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Sociology MajorsSociology Majors
Career Resource CenterCareer Resource Center
College of Liberal Arts and College of Liberal Arts and SciencesSciences
University of FloridaUniversity of Floridawww.crc.ufl.eduwww.crc.ufl.edu
Opening ActivityOpening Activity Everyone stand upEveryone stand up
Listen to characteristics of these Listen to characteristics of these jobsjobs
Sit down when you hear something Sit down when you hear something that would make the job unappealing that would make the job unappealing and/or something you would not doand/or something you would not do
What is the point?What is the point?
The MYTHThe MYTH
MAJOR
CAREER
REALITYREALITY
MAJOR
CAREER
SKILLS
What personal skills/qualities do you thinkemployers are looking for?
Employers Rate The Employers Rate The Importance of Candidate Importance of Candidate
Skills/QualitiesSkills/Qualities1.1. Communication SkillsCommunication Skills 4.74.72.2. Honesty/IntegrityHonesty/Integrity 4.74.73.3. Interpersonal SkillsInterpersonal Skills 4.54.54.4. Motivation/Initiative Motivation/Initiative 4.54.55.5. Strong Work EthicStrong Work Ethic 4.54.56.6. Teamwork Skills (works well with others)Teamwork Skills (works well with others)
4.54.57.7. Computer SkillsComputer Skills 4.44.48.8. Analytical SkillsAnalytical Skills 4.34.39.9. Flexibility/AdaptabilityFlexibility/Adaptability 4.34.310.10. Detail-orientedDetail-oriented 4.24.2
NACE’s Job Outlook 2007 5=Extremely Important, 1=Not Important
Employers Rate The Employers Rate The Importance of Candidate Importance of Candidate
SkillsSkills11.11. Organizational SkillsOrganizational Skills
4.04.012.12. Leadership SkillsLeadership Skills 4.04.013.13. Self-ConfidenceSelf-Confidence 4.04.014.14. Friendly/Outgoing PersonalityFriendly/Outgoing Personality
3.93.915.15. TactfulnessTactfulness 3.93.916.16. Well-mannered/politeWell-mannered/polite 3.83.817.17. CreativityCreativity 3.73.718.18. GPA (3.0 or better)GPA (3.0 or better) 3.63.619.19. Entrepreneurial Skills/Risk TakerEntrepreneurial Skills/Risk Taker
3.33.320.20. Sense of HumorSense of Humor 3.23.2
NACE’s Job Outlook 2007 5=Extremely Important, 1=Not Important
REALITY #2REALITY #2
EXPERIENCE
CAREER
SKILLS
What experiences do YOU have that will show employers what your skills
possess?
Employers Rate The Employers Rate The Importance of ExperienceImportance of Experience
1.1. Relevant Work ExperienceRelevant Work Experience 4.04.0
2.2. Internship ExperienceInternship Experience 4.04.0
3.3. Any Work ExperienceAny Work Experience 3.83.8
4.4. Co-op ExperienceCo-op Experience 3.43.4
NACE’s Job Outlook 2006 5=Extremely Important, 1=Not Important
What other ways are there to gain experience?
What other experiences will What other experiences will develop your skills?develop your skills?
Membership in clubs/campus Membership in clubs/campus organizationsorganizations
Volunteer/Community serviceVolunteer/Community service
Class projectsClass projects
Career PlanningCareer PlanningStarts with Self-AssessmentStarts with Self-Assessment
Do you have a Do you have a RESUME?!RESUME?!
Build Your ResumeBuild Your Resume Education/Education/
TrainingTraining ExperiencesExperiences SkillsSkills
Assess your skillsAssess your skills How many of the top How many of the top
20 do you possess?20 do you possess? Evaluate experienceEvaluate experience
Do you have Do you have experiences that experiences that provide evidence of provide evidence of your skills?your skills?
Seek out experiences Seek out experiences that will build lacking that will build lacking skillsskills EX: Courses, Clubs, EX: Courses, Clubs,
TrainingTraining
What is going on right What is going on right now?now?
Employers will hire 17% more Employers will hire 17% more grads in 2007 than in 2006 grads in 2007 than in 2006
More than 50% of employers More than 50% of employers increase hiring in 2007increase hiring in 2007
Salaries are forecast to increase Salaries are forecast to increase 4.6% in 20074.6% in 2007
Stats from Wall Street Stats from Wall Street Journal, Jan 2007 reporting Journal, Jan 2007 reporting NACE resultsNACE results
What else is going on What else is going on right now?right now?
25% of new hires will NOT keep 25% of new hires will NOT keep the job for one year!the job for one year!
46% of new hires will NOT make it 46% of new hires will NOT make it to 18 months!to 18 months!
53% of hired managers and execs 53% of hired managers and execs are gone within a year!are gone within a year!
