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Library Catalog

• Search here for Career Books and more*
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Related Resources

• Career Education Center -- Simmons career counseling
• CareerLink-- Simmons online recruiting
• CA$H -- Simmons work study and on-campus jobline
• Alumnet Professional Connections
• School of Management Library -- additional career and business resources at Simmons
• Study Abroad Office

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History

Descriptive Career Information | Job Banks and Searching Advice | Associations | Graduate School Information

Descriptive Career Information

Social Scientists Career Information
Overview from the Occupational Outlook Handbook of the U.S. Department of Labor. Includes information about the general nature of the work, working conditions, employment, training and qualifications, job outlook, earnings, and related occupations.
http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos054.htm

Archivists, Curators, and Museum Technicians Career Information
Overview from the Occupational Outlook Handbook of the U.S. Department of Labor. Includes information about the general nature of the work, working conditions, employment, training and qualifications, job outlook, earnings, and related occupations.
http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos065.htm

History: What can I do with this degree?
Handy list of possible fields, employers and strategies for history majors.
http://cohesion.rice.edu/Administration/CareerServices/emplibrary
/history.pdf

Careers in History
Guide to the many possible careers paths for history majors from the American Historical Association.
http://www.historians.org/pubs/Free/careers/Index.htm

AHA Data on the Historical Profession
Data on the academic job market for History PhDs, salaries, and trends, from the American Historical Association.
http://www.historians.org/

Job Banks and Searching Advice

Organization of American Historians' Professional Opportunities
Most of these are professional positions, but the site also includes links to other career centers.
http://www.oah.org/announce/jobs.html

See Also: General Job Banks and Other Job Search Tools

Associations

Organization of American Historians
http://www.oah.org/

Graduate School Information

History Doctoral Programs in the United States
Vital statistics on History PhD programs in the United States, provided by the American Historical Association, and advice for applicants.
http://www.historians.org/projects/cge/PhD/intro.cfm

Peterson's Online Graduate Program Resource
Peterson's online searchable graduate program database. Users can search graduate programs nationally by keyword, location, etc.
http://www.petersons.com

 

See Also

Art and Music

Communications, Media, and Journalism

Education

Library and Information Science; Archives

Non-Profit and Social Change

Law

International Relations & Political Science

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Page updated: February 28, 2008