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GLBT Students

UMBC's Career Services is committed to ensuring nondiscriminatory participation for all students, including those who are gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgendered.

We encourage you to take advantage of the services and resources available to assist with your career planning and job search needs.

Career Appointments

Advising is available at Career Services to discuss any sexual orientation concerns related to your job search. Call the reception desk at (410) 455-2216 to schedule an appointment. You may disclose your concerns to the advisor during the appointment, as you wish.

Possible Career Related Issues

The resources listed below are helpful tools for GLBT students with concerns unique to the GLBT community. The resources listed below include useful information on the following issues which may be of interest to GLBT students:

  • Whether or not to be "out" on the job
  • GLBT discrimination and protection against discrimination
  • Barriers to entering specific career fields
  • 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
  • Glass ceilings
  • Sharing information about personal life
  • Company-sponsored social gatherings

Echelon Magazine
The Gay and Lesbian Business News Magazine" offers business news and information targeted to the GLBT community. They also have an employment board.

GayJob.biz
An online community for gay and lesbian individuals looking for a job, as well as the global business community seeking diverse job applicants. This site contains many employer profiles (corporate, college, government and community, and small business).

HRC Corporate Equality Index and the Workplace Policies Database
Examines the workplace policies of potential employers. The HRC Corporate Equality Index measures how equitably companies are treating GLBT employees, consumers and investors, while the Workplace Policies database allows you to search for companies with varies non-discrimination policies in effect. This is a service of the Human Rights Campaign.

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.

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.

Out for Work
National nonprofit dedicated to educating, preparing, and empowering LGBT students and their Allies for the transition from academia to the workplace. Hold college student career conferences annually.

ProGayJobs
Provides assistance for job seekers looking for employment in LGBT-friendly work environments.

GFN.com
Network with professionals and reconnect with alumni from the LGBT community.  You can also receive financial information.

Transgender at Work
Addresses workplace issues for the transgendered community.

Out & Equal Workplace Advocates
Provides workplace resources and a list of Employee Resource Groups (ERGs).

GLV Reports
Index of 2000 companies and how they are rated on gay friendly policies.

American Civil Liberties Union

PlanetOut Inc.
The leading global media and entertainment company exclusively serving the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community. Includes a message board specifically aimed at gay and lesbian workplace issues, as well as other general issues of importance.

Gay Financial Network

Explosive Growth in Employee Access to Domestic Partner Benefits

Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network (Teachers' network)

Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender Employees of the Federal Government

Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund*
The nation's oldest and largest legal organization working for the civil rights of lesbians, gay men, and people with HIV/AIDS. Also provides summary of states, which prohibit discrimination, based on sexual orientation. 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.

Out Professionals
Leading gay and lesbian professional networking site.

GLP Careers
Jobs for the gay community.

Gay.com: Business & Careers
Career advice, employment issues, resume writing advice, and job search tips.

Out on a job interview?
Brief article discussing considerations for coming out during the job application and interview

Networking Opportunities

Find professional networking contacts from the GLBT community, including the following industries: Psychology/Counseling/Education, Law and Government, Business, Science, Arts & Humanities. LGBT Professional Organizations List

Additional Profession-Specific Organizations

*Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund
666 Broadway
New York, NY 10012-2317
212-995-8585
They publish Out on the Job, Out of a Job - A publication examining some of the legal issues surrounding coming out at work.

 

Math/Psych 204, 1000 Hilltop Circle, Baltimore, MD 21250  ▪  410.455.2216  ▪  410.455.1075 (fax)  ▪  careers@umbc.edu
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