From Fortune Magazine, June From Fortune Magazine, June 20062006
NEW JOB Q & A NEW JOB Q & A
DiscoverDiscover Possible Job Titles Possible Job Titles for Social Science Grads (see for Social Science Grads (see
OOH)OOH) Admissions CounselorAdmissions Counselor Data AnalystData Analyst Mental Health WorkerMental Health Worker Adoption AgentAdoption Agent Day Care WorkerDay Care Worker News CorrespondentNews Correspondent Advertising AssistantAdvertising Assistant Parole/Probation OfficerParole/Probation Officer Alcohol/ Drug Case WorkerAlcohol/ Drug Case Worker Foster Care Worker Foster Care Worker Personnel Interviewer Personnel Interviewer Fund-RaiserFund-Raiser Child Welfare OfficerChild Welfare Officer Human Resources Program Human Resources Program
AssistantAssistant Community Service AgencyCommunity Service Agency Public Relations SpecialistPublic Relations Specialist
Compensation/Benefits Compensation/Benefits Insurance Agent/Broker Insurance Agent/Broker
Congressional AidCongressional Aid Job AnalystJob Analyst Research AssistantResearch Assistant Consumer AdvocateConsumer Advocate Labor Relations Labor Relations
RepresentativeRepresentative Public Opinion SurveyorPublic Opinion Surveyor Marketing Research Marketing Research
AnalystAnalyst Recreation TherapistRecreation Therapist Convention OrganizerConvention Organizer Shipping OperationsShipping Operations Welfare CounselorWelfare Counselor Social Worker Social Worker Secret Service Agent Secret Service Agent Teacher Teacher Technical Writer Technical Writer
Employers Rate Employers Rate Effectiveness of Recruiting Effectiveness of Recruiting
MethodsMethods1. On-campus recruiting 4.42. Organization’s internship programs 4.33. Employee referrals 4.14. Organization’s co-op programs 3.95. Career/job fairs 3.86. Faculty contacts 3.77. Internet Job postings (campus web site) 3.78. Internet Job postings (company web site)3.69. Student Organizations/Clubs 3.510. Internet Job postings (commercial career site)
3.4
NACE’s Job Outlook 2006 5=Extremely Effective, 1=Not Effective
Opportunities ABROADOpportunities ABROAD
Find internships and/or jobs in other Find internships and/or jobs in other countries around the worldcountries around the world
““Businesses in developed and emerging Businesses in developed and emerging economies alike are adding workers at economies alike are adding workers at a rapid clip as the global economy a rapid clip as the global economy keeps expanding.” (Business Week, keeps expanding.” (Business Week, January 2007)January 2007)
www.crc.ufl.edu/crc/goingglobalwww.crc.ufl.edu/crc/goingglobalwww.rileyguide.com/internat.htmlwww.rileyguide.com/internat.htmlwww.4icj.comwww.4icj.com
CAREERS in NON-CAREERS in NON-PROFITPROFIT
www.philanthropy.com www.philanthropy.com www.nonprofitcareer.com www.nonprofitcareer.com http://http://
www.nonprofitjobs.org/www.nonprofitjobs.org/index.cfm?index.cfm?fuseaction=main.sjobfuseaction=main.sjob
www.elfnetwork.com www.elfnetwork.com www.idealist.orgwww.idealist.org http://charitychannel.com/http://charitychannel.com/
classifieds/cso/classifieds/cso/ www.nonprofitoyster.comwww.nonprofitoyster.com www.communityjobs.orgwww.communityjobs.org www.opportunitynocs.orgwww.opportunitynocs.org www.civilrights.orgwww.civilrights.org
www.fdncenter.orgwww.fdncenter.org www.guidestar.orgwww.guidestar.org www.independentsector.owww.independentsector.o
rgrg www.interaction.orgwww.interaction.org www.ncna.orgwww.ncna.org www.habitat.org www.habitat.org www.peacecorps.govwww.peacecorps.gov http://http://
www.americorps.orgwww.americorps.org www.teachforamerica.orgwww.teachforamerica.org http://www.nptjobs.comhttp://www.nptjobs.com www.uwmb.orgwww.uwmb.org www.voa.orgwww.voa.org http://http://
www.publicservicecareerswww.publicservicecareers.org/.org/
Government Careers Government Careers WebsitesWebsites
www.twc.eduwww.twc.edu www.careers.state.gov www.careers.state.gov www.opm.gov/careerintern/index.htm www.opm.gov/careerintern/index.htm www.opm.gov/employ/luevano.htm www.opm.gov/employ/luevano.htm www.pmi.opm.gov www.pmi.opm.gov www.gedworld.gov www.gedworld.gov www.firstgov.gov www.firstgov.gov www.governmentguide.com www.governmentguide.com www.hrsjobs.com www.hrsjobs.com www.pse-net.com www.pse-net.com
General Job Opportunity General Job Opportunity WebsitesWebsites
