Career Pathways

Read

American Historical Association, Careers for History MajorsDownload

Career & Professional Development Resume Guide

Watch

AHA Welcome Videos playlist (16:49 minutes) – featuring LMU alumna Kayla Begg

Explore

AHA’s What to Do with a BA in History Blog

LinkedIn Learning Course “Writing a Resume,” ch. 1 on Basic Components of a Resume (c. 21:30 minutes)

LMU History Department’s Career Pathways webpage

LMU Career & Professional Development website

Do

Get set up on Handshake (learn how) – Handshake is what CPD uses to connect students to internship and job opportunities.

Get set up on LinkedIn Learning (learn how) – note that LinkedIn Learning is a training site, separate from LinkedIn’s networking platform.

Draft a resume and put it through the VMock Resume Tool (learn how).

Optional: get set up on LinkedIn, the professional networking site. Check out this New York Times article for tips about how to get the most out of LinkedIn.