Department of Linguistics

Linguistics-Oriented Career Resources

Professional Applications of Linguistics
A presentation given at the American Association of Applied Linguistics (AAAL) conference about career paths for linguists.

Linguist List
The LINGUIST List, housed at Eastern Michigan University , bills itself as "The world’s largest on-line linguistic resource." The Jobs area of the site offers position listings in private industry and academia. The People and Organizations section of the site contains links to 166 linguistic societies and professional associations worldwide. The Language Resources page contains a searchable database of 7000 unique languages.

Links for Linguists Looking for Jobs in Industry

From Boston University:
What can you do with a Linguistics Major?
Finding a job
Companies that Hire Linguists

From the University of Wellington (New Zealand):
Career View

From the Linguist List:
FAQ on linguistics as a career

Exploring careers (outside of Academia)

wrk4us
An award-winning email discussion list on nonacademic careers for people with graduate education in Humanities and Social Science disciplines. List members support each other in exploring nonacademic careers, and enjoy several Guest Speaker Discussions per year, featuring ex-academics who have succeeded in specific fields. The list population consists mostly of graduate students and ex-academics working outside the academy, but other groups are also present and anyone may subscribe.

Carrer Stuff You Should Know
A blog maintained by Darryl Stevens, the Assistant Director of the Career Center at US Riverside.  Useful information about salary ranges, career exploration, informational interviewing, etc.

Beyond Academe
Geared toward History students in particular, this site contains information which should be of use not only to graduate students but also to faculty members who advise graduate and undergraduate students. The site includes useful information including tips on transforming a CV into a resume, beginning and conducting a job search, a list of suggested reading, an essay explaining how you can and should make the decision to remain in or to leave academia, as well a whole host of other information.

PhDs.org
Resource materials and job search engine for researching grad school programs and careers after graduation.

Brazen Careerist Blog

Jobs in the Humanities and Social Sciences  

Sellout.com

Vault.com
Employee insights on thousands of companies, plus regularly updated career advice information.

Job Search Engines

Idealist.org
A great place to learn about jobs and volunteer possibilities with organizations dedicated to particular issues and causes (e.g. environmental policy, women’s issues)

Diversity Jobs

 A resource for finding jobs with companies committed to diversity.

International Career Employment Weekly

NAFSA Job Registry (International Educators)

USA Jobs (Federal government jobs)


Georgetown University Career Resources

Hoyas online alumni database

Resources Compiled by the Career Education Center

Schools with Good Grad Student Career Services

University of South Carolina

UCSD

Academic360.com
A meta-collection of Internet resources that have been gathered for the academic job hunter. It includes links to faculty, staff, and administrative announcements and is not restricted to teaching positions.

Academic Web Logs
from the Chronicle of Higher Education
All feature occasional discussions about academic life, careers, and the job market.

Invisible Adjunct
Famous Blog "From the Margins of Academe."  Author has ceased writing, but archives are still posted.

Career Exploration Sites 

Employment Readiness Tests:
Self-assessments to introduce you to the concept of employability skills and help you rate your skill level. A very basic introduction, but helpful for developing "skills language”


Suggested Readings

Articles

“The Career–Savvy Grad student” from Cal Berkeley’s Career Center

"The View from Outside the Ivory Tower" by Alexandra Lord (From the American Historical Association's Perspectives magazine)

Books  

Basalla, Susan and Maggie Debelius.  2007.   So What Are You Going to DoWith That? Finding Careers Outside Academia.  Chicago and London: University of Chicago Press.

Newhouse, Margaret. 1993. Outside the Ivory Tower: A Guide for Academics Considering Alternative Careers.   Office of Career Services: Harvard University .