Student Resources

Employers

• Waste Management Firms
• Health Agencies
• Local Planning Agencies
• Environmental Advocacy Groups
• National Advocacy Groups
• Environmental Periodicals
• Federal Government
• Regional, State, & Local Agencies
• Consulting Firms

Strategies

• Take courses in general and urban ecology, statistics and public speaking.
• Learn skills in communication networking, electronic mail and analytical writing.
• Gain experience via part-time or internships and volunteer work.
• Obtain graduate degree for advancement.

Employers

• Correction Institutions
• Court Systems
• Federal, State, & Local Government
• Law Enforcement Agencies

Strategies

• Emphasize research methods, statistics and computer skills.
• Gain essential practical experience via part-time, internships and volunteer work.
• Learn skills in communication networking and electronic mail.
• Obtain graduate degree for advancement.

Employers

• Companies and Organizations doing demographic forecasting and population studies
• Companies compiling market research data
• Consulting firms
• Business and Industry
• International, Federal and State Agencies
• Government and Regional Planning Departments
• Colleges and Universities
• Foundations
• Advertising and Marketing Firms
• Private Research Firms

Strategies

• Take courses in social research methods, statistics, computer applications, population, social movements, calculus and foreign language.
• Develop good communication skills.
• Gain essential practical experience via part-time, internships and volunteer work.
• Learn skills in communication networking and electronic mail.
• Obtain graduate degree for advancement.

Employers

• Advocacy Groups
• Federal, State and Local Government
• United Way Agencies/Local Branches of National Non-Profit Organizations
• Religiously-Affiliated Service Organizations
• Adoption and Child Care Agencies
• Public and Private Nursing Homes
• Hospitals

Strategies

• Learn skills in communication networking and electronic mail.
• Concentrate course work in area of interest.
• Pursue excellent academic record.
• Emphasize research methods, statistics and computer skills.
• Obtain counseling courses and experience for counseling and case worker positions.
• Acquire related experience.
• Obtain graduate degree for advancement.
• Consider business minor or double major for positions in administration, and master's in health care administration for advancement.
• May need master's degree in social work.

Employers

• Research Departments/Firms
• Personnel/Industrial Relations Departments
• Marketing/Management Firms
• Organizational Planning Departments/Firms
• International Business Manufacturing Firms
• Advertising Firms
• Consumer Research/Public Relations Firms
• Insurance/Real Estate Companies
• Publishing Firms
• Consulting Firms

Strategies

• Focus on an occupational area: personnel, industrial relations, management, marketing or public relations.
• Take courses in labor relations, industrial psychology, sociology of work, personnel management, public speaking, writing, social psychology and human/social interaction.
• Gain related experience.
• Learn skills in communication networking and electronic mail. 
• Obtain graduate degree for advancement.
• Stress work experience, social skills, public speaking, writing skills, statistics and research training when interviewing.

Employers

• Public and Private Schools
• Colleges and Universities

Strategies

• Obtain certification/licensing to teach grades K-12.
• Volunteer as a tutor.
• Obtain Ph.D. to teach and for advanced research positions in colleges and universities.
• Secure strong personal recommendations.
• Learn skills in communication networking and electronic mail.
• Take courses in sociology of education, social psychology and developmental psychology.

Employers

• Federal Government
• National Headquarters of Non-Profit Organizations
• Firms conducting social, market, or statistical research
• Public Relations Firms
• Professional Periodicals
• Newspapers and Magazines
• Social Service Agencies
• Hospitals
• Business and Industry
• Labor Unions
• Professional Sociologists
• Universities
• Religious Organizations
• Public Opinion Research Polls

Strategies

• Learn federal government job application process.
• Develop strong quantitative, statistical, writing, informational gathering and assimilating skills.
• Take courses in research methods and statistics.
• Learn skills in communication networking and electronic mail.
• Acquire related experience.
• Obtain graduate degree for advancement and specialized areas.

Employers

• Federal, State and Local Government
• National headquarters & local branches of non-profit organizations
• Private Social Service Organizations
• Religiously Affiliated Service Organizations
• Child Care Agencies

Strategies

• Learn federal, state and local government job application process.
• Obtain experience in counseling, advocacy or administration.
• Acquire knowledge of community problems and government resources.
• Gain volunteer experience.
• Take courses in public speaking, inequality, social classes, race relations, gender, social psychology, social/human interaction.
• Learn skills in communication networking and electronic mail.

Employers

• Public Assistance Agencies
• Federal, State, Local and County Government

Strategies

• Learn federal, state and local government job application process.
• Learn skills in communication networking and electronic mail.
• Obtain experience in research and evaluation.
• Acquire skills in survey and evaluation research, and specialties in such fields as medical/health sociology, aging, criminal justice, demography and family.
• Gain experience via co-op programs and volunteer work.
• Obtain graduate degree for advancement.