1. Betsy McEneaney

2.  ASA study of the Class of 2005 – Sociology BA Graduates  www.asanet.org (Click on “Students” at top right) www.asanet.org  Upon graduation:  22% planned to go to grad school only  42% planned to work only  27% planned to work and go to grad school

3. Job CategoryPercent Social Services, Counselors, Psychologists 26.5% Clerical/Administrative Support 15.8% Management14.4% Sales/Marketing10.1 Services8.3% Teachers, Librarians8.1%

4.  Social Services, Counselors, Psychologists  54.8% of all internships  Social Science, Researchers  23.8% of all internships

5. AAlmost 70% of those who said their job is “closely related” to sociology reported being “very satisfied” with their job. IIf job was “not related” to sociology, only 36% were “very satisfied” with their job. SSO: Look for a job that uses your sociology skills!!

6. TThe ASA study found: SSoc grads often did not list sociology-related skills on resume, AND FFailed to discuss those skills in the job interview YYou won’t get a “sociology-related” job that way!!

7.  Developing evidence-based arguments  Evaluating different research methods  Writing a report understandable to non- sociologists  Forming and testing hypotheses  Using computer resources to develop a reference list  Analyzing data and interpreting results  Conducting interviews and focus groups  Using statistical software (SPSS, Excel)

8.  Let’s brainstorm…

9.  Working sociology into the discussion  Your ideas?  Mention your concentration or other specific coursework  Think about papers, projects, internships that you did that relate to the job in some way before the interview  How might collecting some data help the organization solve a problem it is facing – sketch it out for them

10.  Census Bureau  http://2010.census.gov/2010censusjobs/ http://2010.census.gov/2010censusjobs/  AmeriCorps  http://www.americorps.gov/ http://www.americorps.gov/  Other websites:  http://www.usajobs.gov/ -- Federal Jobs http://www.usajobs.gov/  http://www.CareerBuilder.com – SPSS-related jobs http://www.CareerBuilder.com