Great Jobs for Liberal Arts Majors

Copyright......Page 3
CONTENTS......Page 7
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS......Page 8
INTRODUCTION “HISTORY:THE INVESTIGATE THE OPPORTUNITIES......Page 9
ADVICE FROM THE EXPERTS......Page 10
Marshall J.Cook, Author and Professor at the University of Wisconsin, Madison......Page 11
Betsy Lancefield, Editor at Contemporary Books......Page 12
Gerald D. Oster, Clinical Psychologist......Page 13
THE ROAD AHEAD......Page 14
PART ONE THE JOB SEARCH......Page 15
CHAPTER ONE THE SELF-ASSESSMENT......Page 16
HOW TO CONDUCT A SELF-ASSESSMENT......Page 17
USING YOUR SELF-ASSESSMENT......Page 34
WHY WRITE A RESUME?......Page 36
THE CHRONOLOGICAL RESUME......Page 37
QUESTIONS RESUME WRITERS OFTEN ASK......Page 45
THE FUNCTIONAL RESUME......Page 48
THE TARGETED RESUME......Page 50
DIGITAL RESUMES......Page 51
THE COVER LETTER......Page 57
WHAT DO THEY CALL THE JOB YOU WANT?......Page 62
WHERE ARE THESE JOBS, ANYWAY?......Page 68
GETTING THE INFORMATION YOU NEED......Page 77
NETWORKING: A PROACTIVE APPROACH......Page 78
PREPARING TO NETWORK......Page 79
BEGINNING THE NETWORKING PROCESS......Page 86
SHUTTING DOWN YOUR NETWORK......Page 90
CHAPTER FIVE INTERVIEWING......Page 91
PREPARING FOR THE INTERVIEW......Page 92
INTERVIEW CONTENT......Page 96
USE YOUR COMMUNICATION SKILLS......Page 101
FOLLOWING UP ON THE EMPLOYMENT INTERVIEW......Page 102
FOLLOWING UP ON THE NETWORK CONTACT......Page 103
A FINAL POINT ON NETWORKING......Page 105
CHAPTER SEVEN JOB OFFER CONSIDERATIONS......Page 106
NEGOTIATING YOUR OFFER......Page 107
COMPARING OFFERS......Page 109
RENEGING ON AN OFFER......Page 110
CHAPTER EIGHT THE GRADUATE SCHOOL CHOICE......Page 111
CONSIDER YOUR MOTIVES......Page 112
FINDING THE RIGHT PROGRAM FOR YOU: SOME CONSIDERATIONS......Page 116
EVALUATING ACCEPTANCES......Page 121
SOME NOTES ABOUT REJECTION......Page 122
PART TWO THE CAREER PATHS......Page 123
THE CAREER PATHS......Page 124
ADDITIONAL PATHS......Page 125
DEFINITION OF THE CAREER PATH......Page 127
POSSIBLE JOB SETTINGS......Page 130
WORKING CONDITIONS......Page 131
TRAINING AND QUALIFICATIONS......Page 135
CAREER OUTLOOK......Page 137
EARNINGS......Page 139
STRATEGIES FOR FINDING THE JOBS......Page 141
RELATED OCCUPATIONS......Page 143
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS......Page 144
CHAPTER ELEVEN PATH 2: CORPORATE COMMUNICATIONS......Page 146
DEFINITION OF THE CAREER PATH......Page 147
POSSIBLE JOB TITLES......Page 148
POSSIBLE EMPLOYERS......Page 150
TRAINING AND QUALIFICATIONS......Page 157
CAREER 0UTLOOK......Page 159
EARNINGS......Page 160
STRATEGIES FOR FINDING THE JOBS......Page 161
HELP IN LOCATING EMPLOYERS......Page 162
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS......Page 164
DEFINITION OF THE CAREER PATH......Page 169
POSSIBLE JOB TITLES......Page 170
STRATEGIES FOR FINDING THE JOBS......Page 182
RELATED OCCUPATIONS......Page 183
HELP IN LOCATING EMPLOYERS......Page 184
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS......Page 185
DEFINITION OF THE CAREER PATH......Page 191
POSSIBLE EMPLOYERS......Page 197
TRAINING AND QUALIFICATIONS......Page 200
EARNINGS......Page 201
POSSIBLE JOB TITLES......Page 203
RELATED OCCUPATIONS......Page 204
HELP IN LOCATING EMPLOYERS......Page 205
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS......Page 206
DEFINITION OF THE CAREER PATH......Page 209
STRATEGIES FOR FINDING THE JOBS......Page 227
RELATED OCCUPATIONS......Page 230
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS......Page 231
CHAPTER FIFTEEN PATH 6: LAW......Page 233
POSSIBLE JOB TITLES......Page 234
WORKING CONDITIONS......Page 236
TRAINING AND QUALIFICATIONS......Page 241
CAREER OUTLOOK......Page 243
EARNINGS......Page 245
STRATEGIES FOR FINDING THE JOBS......Page 247
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS......Page 249
INDEX......Page 251