Career Resources
BYU Career Networking - this
network is designed to help you make contact with BYU alumni who can
assist you with career information seeking, locating internships, and
job searching. This database will give you access to thousands of
individuals who can act as potential networking contacts. |
Career & Learning Information Center (CLIC) - the
CLIC helps students in two primary areas: the career exploration
process, and learning/academic concerns. They provide resources to
assist students individually, or through workshops in a group setting.
Many resources listed here are offered through the CLIC. |
Discover - ACT's
comprehensive career planning program, combines the power of our
research-based developmental guidance model with the convenience of
multiple delivery options. |
E-recruiting from Experience- an
online registration system that BYU's Career Placement office uses to
connect students looking for jobs and internships to companies
interested in hiring BYU students. Registration only takes a few
minutes and every BYU student is encouraged to register and upload a
resume into eRecruiting. |
Vault Online Career Library - vault allows students to have access to valuable electronic resources including materials that are particularly helpful for students who are exploring career options and trying to decide which fields they may want to pursue. |
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Our Career Information Library
To help our students explore careers in fields related to the social sciences, we have set up a career information library. This library houses computer work stations, informational books, and other relevant career related materials. Let our front desk personnel know you would like to visit the library and they can show you the way.
Government Jobs
There are literally thousands of employment opportunities in the government. Social science majors are qualified to fill the highest number of positions the government has to offer, but you may need to develop additional skills through a minor or additional courses in computers, business, and/or communications. Many of our majors will prepare you with skills to mange, analyze, communicate, write, research, present, and many other areas that require critical thinking skills. Jobs may include work for Foreign Services, National Security Agency, FBI, CIA, Department of Defense, and others.
FHSS majors that will best prepare you for government jobs:
Anthropology,
Economics,
Geography,
History,
Political Science,
and
Sociology.
Not-for-Profit
The area of non-governmental/not-for-profit is expanding rapidly and the employment opportunities span a wide variety of areas. Furthermore, it can be an ideal area for those seeking employment with a bachelors degree. There are opportunities for virtually all public issues and policy areas.
FHSS majors that will best prepare you for not-for-profit jobs:
Anthropology,
Economics,
Geography,
Political Science,
Sociology,
and
Social Work.
Teaching
FHSS degrees in
Geography Teaching,
History Teaching,
or
Family and Consumer Sciences Education (FCSE) will certify you to teach at the secondary level. There are also teaching opportunities within several social science fields in the thousands of universities, colleges, and junior colleges in the US, and international opportunities become available periodically.
Counseling/Social Services
Students who wish to become professional therapists or psychologists will need to pursue advanced degrees, typically at the doctoral level. Some job possibilities within this area are available at the bachelors level:
- case worker
- counselor: admissions, employment, substance abuse, youth
- day-care center supervisor
- Group home attendant
- occupational therapist
- officer: affirmative action, community relations, parole, probation
- public health administrator
- social service aide
- social-urban planner
- vocational rehabilitation
Note: this list should not be viewed as being comprehensive.
FHSS majors that will best prepare you for jobs in counseling/social services:
MFHD, Psychology, Social Work.
Business
Combined with practical skills such as computers, accounting, and management, the social sciences at a bachelors level can prepare you for work in the business world.
