After GSS: A World of Career Options
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The emerging landscape of careers
Communities of the future
http://rethinkingcities.net/
Feast or famine
http://www.acfs.org.za/
Managing risks
http://www.environcorp.com/Home.aspx
http://depts.washington.edu/mitigate/
Coping—and thriving—in a digital world
http://www.media.mit.edu/research/groups/civic-media
http://www.gartner.com/it/page.jsp?id=1145112
http://www.esri.com/what-is-gis/careers-in-gis.html
What do the data say?
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/06/technology/06stats.html
http://www.hschange.com/index.cgi?file=careers#HRA
New needs, old needs
http://eyesonyouth4sale.blogspot.com/
http://ww2.unhabitat.org/programmes/safercities/mointro.asp
http://www.nationalhumanservices.org/what-is-human-services
Where on earth will your career take you?
http://www.ihipo.com/
Some career projections
http://www.bls.gov/ooh/about/projections-overview.htm
http://www.bls.gov/ooh/
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GSS majors as career preparation
Careers in Anthropology
http://www.aaanet.org/profdev/careers/
Careers in Geography
http://communicate.aag.org/eseries/scriptcontent/custom/giwis/cguide/opportunity/cguide_
field.cfm
http://www.geographyjobs.com/
Careers in Sociology
http://www.asanet.org/employment/careers21st_intro.cfm
Anthropology, Geography, and Sociology: Training in these disciplines cuts across all of the
careers addressed below, plus countless additional careers . . .
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What might you want to do?
Planning, looking
What are your interests, skills & options?
https://bigfuture.collegeboard.org/explore-careers
http://gecd.mit.edu/career/discover
http://money.usnews.com/money/blogs/outside-voices-careers/2012/07/26/graduates-kick-start-yourcareer-in-3-easy-steps
How to start looking
http://money.usnews.com/money/careers/articles/2012/08/02/5-helpful-job-websites-for-new-grads
http://www.usajobs.gov/studentsandgrads/
http://www.collegerecruiter.com/
http://www.ihipo.com/
http://www.aftercollege.com/
http://www.bright.com/
Research methods: Step to the front of the career line
Data Analysis Careers (including qualitative, quantitative, GIS, survey/public
opinion/political polling/market research & IT)
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/06/technology/06stats.html
https://bigfuture.collegeboard.org/careers/social-science-market-survey-researchers
http://www.ropercenter.uconn.edu/education/careers_research.html
http://govcentral.monster.com/benefits
http://www.esri.com/industries/university/business/career.html
http://www.justmeans.com/-Environmental-Changes-Fuel-Career-Opportunities-for-GIS-Sp
ecialists/43973.html
http://www.pollingreport.com/jobbank.htm
http://www.media.mit.edu/research/groups/civic-media
http://www.gartner.com/it/page.jsp?id=1145112
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National and international Service
AmeriCorps/VISTA, City Year, and Peace Corps
http://www.americorps.gov/about/programs/vista.asp
www.cityyear.org/
http://www.peacecorps.gov/
Internships: Where to find them?
http://www.collegerecruiter.com/
http://www.ihipo.com/
Federal Government Internships
http://govcentral.monster.com/benefits/government-internships/articles/17/category
http://www.makingthedifference.org/federalinternships/directory
http://www.usaid.gov/careers/
http://www.epa.gov/careers/
Human Rights Internships
http://www1.umn.edu/humanrts/center/fellowshipguide/index.shtm
World Health Organization Internships
http://www.who.int/employment/internship/en
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Government and international agencies
Social Science Careers in Federal, State, County, and Local Government (see also Data
Analysis, Public Health, Urban Planning, Environmental/Disaster, Public Administration, etc.)
