Do your own search in US public sector and non-profit areas without using search firms

Find job listings, online applications, and advice from government agencies and nonprofit organizations without using executive search firms.

I recommend: USAJOBS, an online searchable database of US government jobs, is run by the United States Office of Personnel Management. Sponsored by leading social activist organization Action Without Borders, Idealist.org is an online searchable database of nonprofit organization jobs. PublicServiceCareers.org offers do-it-yourself executive job searches in both government and nonprofit areas. Its three notable nonprofit association sponsors include the National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration (NASPAA).

Find resources with lists of search firms for both international and public sector jobs

Finding the right international and public sector search firm may involve trial-and-error sifting through resource lists.

I recommend: The Riley Guide is a longstanding online information hub for employment opportunities and job resources. Riley's exhaustive list of online Job Banks and Recruitment includes those services aimed at executive-level searches. The Guide also offers Directories of Recruiters, some free and others fee-based. The Membership Directories of the National Association of Executive Recruiters (NAER) and/or the Association of Executive Search Consultants (AESC) are also worth visiting. govtjobs.com maintains a list of Executive Search Firms specializing in US government employment.

Visit specific international search firm and nonprofit public sector search firm websites

Find out about those international search firms with longstanding established reputations and public sector search firms aiming at non-government nonprofit organizations.

I recommend: Founded in 1964, Egon Zehnder International is one of the leading international search firms with offices located in 37 countries. Find consultants specializing in specific world regions at American-based Korn/Ferry International, also with offices worldwide. For those seeking nonprofit public sector recruitment firms, Commongood Careers is a job search organization aimed at those potential employees and executives they call "social entrepreneurs." They maintain Job Listings in the public sector as well as fee-based one-on-one Jobseeker Services.