www.crc.ufl.eduwww.crc.ufl.edu (Career Resource Center, use Gator (Career Resource Center, use Gator Careerlink)Careerlink)
www.bls.govwww.bls.gov (Occupational Outlook Handbook)(Occupational Outlook Handbook)
www.SocialWorkJobBank.comwww.SocialWorkJobBank.com www.socialservice.com/www.socialservice.com/ www.careervoyages.govwww.careervoyages.gov www.doleta.govwww.doleta.gov (Department of Labor)(Department of Labor) www.fldoe.orgwww.fldoe.org (FL Dept of Education)(FL Dept of Education)
www.usajobs.opm.govwww.usajobs.opm.gov www.employflorida.netwww.employflorida.net www.militarycareers.comwww.militarycareers.com www.ajb.dni.us www.ajb.dni.us (America’s Job Bank)(America’s Job Bank)
www.acinet.org www.acinet.org (CareerInfoNet )(CareerInfoNet )
www.monster.comwww.monster.com
Sociology Related Job Sociology Related Job Opportunity SitesOpportunity Sites
AcademyHealth, careers in health services research AcademyHealth, careers in health services research and health policyand health policy http://http://www.academyhealth.orgwww.academyhealth.org/career//career/
American Sociological Association’s Job Bank American Sociological Association’s Job Bank http://http://jobbank.asanet.org/jobbank/index.cfmjobbank.asanet.org/jobbank/index.cfm
HSpeople, Human Services and Social Services JobsHSpeople, Human Services and Social Services Jobshttp://www.hspeople.comhttp://www.hspeople.com
Human Services Career NetworkHuman Services Career Network http://www.hscareers.comhttp://www.hscareers.com IHireSocialServicesIHireSocialServices
http://http://www.ihiresocialservices.com/default.aspwww.ihiresocialservices.com/default.asp National Human Services Assembly, National Human Services Assembly, http://http://
www.nassembly.org/nassembly/na_job_display.cfmwww.nassembly.org/nassembly/na_job_display.cfm Social Service, Social Service, http://http://www.socialservice.comwww.socialservice.com Social Service.com, Social Service.com, http://http://
www.socialservice.com/userlogin.cfm?cfidwww.socialservice.com/userlogin.cfm?cfid=760299&cftoken=3282807 =760299&cftoken=3282807
Society of Human Resource Management, Society of Human Resource Management, http://www.shrm.org/jobs/http://www.shrm.org/jobs/
Professional OrganizationsProfessional Organizations American Sociological AssociationAmerican Sociological Association
http://http://www.asanet.orgwww.asanet.org
Society of Applied SociologySociety of Applied Sociologyhttp://http://www.appliedsoc.orgwww.appliedsoc.org
Sociological Practice AssociationSociological Practice Associationhttp://www.socpractice.orghttp://www.socpractice.org
American Public Health AssociationAmerican Public Health Association http://www.apha.orghttp://www.apha.org
National Association of Social WorkersNational Association of Social Workers http://http://www.naswdc.orgwww.naswdc.org
Rural Sociological SocietyRural Sociological Societyhttp://http://www.ruralsociology.orgwww.ruralsociology.org
Which Major?Which Major?
a) Political Science a) Political Science
b) Businessb) Business
c) Public Relationsc) Public Relations
d) Computer Scienced) Computer Science
ANSWER: a) Political ANSWER: a) Political ScienceScience
Steve Case
Former CEO and
Chairman of AOL
Which Major?Which Major?
a) Philosophya) Philosophy
b) Political Scienceb) Political Science
c) Historyc) History
d) Sociologyd) Sociology
ANSWER: d) ANSWER: d) SociologySociology
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Reverend and Civil Rights Leader
Which Major?Which Major?
a) Chemistrya) Chemistry
b) Mathb) Math
c) Theaterc) Theater
d) Advertisingd) Advertising
ANSWER: b) MathANSWER: b) Math
Teri Hatcher
Actress
Which Major?Which Major?
a) Physicsa) Physics
b) Englishb) English
c) Historyc) History
d) Mathematicsd) Mathematics
ANSWER: b) ANSWER: b) EnglishEnglish
Sally Ride
Former Astronaut
Which Major?Which Major?
a) Journalisma) Journalism
b) Psychologyb) Psychology
c) Public Relationsc) Public Relations
d) Speechd) Speech
ANSWER: d) SpeechANSWER: d) SpeechOprah Winfrey
Talk Show Host, Actress, Oprah
Magazine
Which Major?Which Major?
a) Advertisinga) Advertising
b) Philosophyb) Philosophy
c) Psychologyc) Psychology
d) Marketingd) Marketing
ANSWER: c) ANSWER: c) PsychologyPsychology
Hugh Hefner
Creator & Publisher,
Playboy Magazine
Questions?Questions?
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