Eastern Ohio
- Health Policy Institute of Ohio
- Jean B. Purvis Community Health Center (Butler, PA)
- Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Scroll down to intern volunteers.
- Mahoning County Public Health
- MetroHealth
- Ohio Department of Health
- OhioHealth
- Portage County Health District Contact Director of Personnel & Administrative Services for more information: SMeduri@portagehealth.net 8/4/23
- Rich Center for Autism
- State of Ohio (multiple agencies, multiple counties) Use keyword, “intern”

Employer Information

DEI Statement

This office recognizes and values the differences in each of our students and acknowledges their unique circumstances. In the spirit of diversity, equity, and inclusion, we commit to providing relevant and accessible services to all students. Furthermore, we communicate to the employers who recruit our students, the expectation that they will uphold these same values and abide by the standards set forth by NACE for the fair and just treatment of all students.

College of Business Center for Career Management

College of STEM Professional Services

Posting a Job Opportunity

If you would like to advertise a job or internship for our students, please use Handshake, our career management platform. Posting on Handshake insures that your opportunity is made available to all students. To create an account in this system, go to app.joinhandshake.com.

Recruiting Tables

We invite employers to visit campus to set up a recruiting table. These tables will be in a high-traffic area from 11:00 am – 1:00 pm. Please contact Anna Ruscitti at 330-941-3299 for details. Some restrictions apply.

NOTED Teaching Fair

This is our annual teaching job fair, held in conjunction with other Northeast Ohio colleges and universities. If you are a registered employer on Handshake, you should receive an invitation in November or December. This event is held at the John S. Knight Center in Akron, Ohio on the first Tuesday of every April.

Office of Career Exploration Resources

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