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Transferable Skills

Sample job titles of alums with this major

Other job titles for this major

Types of employers

Resources in Career Services Library

Other resources

Transferable Skills:
Planning Projects
Gathering and organizing data
Communicating across cultures and languages
Surveying and sampling
Summarizing results
Researching qualitatively and quantitatively
Analyzing and problem solving
Interviewing
Conducting field studies
Writing grant proposals
Examining data and artifacts
Recognizing cultural differences and similarities
Designing research projects

Sample job titles of alums with this major:
Computer Consultant ’97
Customer Service Consultant ’97
Director of Development of a Nonprofit Organization ’90
Director of Marketing '99
English Teacher '01
Interior Designer '01
Internet Strategy Consultant '00
Legislative Assistant ‘96
Minister ’87
Nonprofit Program Support Specialist '01 
Nurse ’01
Occupational Therapist ’95
Outreach Coordinator '03
Paralegal ’98
Public Health Consultant ’87
Research Editor at an Investment Firm ‘96

Other job titles for this major:
Administrator
Advertising Manager
Anthropologist Archaeologist
Archivist
College/University Official
Counselor
Genealogist
Linguist
Museum Curator
Professor
Researcher
Statistician
Surveyor
Urban Planner
Writer/Editor

Types of employers:
Advertising Agencies
Business Firms
Consulting Firms
Environmental/Engineering Companies
Educational Institutions
Government Agencies
Industry
Labor Unions
Law Offices
Market Research Firms
Museums & Archives
Nonprofit Organizations
Public Opinion Research Companies
Publishers
Retailers
Research Institutes
Social Service Agencies
Travel Agencies

Resources in Career Services Library:
Over 1200 books, pamphlets, and periodicals are available in the Careers Library to help you with self-assessment, career exploration, the job search, and graduate school planning. Career resources for this major include
Careers in Anthropology
Careers in Anthropology: What an Anthropology Degree Can Do for You
College Majors and Careers
College Majors Handbook
Great Jobs for Anthropology Majors
Opportunities in Forensic Science Careers

Other resources:
1) Visit the Careers Office early and often.
2) Talk to professors in your major and related fields.
3) Ask at the Careers Office for help locating Davidson alums in career fields that interest you and set up informational interviews with them.
4) Professional associations are excellent sources of career and employment information, and many of them have websites.
5) Surf the internet, keeping in mind that many colleges and universities have websites for their Career Centers and for each academic major. Many of these sites include career and employment information as well as links to other useful websites.
6) Contact the following organizations and websites for more information:

American Association of Museums
http://www.aam-us.org

American Anthropological Association
http://www.aaanet.org/

Archaeological Institute of America
http://www.archaeological.org/

Careers in Biological Anthropology http://weber.ucsd.edu/~jmoore/bioanthro/brochure1.html

Davidson College, Anthropology Dept. http://www.davidson.edu/academic/anthropology/anthropology.html

Illinois State Museum: Frequently Asked Questions about a Career in Archaeology in the U.S. http://www.museum.state.il.us/ismdepts/anthro/dlcfaq.html

Indiana University - Purdue University at Indianapolis http://www.iupui.edu/~anth/

Non-Academic Careers in Physical Anthropology http://weber.ucsd.edu/~jmoore/bioanthro/brochure2.html

Society for American Archaeology
http://www.saa.org/

Society for Applied Anthropology (SFAA)
http://www.sfaa.net

Univ. of Delaware, Career Services Center, Major Resource Kits http://www.udel.edu/CSC/mrk.html


                                         (Current as of 12/05)