As a Geography major, no matter which track you take, thousand of opportunities await you upon graduation. Each specific track page will offer more detailed information but you will likely find most of what you need here. The following is a list of links that will give you tons of info, from internships to career fairs, from potential employers to "just what is geography anyway?"
The best general info covering all areas can be found at the American Association of Geographers. This is a must see! It includes fields of geography, internship and career guide, even network lists if you want to contact someone in the field outside of academia!
Indiana
University has great info on internship and jobs for Geography majors.
Geography
Jobs, Internships, etc.
About.com has a great list of extremely helpful links about job opportunities, how much they pay, a great source for anyone intersted in the work of geography.
Geocomm.com.
This is directed toward the entire geography community. It's a fantastic
source for posting resumes, job info, internships, companies hiring, what
they want, tons!
Careers
and Jobs in Geography. Believe it or not, there are many good jobs
and rewarding careers awaiting degree holders from geography. Many of...
Earthworks
Find career opportunities in universities and companies for positions
related to the geosciences, agriculture, astronomy, mining and petroleum.
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Another fantastic resource with loads of links and connections to employers and opportunities is the American Planning Association's Career and Education Guide. But you have to browse the rest of their site to get the whole gambit of what is really there, TONS!! |
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| Perhaps the most user-friendly site with constantly updated info, career trends, needs, job and internship postings, links to real companies, plus an easy to use direction finder is Directions Magazine's web site. This site will help you know exactly what is available! | ||||
Getting an internship is one fo the most important things you can do in your job hunt. Check out our general pointers on internships.
Student
Conservation Association
Forest Service
Bureau
of Land Management
Local/Regional Planning Offices
Private
Firms
Federal/State governments, etc, etc, etc...
GOOD IDEA #2! Find opportunities with the companies you are interested in working for. Check out these links to national corporations:
American
Association of Geographers
American Planning Association
Directions Magazine
check
out these sites -- thousand of opportunities to intern, network, establish
the foundation of your career before you graduate!!!
Indiana
University's Geography dept. has tons of info! Check this one out
for sure!!!
Geography
internships from About.com
Geography
internship from hruniverse.com
Geojobsource.com
lets you search by region or posting date. This is only a tiny list of
jobs out there but will give you a good idea what most employers are looking
for.