Perhaps you’ve been asked this question by parents, friends, or complete strangers. Or maybe you yourself are concerned about how you’ll find a job. You love your major, but how will it translate into a career? The truth is that a major in any of the Humanities or Social Sciences can lead to a wide array of job and possibilities! Listen in and get some great pointers about how to respond to this question — whether it comes from your parents, friends, or you!
Finding a Job
What on Earth are you going to do with a major in French?!
April 22nd, 2009 · Filed under: Finding a Job
Enhanced Podcast [6:11m]: What on earth are you going to do with a major in ________ ??!!
January 28th, 2009 · Filed under: Academic Planning, Finding a Job, Meet UW's World Class Advisers
In celebration of Career Discovery Week, Lynnea and Cara from the UW Career Center stop by for a little role play. How do you talk to friends and family about your major when all they seem concerned about is whether you’ll ever find a job? And maybe you’re concerned about how you’ll find a job, too! This particular conversation uses History as an example, but it models a great conversation for just about any Humanities or Social Sciences major. Listen in, and get some great pointers about how to approach this conversation.
Be an Orientation Leader!
January 20th, 2009 · Filed under: Finding a Job, I'm a Freshman, I'm a Transfer Student
First Year Programs is dedicated to providing incoming students and their
families with all of the information and resources necessary to ensure that
their transition to the University of Washington is a smooth and enjoyable
one. We need you to help make this happen. Each year we recruit current
University of Washington students to become part of the First Year Programs
Orientation Leader staff. Orientation Leaders play a vital role in this
exciting process, working closely with new students and their families on a
wide variety of topics including academics, student involvement, housing
options, and more.
Applications are due by Friday, January 30th. For more information and an
Orientation Leader application, please visit the FYP website.
Pre-Law: Peg’s Review of Tulane University Law School
October 22nd, 2008 · Filed under: Finding a Job, Pre-Law
Peg Cheng spends a few minutes talking about Tulane University Law School. On the one hand, “a strange trip,” but on the other “never at a loss for help” and “an amazing variety of study abroad opportunities.” You CAN make a difference in New Orleans, and that may very well start with a career at Tulane University Law School.
Selling Your International Experience (V2.0)
August 9th, 2007 · Filed under: Finding a Job, Outside the Classroom
A Mary Gates roundtable of advisers from Undergraduate Advising and the Center for Career Services talk about how traveling abroad during college can pay dividends on the job market.
Getting Started with Career Services
June 26th, 2007 · Filed under: Finding a Job
Patrick Chidsey from the University’s Center for Career Services introduces the range of campus services available to UW students of all stripes and all levels of career experience, including internships and preparing for graduate school.
iHelp: The Value of Podcasting for Academic Advising (Tuesday)
April 24th, 2007 · Filed under: Finding a Job
From the Tuesday presentation of “iHelp: The University of Washington’s Advising Podcast” at the Region 8 NACADA Conference in Boise, Clay and Kurt talk about why podcasting is an exciting new technology for academic advising.
How Do I Get Credit For an Internship?
July 26th, 2006 · Filed under: Finding a Job, Outside the Classroom, Registering for Classes
Internships are an important piece of any undergraduate education. You can add an academic component to your job experience by seeking credit for the internship you are already doing. Find out how by listening to this episode.