LGBT CAREER RESOURCE GUIDE

POSSIBLE CAREER-RELATED ISSUES

• Resumes (including community or political groups)

• Interviews and negotiation process (discussing family; relocation)

• Benefits/Sick Leave

• Finding Companies with non-discrimination policies

• Selection bias

• Decisions about coming out to managers/supervisors

• Dual career couples (finding two accepting environments if relocation occurs)

• Glass ceilings

• Sharing information about personal life

• Company-sponsored social gatherings

• Homophobic jokes/derogatory comments

UNIVERSITY CAREER CENTER WEB SITES:

Carleton College, "LGBT Career Information" - links to LGBT career services and business groups
http://www.carleton.edu/campus/career/lgbt.htm

University of Pennsylvania Career Services, "Resources for Special Populations" - interesting guide about being 'out' in the job application process
http://www.upenn.edu/careerservices/

Lawrence University, "Sexual Orientation and Career Decision-Making"
http://www.lawrence.edu/dept/student_dean/career/glbt.shtml

ADDITIONAL CAREER-RELATED WEB SITES:

Human Rights Campaign - "Worknet" - this portion of the HRC site includes which employers have LGBT-friendly policies, what you should do if you've been discriminated against at work, and an extensive workplace bibliography.
http://www.hrc.org

GAYWORK.com - You can post your resume and search job openings with companies who are GLBT friendly.
http://www.gaywork.com

Lambda Legal Defense Education Fund - Lambda Legal's Help desk staff respond directly to those seeking legal information assistance with discrimination related to sexual orientation, gender identity and HIV status.
http://www.lambdalegal.org

Pride at work - The purpose of Pride At Work is to mobilize support between the organized labor movement and the GLBT Community around organizing for social and economic justice.
http://www.igc.apc.org/prideatwork

UC IRVINE RESOURCES:

 ·         Quarterly workshops on LGBT career-related issues 
   (e.g., Resume Writing, Interviewing, Job Search Strategies);  Co-Sponsored by the UCI Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Resource Center & the UCI Career Center

·         Individual Career Counseling Appointments; Contact Yas Djadali, UCI Career Counselor at ydjadali@uci.edu