“A small body of determined spirits fired by an unquenchable faith in their mission can alter the course of history. ”Mohandas Gandhi
Career Planning
NCSU Resources
By no later than your sophomore year, you should make contact with the University's Career Center . The Center has a wide array of resources to help you think prospectively about career choices, identify job-related aptitudes as well as internship and employment opportunities, improve your resume-writing and interviewing skills, and strengthen your job-hunting skills. There are two staff members who work with History students:
Dr. Woody Catoe (for students whose last names end in I-Z); email: woody_catoe AT ncsu.edu)
Ms. Leslie Bowman (for students whose last names end in A-J); email: leslie_bowman AT ncsu.edu.
Other Resources
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Job Search Advice from a recent (2003) History BA. Points include: 1) Building your resume; 2) executing your job search; 3) preparing for an interview. Tom Stanley received his BA from NCSU and is currently a Finance and Strategy Specialist in the Corporate Finance and Strategic Planning group at Rex Healthcare, Raleigh. Tom is also a candidate for an MBA (expected in 2011) at the Lundy Fetterman School of Business, Campbell University.
- Tom is also willing to be contacted about his career, job hunting and internships. You can find his contact information in our Alumni Directory.
- Tom Stanley's list of The History Major's 5 Portable Skills
- Careers for History Majors: A Mini Guide from the American Historical Association
- , Page Putnam Miller, Aaron Mars, and Kevin Allen,Careers for Students of History, American Historical Association, 2002.
