researching careers in the humanities & social sciences

Sherri Brown

GT Library

Spring 2014

RESEARCHING CAREERS IN THE HUMANITIES & SOCIAL SCIENCES

CAREER RESOURCES: QUESTIONS TO CONSIDER

1. What kind of information does your resource provide?

2. Who might find this useful? Would you use this for your career research, why or why not?

3. What would you change or add to make the resource more useful?

RESEARCHING CAREERS OVERVIEW

• Networking

• Career Services

• Libraries

• Career-related Web sites

• Employers

• Professional Societies & Associations

NETWORKING

• Friends & Family

• Alumni

• Professors & Advisors

http://www.iac.gatech.edu/academics/advising/undergraduate

http://hts.gatech.edu/undergraduate/internships

http://www.hts.gatech.edu/undergraduate/careers

CAREER SERVICES

• Career Counselors

• Career Fairs & Seminars

o Employer Information Sessions

o Employment / Job Links

o Career & Job Search Advice

CAREER SERVICES

• Career Research Tools

• Salary Calculator Tools

• Career Library

http://www.candidcareer.com/

http://career.gatech.edu/pages/careertools.php

http://career.gatech.edu/plugins/library/

LIBRARIES

Research Guides

o Careers

o Company Information

http://www.library.gatech.edu/

http://www.library.gatech.edu/services/subject_librarians.php

CAREER-RELATED WEBSITES

U.S. Dept. of Labor o Revised every two years

o Beginning 2012-13 online only• projections 2012-2022• 334 occupational profiles• 580 detailed occupations covered

Sections

Nature of Work (What They Do)

Work Environment

Training & Advancement (How to Become One)

Earnings (Pay)

Job Outlook

Similar Occupations

Contacts for more Info

http://www.bls.gov/ooh/


o Occupation Profileso Wages & Trendso Industry Info

O*NET online

http://www.careeronestop.org/

http://www.onetonline.org/

http://www.aftercollege.com/

http://career.gatech.edu/pages/careertools.php

http://www.vault.com/


http://www.insidecareerinfo.com/

http://careers.state.gov/

http://www.idealist.org/

EMPLOYERS

Informational Interviews Internships Research Opportunities Company Info Sites – Databases or direct sites

http://www.profpractice.gatech.edu/index.php

http://www.undergradresearch.gatech.edu/

PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES & ASSOCIATIONS

https://www.h-net.org/jobs/home.php

http://www.historians.org/jobs-and-professional-development/career-resources

http://careers.oah.org/

http://www.asanet.org/employment

http://www.isa-sociology.org/

http://www.aam-us.org/resources/careers

http://www.americanbar.org/resources_for_lawyers/careercenter/career_resources.html

http://www.lsac.org/

http://www.nche.net/

http://www.aaslh.org/

http://www.sssp1.org/

Questions?

Contacts: [email protected]

Subject Librarians

mailto:[email protected]

http://www.library.gatech.edu/services/subject_librarians.php

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