Where do I go with history? The past can help your future.(career map)

From: Career World, a Weekly Reader publication | Date: January 1, 2005| Author: | Copyright information

How will history help you get a job or find a career? It will be hard to find an employer who will say "You're hired" just because you can rattle off important battles of the Civil War or name the 17th president of the United States--right?

Well, not really. In many jobs, your knowledge of history and your interest in the past can help your future. Career World found one source that listed more than 50 jobs--from archivist to museum curator--in which a history background is a major plus.

According to Julie DeGalan and Stephen Lambert, authors of Great Jobs for History ...

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