Useful Resources and Links on Employability

Documents

The information provided here is intended to help students and graduates make the transition to working life; it consists of a series of suggestions that may assist them in entering the labour market.

The possibilities are endless, so it is always beneficial to carry out further enquiries and research to supplement the information provided.

• Curriculum Vitae

• Cover Letter

• Soft Skills

Useful Links

Anyone entering the labour market – whether by setting up their own business or working with others – should not overlook some of the specific characteristics of this market, which has a history, various forms of organisation, regulations and certifications, both nationally and internationally.

With this in mind, here are some links that you may find useful:

Occupations and Work Organisation

• Profissões Regulamentadas

• Classificação Nacional das Profissões (CNP)

• ILO - International Labour Organization - International Standard Classification of Occupations (ISCO)

Professional bodies and associations

• Ordem dos Biólogos

• Ordem dos Engenheiros

• Associação Nacional de Bioquímicos

• Sociedade Portuguesa de Bioquímica

• Sociedade Portuguesa de Física

• Sociedade Portuguesa de Química

Entrepreneurship

• Associação Nacional de Jovens Empresários

• AEP - Associação Empresarial de Portugal

• IFDEP – Instituto para o Fomento e Desenvolvimento do Empreendedorismo em Portugal

• IAPMEI - Instituto de Apoio às Pequenas e Médias Empresas e à Inovação

International Careers

• Euroaxess Portugal

• European Union

• European Youth Portal

• EuroBrussels – The European Affairs Jobsite

• Eures - EURopean Employment Services

• EU Careers - Careers With The European Union

• Centro de Informação Europeia Jacques Delors

• NATO

• United Nations

• Research Jobs in Spain  

• Young Professionals Program do Banco Asiático de Desenvolvimento

• Turtle Foundation

• European Commission

• Professor positions - Faculty positions in Higher Education

• European Patent Office

• The European Society for Marine Biotechnology

Official National Bodies

• BEP – Bolsa de Emprego Público

• Instituto de Emprego e Formação Profissional

• Instituto Português do Desporto e Juventude (IPDJ)

• FCT – Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia

Calls

• CIÊNCIAS and FCiências.ID

• ULisboa

Research Grants

• EURAXESS Portal

• EUROAXESS Portugal Portal

• University of Lisbon

• Faculty of Sciences, University of Lisbon

• FCiências.ID - Association for Research and Development in Science

• Gulbenkian Institute of Molecular Medicine (GIMM)

• António Xavier Institute of Chemical and Biological Technology (ITQB NOVA)

• Portuguese Institute for Sea and Atmosphere (IPMA)

• National Laboratory for Energy and Geology (LNEG)

• CIBIO-InBIO

• BIOCANT - Technology Transfer Association

• Telecommunications Institute

• National Health Institute - Dr Ricardo Jorge (INSA)

• Institute of Molecular and Cellular Biology (IBMC)

• INESC TEC - Institute for Systems and Computer Engineering, Technology and Science

• National Institute for Agricultural and Veterinary Research (INIAV)

• National Laboratory for Civil Engineering (LNEC)

• National Statistics Institute (INE)

• Fraunhofer Portugal

• Pfizer

• Fulbright Scholarships

• Postgraduate Scholarships Abroad from the ‘la Caixa’ Foundation

Part-time work

• Part-time work

Miscellaneous

• Instituto Camões

• Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian

• France Excellence Eiffel Scholarship Program

• InovContacto

• CV Europass

• Great Place to Work

• CERN

• myMentor