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What can I do with a History Major?

New listings, Spring 2009:

Summer  jobs, Museums, Archives, Historical societies

Museum Jobs

Jobs at historical societies or in public history

Jobs in Archives

Jobs in State and Local Government (including National Park Service positions)

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UPCOMING JOB / INTERNSHIPS FAIRS, please mark your calendars!

National Career Fairs  - http://www.nationalcareerfairs.com/

Monday, Monday, November 2, 2009
Minneapolis Career Fair, http://minneapolis.localhires.com//events/  Minneapolis Job Fair November 2, 2009.

Minnesota's Private Colleges Job & Internship Fair (http://www.mnpcfair.org/ ), February, 2010.

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JOB WEBSITES

After College - http://jobresource.com/beta/BrowseJobs.aspx?postback=true 

American Association of Museums - http://www.aam-us.org/aboutaam/employment/index.cfm 

American Association of State and Local History - http://www.aaslh.org/

American Historical Association CAREER information and useful on-line publications at http://www.historians.org/search/ [see especially: http://www.historians.org/pubs/careers/Index.htm]

Best Entry Level Jobs - job information - http://www.onedayonejob.com/past-jobs/

Carleton Career Center - https://apps.carleton.edu/campus/career/ 

Careers for History Majors - http://www.historians.org/pubs/Free/careers/

Career Information for History Majors and What Can I Do With a History Major? — Prepared by Professor Catherine Lavender, Department of History, The College of Staten Island of The City University of New York.

Career Web -  http://www.jobweb.org/ 

CollegeGrad.com - wide variety of jobs, including Border Patrol, Homeland Security, many others.

Corporations with large Defense Contracts = new jobs, as of January 9, 2009 (DefenseLink):
     see also: http://www.intelligencecareers.com/

Family Friendly Workplaces from the Sloan Work and Family Research Network (Boston College):  http://wfnetwork.bc.edu/template.php?name=family_friendly

Great Places to Work Website:  http://www.greatplacetowork.com/best/index.php (includes Fortune 500 2009 list of best places to work - http://www.greatplacetowork.com/best/100best-2009/100best-2009-list.php

History Associates Incorporated, 300 N. Stonestreet Avenue, Rockville, MD 20850, 301-279-9697, Fax: 301-279-9224, email: HAI@HISTORYASSOCIATES.COM, Ruth A. Dudgeon, Executive Vice-President. On-going recruitment for hsitorians and archivists and job openings in the summer. It is a historical services firm that provides professional litigation research, historical, international, and information resources management services to a wide variety of clients in the private, public and nonprofit sectors.

H-Net Job Guide for the Humanities and History: http://www.h-net.org/jobs/

Indeed Job Search - website that offers job searching by zip code, includes detailed information about jobs, salaries, descriptions throughout the United States. http://www.indeed.com/jobs?

Internzoo.com - http://www.internzoo.com/

Juju History on-line History Major Job Listings:  http://www.job-search-engine.com/keyword/34/67/

Library of Congress CAREERS page: http://www.loc.gov/hr/employment/jobposts.html

Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (statewide job fairs, internships, employment opportunities) - http://www.deed.state.mn.us/events/

Minnesota Workforce - http://www.mnwfc.org/jobopenings.htm

Museum Employment Resource Center (MERC) - http://www.museum-employment.com

National Association of Social Workers, 750 First Street, NE, Suite 700, Washington, DC 20002. (202) 408-8600

National Council on Public History - http://www.ncph.org/

Online Recruitment Journal - http://www.onrec.com/ - wide variety of job opportunities and background information about employers, in the USA and 60 other countries!  There are 1,741 recruitment sites in the USA site, and 4,566 recruitment sites in their complete database worldwide.

Organization of American Historians Jobs Online: Current Employment Listings — Many of the jobs posted on this site require advanced degrees, but there are also jobs requiring a bachelor's degree included.

National Association of Independent Schools, 1620 L Street, NW, Washington, DC 20036. (202) 973-9700

O'Net - http://online.onetcenter.org/

The Riley Guide -  http://www.rileyguide.com/

Social Scientists Occupational Outlook Handbook -  http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos054.htm

Society for History in the Federal Government - http://www.shfg.org/

Society of American Archivists - http://www.archivists.org/

Student Jobs - http://www.studentjobs.gov/

U.S. Government Jobs - http://www.usajobs.gov/ The U.S. government offers a wide variety of careers and jobs.

Wetfeet.com - http://www.wetfeet.com/ - job information site and background about currently hiring companies and organizations.

What Can I do with a Major in History — From the Career Services Office at the University of North Carolina, Wilmington, North Carolina. Includes a "representative sample of job titles of former [UNCW] history majors."

Writing and Editing Career Overview -  http://www.careeroverview.com/writing-careers.html 

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Professional Associations, Publications, & Additional Resources

Professional associations are a good resource for career information and networking opportunities. Associations often provide online job listings or links to job search resources, such as upcoming conferences and other publications. To find more associations in a variety of fields, use the National Trade and Professional Associations Directory in Career Services.