Job Search Resources for PHILOSOPHY Majors Philosophy is considered a branch of the language arts which involves the study of truths or principles underlying all knowledge. For some 2,500 years, it has inspired us to examine, question, and understand our beliefs and values. Students of philosophy explore cultural ideals, learn to think analytically and critically, deepen their knowledge of ethics, and become familiar with some of the most important figures in the history of thought. Occupations to Consider Administrative Asst Advertising Executive Arbitrator Archivist Author Biographer Book Critic Clergy College Administrator College Advisor Consultant Consumer Advocate Copy Editor Criminologist Critic Curator Diplomat Editorial Assistant Educator FBI/CIA Agent Film Editor Foreign Correspondent Freelance Writer Fund‐raiser Insurance Underwriter Journalist Lawyer Lecturer Librarian Lobbyist Mgmt Trainee Mediator Movie Critic Personnel Manager Press Secretary Priest Publisher Social Worker System Analyst Technical Writer Urban Planner Department of Energy Foreign Services Hospitals Libraries Magazines Mental Health Agencies Newspapers Non‐Profit Foundations Public Relation Firms Publishing Companies Radio/TV Industry Religious Organizations Research Institutions Social Service Agencies Travel Agencies Potential Employers Archives Bookstores Churches Colleges/Universities Commission on Civil Rights Websites to Consider ● Current Jobs for Grads
www.graduatejobs.com/ ● Episteme Links www.epistemelinks.com/main/mainjob.aspx ● HigherEdJobs www.higheredjobs.com/ ● Internet Public Library www.ipl.org/ ● Job Hunt Organization www.job‐hunt.org/ ● Kansas Civil Job Service www.da.ks.gov/ps ● K‐State Dept. of Philosophy www.k‐state.edu/philos/ ● Partnerships for Public Service www.ourpublicservice.org/ ● Society for Philosophical Inquiry www.philosopher.org/ ● US Dept of Justice Employment www.usdoj.gov/ ● USA Jobs www.usajobs.opm.gov/ Additional Online Resources ● American Academy of Religion ● American Society for Philosophy, Counseling, and Psychotherapy ● Career Handbook for Philosophy Majors ● Idealist ● Jobs in Philosophy ● The Philosophical Gourmet Report ● Philosophy in Cyberspace American Philosophical Society www.amphilsoc.org Institute for Global Ethics www.globalethics.org Philosophical Research Society www.prs.org Society for Philosophical Inquiry www.philosopher.org Society for Women in Philosophy www.uh.edu/~cfreelan/SWIP/
Professional Organizations Alternate Natural Philosophy Association www.stanford.edu/~pnoyes/ American Association of Philosophy Teachers www.philosophyteachers.org American Philosophical Association www.udel.edu/apa Sources: Kansas State University Academic and Career Information Center, University of Tennessee-Knoxville, Tulane University and
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