Job Hunting – Page 2 – Sociology at Work

Social Science Graduates More Likely to be Employed

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A new UK study by Campaign for Social Science shows that social science graduates are more likely to be in paid employment than arts or science graduates.

Highest Paid Social Science Careers

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A new graphic shows the highest paid jobs for experienced social science graduates in the USA.

Retaining Sociology Students

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Sociology has a problem recruiting and retaining students. The way forward is for sociological degrees to demonstrate how their training prepares them for the workplace. The latest American Sociological Association (ASA) survey of almost 2,700 sociology students in the USA finds that retention is not purely about loving the subject matter. Students are most satisfiedContinueContinue reading “Retaining Sociology Students”

Sociology Careers: Librarian

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Check out this profile on a sociology graduate who works as a librarian.

Sociological Job Skills

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Creative, organisational, effective, extensive experience, track-record, motivated, innovative, problem solving, communication skills, and dynamic. These may be overused buzzwords, but this is just what recruiters are looking for, and sociologists have these skills in spades.