RESOURCESProfessional Development for Sociology Majors - SYA 4930
UF's CRC Resources for Students
http://www.crc.ufl.edu/studentalumni/students.asp
UF's CRC Guide to Careers for Sociology Majors
http://crc.ufl.edu/ufguide/LiberalArts/majors/LAS_Sociology.php
UF's CRC Self Assessment Tools
http://www.crc.ufl.edu/Services/SelfAssessment/index.php
ASA Guide to Careers in Sociology
http://www.asanet.org/cs/root/leftnav/careers_and_jobs/careers_in_sociology
also at:
http://www.asanet.org/student/career/homepage.html - official brochure
ASA Guide to Preparation for Careers for Sociology Majors
http://www.asanet.org/cs/root/leftnav/careers_and_jobs/sociology_major_preparation_for_careers
ASA Careers in Clinical Sociology
http://www.asanet.org/student/career/clinsoc_45575v2.pdf
ASA Research Briefs on Career-related Issues for Sociologists
http://www.asanet.org/cs/root/leftnav/research_and_stats/briefs_and_articles/briefs_and_articles - research briefs
Information about Careers in Sociology from other universities or publishers
http://wps.ablongman.com/ab_henslin_essentials_5a/0,7490,649388-,00.html
http://gcweb.gc.maricopa.edu/socsci/soc/careers.htm
http://www.uncwil.edu/stuaff/career/Majors/sociology.htm
http://www.utexas.edu/student/careercenter/careers/soc.pdf
http://www3.ashland.edu/services/cardev/documents/Sociology_000.pdf
http://web.princeton.edu/sites/career/Undergrad/Start/majors/Sociology_careers.html
http://web.princeton.edu/sites/career/Undergrad/Start/majors/Sociology.pdf
Applied & Clinical Sociology
Sociological Practice by Jerry Krause, Ph.D.
http://www.aacsnet.org/wp/wp-content/uploads/2007/04/sociological-practice-chapter-galley-proofs-sent-from-sage-090106.pdf
Clinical Sociology by Jan Fritz, Ph.D.
http://www.aacsnet.org/wp/wp-content/uploads/2007/04/clinical_sociology_21st_century_sociology.pdf
Careers in NonProfits/NGOs
http://www.idealist.org/resource_guides/index.html
http://www.opportunityknocks.org
http://www.networkforgood.org/npo/nporesources/jobs.aspx
http://philanthropy.com/jobs/resources/links.htm
http://www.deepsweep.com/cgi-bin/jobs/classifieds.cgi?db=b_programs_social&website=&language=&session_key=
http://goodworksfirst.org/careerfair/careerindex.html
CAREER SEARCH SITES (GENERAL)
Gator Career Link http://www.crc.ufl.edu/CareerLink/index.php
Employ Florida https://www.employflorida.com/
National Job Search (major corps) www.directemployer.com
Government Jobs http://www.usa.gov/Citizen/Topics/Work_for_the_Government.shtml
HIgh Demand Careers http://www.careervoyages.gov/
CAREER PREPARATION RESOURCES
Resumes & CVs
http://www.crc.ufl.edu/Services/JobSearch/resume.php
http://www.ischool.utexas.edu/careers/resume_resources.php
http://www.crc.ufl.edu/grad_services/academic_careers/cv.php
http://www.quintcareers.com/resres.html
Coverletters
http://www.quintcareers.com/covres.html
http://www.quintcareers.com/cover_letter_basics.html
http://www.quintcareers.com/cover_letter_samples.html
Information Interviews
http://www.jobsetc.ca/content_pieces.jsp?category_id=420&lang=e
http://www.career.fsu.edu/experience/information-interviews-guide.html
http://www.quintcareers.com/informational_interviewing.html
Resources In-Print (can be borrowed from Dr. Joos)
ASA Brochures:
Mastering the Job Market with a Graduate Degree in Sociology
Careers with an Undergraduate Degree in Sociology (on back order)
The Sociological Advantage
Embarking Upon a Career with an Undergraduate Degree in Sociology (on back order)
"So What Are You Going to Do with That?": Finding Careers Outside Academia
by Susan Basalla & Maggie Debelius
University Of Chicago Press; 2nd edition (March 15, 2007)
ISBN-10: 0226038823 $14
Negotiating Graduate School: A Guide for Graduate Students
by Mark H. Rossman
Sage Publications, Inc; 2nd edition (June 15, 2002)
ISBN-10: 0761924841 $41