When and How to Choose a Major

October 8th, 2009 @

Choosing a college major is one of the biggest decisions you’ll ever make. Although many people don’t work in a field related to their college majors, your major can determine what careers you’ll be qualified for after college. When to choose a major. Some colleges force students to choose a major at some point, often [...]

Helpful Links for College Students

August 28th, 2009 @

OnlineClasses.com has a list of 100 tips and tools to help you choose a major and a list of the 100 best blogs for career-minded students. Lifehack.org offers advice for college freshman. CollegeRuled is an online organizer and planner for college students only (.edu email address required). LectureFox has free university lectures on a variety [...]

College Majors You May Not Have Considered

June 6th, 2009 @

At a large university, choosing a major can be overwhelming due to the number of majors available.  If you attend a school with a wide selection of majors, research every major in your course catalog.  Some often overlooked majors that offer great career opportunities : Management Information Systems –  Management information systems involves the design [...]

Insider Interview: Sociology

April 22nd, 2009 @

In a new series of posts I’ll be conducting interviews with people in different fields. These interviews are intended to help students and career changers with career-planning decisions by providing insight into different occupations. Derrick Shapley is a graduate student who is working on his Ph.D. in sociology while teaching and doing research. I asked [...]

Jobs for Liberal Arts Majors: History

December 24th, 2008 @

Who majors in history? Future business executives, lawyers, politicians, and writers. With a history degree, you are not limited to a particular occupation or field. Many history majors go on to obtain a doctorate, business or law degree. If you aren’t sure about graduate school (or want to take a break from school), but still [...]