Web Links

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Online Job Postings

• American Association of Museums
  • http://www.aam-us.org/jobHQ/index.cfm
  • Can browse all jobs available by location and category or just look at all the job openings listed.  No need to create an account to look, but if you want to save what you have looked at, an account is necessary.
    
    
• American Association for State and Local History
  • http://www.aaslh.org/jobsonline.htm
  • Can browse all jobs available by location and category or just look at all the job openings listed.  No need to create an account to look, but if you want to save what you have looked at, an account is necessary.
    
    
• USA Jobs – Jobs with the Federal Government
  • http://www.usajobs.opm.gov/
  • Search for jobs with the Federal Government by location using keywords, location (internationally), type of job and pay range.  Very detailed job postings – tons of information.
    
    
• State Jobs
  • http://www.statejobs.com
  • Links to different state resources for locating jobs.  Provides links to government and private employer jobs.  Only provides links, must do the searching yourself.
    
    
• The Society of American Archivists
  • http://www.archivists.org/employment/index.asp
  • Lists available jobs and their location by date of posting.
    
    
• History Associates Incorporated
  • http://www.historyassociates.com/
  • Looking for a career in history or archives and records management? HAI's historians conduct research at the Library of Congress, National Archives facilities across the country, and local and regional repositories in the United States and Europe. Our archivists and records managers develop strategies for private, public, and nonprofit organizations nationwide. With young professionals working closely alongside experienced senior staff on a wide variety of projects and products, HAI offers a dynamic work environment and a rewarding professional career.
  • This site provides job listings, but rarely have more than one or two openings for highly skilled individuals.  However, the site does provide information on historical research.
    
    
• The History Factory
  • http://www.historyfactory.com/
  • If you’re a professional historian, archivist, researcher, writer, museum specialist, designer or administrator with a passion for business, history or both, then maybe we can help you do what you love everyday.  Located in Virginia, this site lists available jobs (link to careers is located at the bottom of the page).
    
    
• National Council on Public History
  • http://www.ncph.org/CareersTraining/Jobs/tabid/334/Default.aspx
  • Can search for jobs and internships all over the United States and also provides links to other history related job search engines.
    
    
• The Chronicle of Higher Education
  • http://chronicle.com/jobs/
  • Browse jobs position, location and field – all jobs related to the education field.
    
    
• Museum Employment Resource Center
  • http://www.museum-employment.com/
  • Lists jobs available in museums located all across the United States. 
    
    
• Government Jobs
  • http://govtjobs.com/
  • Intensive lists of jobs available along with their location – all over US. Can search by type of job or can be linked directly to a particular company that you are interested in working for to see what jobs they have available.
    
    
• Jobs in Archeology
  • http://archaeologic.com/jobs_in_archaeology.htm
  • Site has links to many different job search sites.
    
    
• The Library of Congress
  • http://www.loc.gov/hr/employment/index.php
  • The Library of Congress offers many exciting opportunities for those seeking employment, internships or fellowships, or volunteer positions.  Lists only jobs available at the Library of Congress.
    
    

Online Reference Materials

• Occupational Outlook Handbook
  • http://www.bls.gov/oco/
  • For hundreds of different types of jobs – such as teacher, lawyer, and nurse – the Occupational Outlook Handbook tells you: the training and education needed, earnings, expected job prospects, what workers do on the job, and working conditions.
    
    
• American Historical Association
  • http://www.historians.org/pubs/free/careers/index.htm
  • Information on what you can do as a history major and gives links to different historical sites, but cannot search job listing unless you are a member.
    
    
• Wisconsin Careers
  • http://wiscareers.wisc.edu/Default.asp
  • Students can create an account to have access to job search engines as well as information regarding different occupations, educational opportunities and much more. This site has questionnaires to determine which types of jobs fit different interests.   
    
    
• Salary information
  • http://Salary.com & http://salaryexpert.com
  • Allows you to create personalized salary reports based on education level and job type – depending on how detailed a report you want, there may be a fee. 
    
    
• The Internet Public Library
  • http://www.ipl.org/div/aon
  • Collection of resources for any interest – includes links.
    
    
• Organization of American Historians
  • http://www.oah.org/announce/links.html
  • Intensive list of links beneficial to the historian.
    
    
• Career services
  • Offer interests/skills assessments, career info websites, as well as other information you might find helpful.  http://www.lssaa.wisc.edu/careers/exploration/career_exploration.html
    

Reference Books

• College Library has a Career Collection on the 3rd floor that has tons of different books in all areas such as finding the career that is for you, how to write excellent resumes and cover letters as well as information on careers in different majors. 
  • You can search this Career Collection online as well at: http://college.library.wisc.edu/collections/career
    
    
• Examples of books in the collection:
  • Opportunities in Museum Careers by Blythe Camenson (2007)
  • Great Jobs for History Majors by Julie DeGalan and Stephen Lambert (2001)
  • Seven Step Job Search by Michael Farr (2006)
  • Encyclopedia of Careers
  • Pass That Interview by Judith Johnstone (2005)
  • New York Job Bank compiled by Adams Media (2005)
    
    

Direct Experience

• Letters & Science Career Services – offers mock interviews, resume critique service, job/internship planning assistance, employer recruitment and much more http://www.lssaa.wisc.edu/careers/
• Morgridge Center for Public Service http://www.morgridge.wisc.edu/student.html
• Go Global! The International Careers Website http://go.global.wisc.edu/
• UW-Job Center http://jobcenter.wisc.edu/
  

Other Interesting Links

• The Senate Historical Office
  http://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/common/generic/Senate_Historical_Office.htm

Serving as the Senate's institutional memory, the Historical Office collects and provides information on important events, precedents, dates, statistics, and historical comparisons of current and past Senate activities for use by members and staff, the media, scholars, and the general public. The office advises senators and committees on cost-effective disposition of their non-current office files, assists researchers seeking access to Senate records, and maintains automated information data bases detailing locations of former members' papers.

It conducts oral history interviews with retired senior Senate staff and keeps extensive biographical and bibliographical information on former senators. A collection of more than thirty thousand Senate-related photographs and other illustrations is available for research and publication use.   The Historical Office and its staff has also produced numerous publications through the years, covering all aspects of Senate history.

• Federal Agencies Directory compiled by the LSU Libraries
  http://www.lib.lsu.edu/gov/fedgov.html

  A listing of all the federal agencies within the United States.  Allows you to search alphabetically, by branch, or hierarchically.

• Southern Poverty Law Center
  http://www.splcenter.org/center/about.jsp

The Southern Poverty Law Center was founded in 1971 as a small civil rights law firm. Today, SPLC is internationally known for its tolerance education programs, its legal victories against white supremacists and its tracking of hate groups.