Great Jobs for History Majors (Vgm's Great Job Series) [Paperback]

Julie Degalan (Author), Stephen Lambert (Author)

Book Description

Series: Vgm's Great Job Series | Publication Date: January 1995

This series helps students explore career options within their field of study. Every aspect of the job search process is covered, including assessing talents and skills, exploring options, making a smooth transition from college to career, conducting an effective job search, and landing the job. Each book is filled with a variety of careers chosen to complement an individual college major.
-- Includes sample resumes and job descriptions, salary statistics, and sources for more information
-- Provides valuable advice on crafting a resume, networking, interviewing, following up on leads, and evaluating job offers
-- Offers the guidance students need to identify a career, find a job, and plan for professional success

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Product Details

• Paperback: 254 pages
• Publisher: Vgm Career Horizons (January 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0844243531
• ISBN-13: 978-0844243535
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,416,752 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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29 of 29 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Targeted for history majors and hits the mark, July 8, 2001

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Matthew Gunia (Justice, Illinois) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Great Jobs for History Majors (Vgm's Great Job Series) (Paperback)

Personally, this book was a great help to me. Although the strategies suggested for resume and cover letter writing (getting an interview and job) are nothing new, the second half of the book in which the authors describe five different career tracks are excellent in that they are directed specifically towards History Majors. While I originally pictured history majors going into either professional historian-type jobs (e.g. professors, authors) or classroom teaching, the authors very correctly pointed out that historical museums and other pubic education institutions are in need of people with history backgrounds as are businesses, etc. The advice is practical and the information proved to be very specific for me--a history major. Recommended for those of us with history backgrounds still trying to "find themselves" career wise.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Useful book!, November 7, 2007

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B. Hu (Chicago, IL) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Great Jobs for History Majors (Great Jobs for ... Majors) (Paperback)

As a senior in college and not know what I want to do with my history degree, this book definitely presented a lot of options for me. This book helped me find that history majors are not confined to teaching and museum jobs!

9 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Wealth of information, March 24, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Great Jobs for History Majors (Vgm's Great Job Series) (Paperback)

A highly detailed guide to finding a career using a history background. Has a lot of information about careers and sources for more information.