http://www.usajobs.gov/studentsandgrads/
http://www.makingthedifference.org/federalcareers/socialsciences.shtml
http://www.usaid.gov/careers/
http://federalgovernmentjobs.us/job-group/social-science-psychology-and-welfare.html
http://govcentral.monster.com/benefits
http://govcentral.monster.com/careers/articles/1343
http://miamidade.gov/wps/portal/Main/departments
http://www.miamidade.gov/gis/home.asp
Criminal Justice, Public Administration, and Law
http://www.glencoe.com/sec/socialstudies/street_law/additional_resources/careers_in_law/index.php
http://www.esri.com/industries/public-safety/law-enforcement/index.html
http://nccc.georgetown.edu/documents/Cultural_Broker_Guide_English.pdf
http://www.law.columbia.edu/llmgrad_studies/courses/social_sciences
http://www.utexas.edu/lbj/
http://www.hks.harvard.edu/
http://rscj.newark.rutgers.edu/
http://law.fiu.edu/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=39&Itemid=629
http://pa.fiu.edu/welcome/
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Careers in International Development/International Affairs
http://www.makingthedifference.org/federalcareers/internationalrelations.shtml
www.sais-jhu.edu/
http://dusp.mit.edu/p.lasso?t=2:0:0
http://www.devex.com/en/articles/development-101
http://www.internationaljobs.org/hotpta.html
http://net-savvy.com/international/careers-in-international-affairs.html
http://www.who.int/health_mapping/en/
http://www.justmeans.com/-Environmental-Changes-Fuel-Career-Opportunities-for-GIS-Sp
ecialists/43973.html
http://www.usaid.gov/careers/
http://ngojobs.in/
Careers in the United Nations, World Bank, and World Health Organization
http://esa.un.org/techcoop/associateexperts/APPLICANTS/Guide_to_employment/unpan000
153.pdf
http://unjobs.org/organizations
http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/EXTHRJOBS/0,,menuPK:64262360~pagePK:6
4262398~piPK:64262365~theSitePK:1058433,00.html
http://www.who.int/employment/en/index.html
Public health
Social Science Careers in Public Health
http://explorehealthcareers.org/en/Field/11/Public_Health
http://www.apha.org/
http://www.asph.org/
http://ssph.fiu.edu/
http://www.sph.emory.edu/cms/index.html
http://www.esri.com/industries/health/index.html
http://www.who.int/health_mapping/en/
http://www.geographyjobs.com/
Cultural Brokers in Health Care
http://nccc.georgetown.edu/documents/Cultural_Broker_Guide_English.pdf
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Promoting Sustainability
Environmental Careers (see also Data Analysis, Public Health, Urban Regional Planning,
Emergency/Disaster Management, Government, International, etc.)
http://www.khake.com/page46.html
http://dusp.mit.edu/p.lasso?t=2:0:0
http://depts.washington.edu/mitigate/
http://www.fau.edu/durp/
Urban Regional Planning
http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/planningnews/message/2977
http://www.planning.org/onthejob/index.htm
http://dusp.mit.edu/p.lasso?t=2:0:0
http://www.arch.columbia.edu/programs/urban-planning
http://www.fau.edu/durp/
http://www.geographyjobs.com/
http://www.careersingis.com/
http://www.esri.com/industries/university/business/career.html
http://www.esri.com/industries/health/index.html
http://www.who.int/health_mapping/en/
http://www.justmeans.com/-Environmental-Changes-Fuel-Career-Opportunities-for-GIS-Sp
ecialists/43973.html
http://ngojobs.in/
Emergency/Disaster Management (see also Environmental Careers, Urban and Regional
Planning, International)
http://www.fau.edu/durp/
http://sap.mit.edu/divisions/planning/overview/
http://www.geographyjobs.com/
http://www.justmeans.com/-Environmental-Changes-Fuel-Career-Opportunities-for-GIS-Sp
ecialists/43973.html
http://www.careersingis.com/
http://www.esri.com/industries/university/business/career.html
School systems
School Teaching and Administration
http://www.cityyear.org/default_ektid22283.aspx
http://www2.fiu.edu/~globalap/CertificationInformation.htm
http://www.ucea.org/
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Management services
Logistics, Technology & Data Services
http://www.accenture.com/us-en/company/Pages/index.aspx
http://careers.accenture.com/us-en/careers/graduate/Pages/index.aspx
http://www.rydersystems.com/services.html
http://www.sap.com/corporate-en/index.epx
Marketing/Marketing Research, Public Relations, and Human Resources/Training
http://www.aimresearchnetwork.com/default.aspx
http://mediabuzz.monster.com/benefits/articles/600-public-relations-skills-you-need-to-succeed
http://marketing.about.com/cs/marketingjobs/a/careers_5.htm
http://money.usnews.com/careers/best-jobs/hr-specialist
http://humanresources.about.com/od/hrbasicsfaq/tp/careers_in_hr.htm
Meeting/Convention and Event Planning
http://money.usnews.com/careers/best-jobs/meeting-convention-and-event-planner
http://www.dailyplan-it.net/Event_planning_jobs.htm
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