This presentation provides a series of questions that you should ask yourself before you launch a career. It is also helpful if you ask yourself these questions throughout your career as well.

2. Which career path will you choose?
Knowledge
Issues
Skills

3. History jobs in the knowledge career path:
Historians as Educators
Elementary Schools
Secondary Schools
Postsecondary Education
Historic Sites and Museums
Historians as Researchers
Museums and Historical Organizations
Cultural Resources Management and Historic
Preservation
Think Tanks
Historians as Communicators
Writers and Editors
Journalists
Documentary Editors
Producers of Multimedia Material
Historians as Information Managers
Archivists
Records Managers
Librarians
Information Managers
Historians as Advocates
Lawyers and Paralegals
Litigation Support
Legislative Staff Work
Foundations
Have you identified knowledge jobs?

4. 1. Arms Trade
2. Biodiversity
3. Causes of Poverty
4. Climate Change and Global Warming
5. Consumption & Consumerism
6. Education
7. Environmental Issues
8. Fair Trade
9. Food and Agriculture
10. Geopolitics
11. Health Issues
12. Human Rights Issues
13. International Criminal Court
14. Mainstream Media
15. Natural Disasters
16. Nuclear Weapons
17. Sustainable Development
18. Third World Debt
19. War on Terror
20. World Hunger & Poverty
What issue/s interest you?

5. 1. Ability to work in a team structure
2. Ability to make decisions and solve problems
3. Ability to communicate verbally with people
inside and outside an organization
4. Ability to plan, organize and prioritize work
5. Ability to obtain and process information
6. Ability to analyze quantitative data
7. Technical knowledge related to the job
8. Proficiency with computer software programs
9. Ability to create and/or edit written reports
10. Ability to sell and influence others
What skills can you demonstrate?

6. Have you built your bridge?

7. How are you differentiating yourself?

8. What outcomes can you demonstrate?

9. http://www.maguireassoc.com/resource-items/employer-survey-results/
Do you have at least one internship?

10. What is your path to success?

11. Are you prepared for opportunities?

12. Are you ready to start at the bottom?

13. Are you energetic enough for the journey?

14. What traits can you rely on to succeed?

15. What is your career vision?

16. Are you aware of serendipity?

17. http://www.bullfax.com/?q=node-use-202060-rule-find-your-next-job
70% of
jobs not
posted
How well do you network?