Career Readiness, and Historians in the Workforce

What will you do with that? History department majors and minors in the wild.

Readings and Critical Thinking

Historians are everywhere. They are employed by the government, as educators, in nonprofits, and business. 

Choose 3 of the following articles or podcasts to read closely. “Introduce”  at least one of the historians to the class via Teams.

• Historians in Nonprofit Sector: Megan Connor, “From BA to the AHA” in Perspectives on History; Priya Chhaya, “How Priya Chhaya Does History,” Contingent Magazine.
• Historians in Business: Clifford Manko, “A Career in Corporate Finance” in Perspectives on History
• Historians in Medicine: David Glenn, “Thinking Like a Historian in Scrubs” in Perspectives on History
• Historians in the National Park Service: Eric Schnack “History and Hikes: The 19th Amendment Centennial and Music in the Cuyahoga Valley National Park;” Allison Horrocks, “How Allison Horrocks Does History,” Contingent Magazine.
• Historians in Museums: Lonnie Bunch, “History and Historians in the Public” in Doing History: A Podcast  Episode 14. (approximately 34 minutes); Camille Bethune-Brown, “How Camille Bethune-Brown Does History,” Contingent Magazine; Erin Bartram, “How Erin Bartram Does History,” Contingent Magazine; Nick Hurley, “How Nick Hurley Does History,”  Contingent Magazine
• Historians in Archives & Libraries: Jennifer Garcon, “How Jennifer Garcon Does History,” Contingent Magazine. Steven D. Booth, “How Steven D. Booth Does History,” Contingent Magazine
• Historians in Government: Betty K. Koed, “Senate Historical Office,” American Historical Association
• Historians in Academia: Naomi Rendina, “How Naomi Rendina Does History,” Contingent Magazine
• Historians in Journalism: Shin Yu Pai, “How Shin Yu Pai Does History,” Contingent Magazine

You can also visit Contingent Magazine “How I Do History” series for the latest profiles at https://contingentmagazine.org/series/how-i-do-history/

Career Readiness and Transferable Skills

CSU Students visit the CSU Office of Career Development and Exploration (https://www.clestatecareers.com/) and read their blog post “Are you Career Ready?” https://www.clestatecareers.com/post/are-you-career-ready