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Let the past pay your bills! Youve worked hard for that history degree. Now what? Sometimes the choice of careers can seem endless; the most difficult part of a job search is narrowing down your options. Great Jobs for History Majors will help you choose the right career out of the myriad possibilities at your disposal. It provides detailed profiles of careers in your field along with the basic skills necessary to begin a focused job search. Youll soon be on the fast track to landing a job that satisfies your personal, professional, and practical needs. Great Jobs for History Majors will help you: Determine the occupation thats best suited for you Craft a r?sum? and cover letter that stand out from the rest Learn from practicing professionals about everyday life on the job Become familiar with current statistics on salaries and trends within the profession Go from history major to: Teacher * Curator * Health Management Associate * Museum Tour Guide * Sales Coordinator * Program Director * Librarian * Writer * Television Producer
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
DeGalan, Julie. Great jobs for history majors / Julie DeGalan, Stephen Lambert. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. ). ISBN 0-8442-4353-1 1. HistoryVocational guidance. I. Lambert, Stephen. II. Title. D16.9.D34 1994 650.14dc20 94-19533 CIP
Published by VGM Career Horizons A division of NTC/Contemporary Publishing Group, Inc. 4255 West Touhy Avenue, Lincolnwood (Chicago), Illinois 60646-1975 U.S.A. Copyright 1995 by NTC/Contemporary Publishing Group, Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior permission of NTC/Contemporary Publishing Group, Inc. Printed in the United States of America International Standard Book Number: 0-8442-4353-1
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CONTENTS
Acknowledgments
vi
Introduction History: The Memory of Things Said and Done
ix
Part One. The Job Search
1
Chapter 1 The Self-Assessment
2
Chapter 2 The Resume and Cover Letter
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Chapter 3 Researching Careers
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Chapter 4 Networking
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Chapter 5 Interviewing
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Chapter 6 Networking or Interviewing Follow-Up
83
Chapter 7 Job Offer Considerations
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Chapter 8 The Graduate School Choice
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Part Two. The Career Paths
105
Chapter 9 Introduction to the History Career Paths
106
Chapter 10 Path 1: Non-Classroom Education
109
Chapter 11 Path 2: Curatorial and Archival Management
135
Chapter 12 Path 3: Information Specialization
164
Chapter 13 Path 4: Business Administration and Management
185
Chapter 14 Path 5: Teaching
211
Additional Resources
234
Index
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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
The authors would like to thank Lucille Brock at the National Audubon Society for information on the educational programs offered through their society, Jane Kenamore at the Society of American Archivists for information on entry-level archival positions, and Teresa Varga Kilday for her fine work on the resume chapter. John Kemp, Director of Colonial Interpretation, Plimoth Plantation, also provided excellent counsel.
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