THE LAHS CAREER

NEWS FLASH
The Liberal Arts and Human Sciences Career Services Newsletter

Busting the Myth

Upcoming Events

Your career isnt determined by your

major
While your major is important, your major
doesnt always correlate to what you will do
post-graduation. Liberal Arts & Human
Sciences students sometimes struggle trying to
figure out what career path to take, because
unlike majors like engineering, our major isnt
always in our future job title. The reality is that
liberal arts courses give students transferable
skills that can be used in a variety of
disciplines. For example, Human Development
majors are not restricted to education; the
coursework in psychology and experience
working with people can help them move into
human resources after graduation.
Ho w Re la t e d is Yo u r Jo b t o Yo u r Ma jo r?
Very

Somewhat

Not at all
60
40
20
0

35 42 23 1

On the 20122013 Virginia Tech Post-Grad Report, 35% of

LAHS students consider their job to be very
related to their major, 42% consider it to be
somewhat related and 23% say its not
related. However, 64% of students responded
that their job is very related to their career
goals and the other 36% said that it was
somewhat related. 92% of graduates had
career-related experience prior to graduation.
These statistics show that overall, the work
that you do in your major isnt always exactly
related to your job after graduation, but you
are typically using some skills that you learned
in that program.

Feb. 16: Civil

Engineering
Career Fair. The
Inn at VT. 104pm

Feb. 18:
Destinations in HTM Career Fair. The Inn at
Virginia Tech. 12:30-5pm
Feb. 19: Construction Career Fair. The
Inn at Virginia Tech.

Feb. 23: School of Architecture & Design

at Virginia Tech Career Day. The Inn at
Virginia Tech. 10-4pm
Computer Science Resources Consortium
Career Fair. Squires. 3-7pm
Feb 24: Spring Connection Job Fair.
Squires. 10-4pm
Prep for Grad School: GRE Math Boot
Camp. Derring 1076, 56pm
Feb 25: Prep for Grad
School: GRE Verbal Boot
Camp. Derring 1076, 56pm
Feb. 26: CAMEO Engineering CareerFest.
Squires, 10-4pm.
Feb. 28: Prep for Grad School: Grad &
Professional School Entrance Exam Test
Drive. Litton-Reeves 1760 & 1860, 101pm.

Featured Resource
Hokies4Hire

Virginia Tech Career Services

February Edition
Written by Peer Career Advisor Brianna Hamade

Featured Internships
Found this month on Hokies4Hire

Major
of the
The lahs career
news flash
Political Science

Month

AHRM:1.Store
Management
Internship,
Go to
career.vt.edu
and click on Hokies4Hire under Tools
Political Science is a major that has a vast
2.
Create
an
account
or
login in
Kohls. 8 week paid internship. On-Campus
career
path.
In a field
so diverse
youre bound to
3. Click
then under Advanced Search
select
your
job
interview.
ApplyonbyJobs,
2/25.
preferences
find a career that youre passionate about.
Communication:
CarMax Public Affairs
4.
Read
descriptions
of
interesting
jobs
orPublic
internships
and follow
Summer Internship,
service careers
involvedirections
knowledge of
to apply! VA.
CarMax. Richmond,
government policies and, as the name implies,
*HINT*
on On-Campus Interviewing Program to see which companies are
Paid.
Apply Click
by 3/15.
working for the public. These jobs can be elected or
holding
interviews
soon!
English:
Editorial
Intern,
American
appointed while some involve an application
Horticultural Society. Alexandria, VA. Paid.
process. Some examples of job titles include
Foreign Languages & Literatures:
administrative officer, municipal services
2015 Homeland Security Summer
supervisor, or urban planner. Typically you can
Scholars Academy, National Center for
Border Security and Immigration. El Paso,
find these jobs in an array of government agencies
TX. Paid housing, meal allowance and
and departments.
stipend. Apply by 3/20.
Many political science students also strive
History: City of Norfolk Executive Intern
towards teaching at a university or college. As a
II, City of Norfolk. Paid. Apply
professor you would not only teach classes but also
by 2/28.
Human Development: IT
conduct and publish research. Salary largely
Recruiter (full-time/intern),
depends on the state and the type of institution you
Rang Technologies Inc.
choose to work for.
Piscataway, NJ.
Its not uncommon for Political Science majors
Philosophy: Administrative Intern, United
to attend law school and go into the legal field.
States Commission on International
Attorneys represent clients, conduct research and
Religious Freedom (USCIRF). Unpaid,
practice various forms of communication. This field
stipend and/or course credit may be
available. Washington, DC.
is highly competitive so be prepared to work hard to
Political Science: Community Relations
find a job after graduation.
Internship, Genworth Financial. Paid.
Another good career field lies in nonprofits.
Richmond, VA. Apply by 3/14.
Nonprofits are surprisingly similar to big businesses;
Religion & Culture: Communications
they have a paid staff to carry out management
Intern, United States
functions for the organization. You could work as a
Commission on
director, public information coordinator or major gift
International Religious
Freedom (USCIRF). Unpaid,
officer. Places to look for jobs include associations,
stipend and/or course
interest groups or charities.
credit may be available. Washington, DC.
In the end, it all comes down to what youre
Sociology: Diplomat, ConTap. College
looking for. It may be possible none of these sound
Credit. Blacksburg, VA. Apply by 5/12.
interesting to you and thats OK! Political Science
Performing Arts: Event Coordinator
students from Virginia Tech have landed in tons of
Intern, Danny Lledo. Washington, DC.
different fields including technical writing, recruiting
Paid. Apply by 6/30.
and journalism. Check out the Post Grad Report on

Connect with us for updates on

events and helpful career tips!

Virginia Tech Career Services Website to get more

ideas!
~Information from Mark Rowhs Great

@vtcareerservice

Jobs for Political Science Majors. This

be found
at the
Career
Questions about what Career Services can do for book
you?can
Contact
one
of our
LAHS career advisors!
Becca Scott: bhscott@vt.edu
Center in the CRC.
Virginia Tech - Career
Amy
McPherson:
amcphers@vt.edu
Services
~View Virginia Techs 2013-2014 Post
Grad Report for Political Science
majors at: http://tinyurl.com/m48uu7h