EIU Department of History

Careers in History

• General
  
  • What Can You Do With an Undergraduate History Degree?
    • A mini-guide developed by the American Historical Association which contains links to information on specific career paths
  • Careers for Students of History
    • Online version of the full length guide written by Constance Schulz, Page Putnam Miller, Aaron Marrs, and Kevin Allen for the American Historical Association
  • What Can I Do with a History Major?
    • Another site that discusses various career paths.
  • Eastern Illinois University Career Services
    • Career Services offers workshops on interviewing and job search strategies. Visit their office, and especially their career counselors such as Bobbi Kingery, Career Counselor - College of Arts and Humanities, for great tips on how to market your research and writing skills.

• Academic
  
  • American Historical Association: Where Historians Work
    • An interactive, online database that catalogues the career outcomes of the 8,515 historians who earned PhDs at U.S. universities from 2004 and 2013
  • Chronicle of Higher Education - Jobs
    
    • Includes postings for administrative, faculty/research, organizational, and public history positions.
  • Fulbright Scholar Program
    • Includes global opportunities for teaching.
  • Inside Higher Ed
    • Includes postings for all higher education jobs and also provides lots of career advice.
  • H-Net Job Guide
    • Another site which announces academic positions in history, the humanities, and the social sciences.
• Museums, Archives, Public History
  • Careers in Public History
    • Start here for a compendium of links to career advice, position searches, etc.
  • American Alliance of Museums
    • Site includes information on museum careers and a searchable list of open positions.
  • American Association for State and Local History
    • Informative site also includes the guide, "Careers for The History Professional," as well as links to internships.
  • AHA Perspectives offers the following guides and advice:
    • Melissa Bingmann, "Advising Undergraduates about Career Opportunities in Public History," (March 2009)
    • Louise Pubols, "Doing History in Exhibit Halls: The History PhD and a Museum Career" (February 2004)
    • Emily Sohmer Tai, "Teaching History at a Community College (February 2004)
  • Illinois Association of Museums
    • The careers page on the IAM website offers listings of jobs and internships. 
  • SAA Online Career Center
    • The Society of American Archivists website includes a free resume posting service and searchable job listings.
      
      
• Government
  
  • USAjobs
    • The official job site of the United States federal government; includes "GS-170 Historian" classification, etc.
  • Internet Job Source
    • Employment in federal, state, and local government.

• Job Sites
  • Indeed
    • Main commercial jobsite with trends, forums, and resume posting.
  • target="_blank"LinkedIn
    • One of the largest professional networking sites. Includes news and company information.
  • Monster
    • A commercial jobsite with news and resume posting.
  • NACE - Knowledge Center - Job Seeker Resources
    • From the National Association of Colleges and Employers, this site includes resume and interview advice, how to market yourself to employers, guidance for on-the-job success, and more.