Anthro 3001: Anthropology as a Major and a Career

This course is designed to help you transition from student to career. The best way to do that is to start now to identify career opportunities of interest, so that you have time to obtain the skills and experience that will help you achieve your goals. This course will

Announcements

Final zoom class meeting April 15 at 12:55pm

The Cultural Anthropology career presentation was great, and I'm looking forward to the Biological Anthropology presentation this Wednesday. The zoom meeting address will be on the Canvas announcements page.

If you have scheduling conflicts and are unable to attend the zoom class, you may review the slideshow and write a brief reaction and send it to me via email. The reaction can be a summary or you can discuss an area of particular interest. A paragraph or two is enough. The Cultural Anthropology career presentation is Here.


Online Lectures

March 18: Resume Slideshow [YouTube Resume Lecture]

March 25: In lieu of the guest lecture scheduled for today ("Networking and LinkedIn"), view the video:
How To Get STARTED On LinkedIn In 2020 - (Step-By-Step For BEGINNERS). Heather Austin, the speaker, knows more than I do about this topic, so we're lucky to have this publicly available online.

April 1: Cover Letters Slideshow [YouTube Cover Letters Lecture]


Assignments

Syllabus for Spring 2020

Assignments and due dates

  1. personal plan: due March 11 (intermediate deadlines on syllabus)
  2. resume: due March 25
  3. cover letter: due April 8
  4. group presentations: April 8 and 15
  5. peer review: due April 22

Guidance for Career Reports

Optional LinkedIn assignment (3 pts)

Look at the LinnkedIn website and links below, and meet online with a staff member at U of U Career Services to develop a LinkedIn profile. Submit a pdf with screenshots to Canvas for grading; posting it to LinkedIn is optional. Consultation with the Career Center is mandatory, so send me an email with cc to your Career Services advisor describing the meeting, so that they can confirm it. If you already have a LinkedIn profile, meet with them to review it for improvements before submission. Both the profile and the email are required. See also:

LinkedIn Advice for Students
7 steps to creating your LinkedIn profile


General Resources


Career Resources

1. Field Schools and International Opportunities

  • U. of U. Department of Anthropology fieldschools
  • Other University of Utah international opportunities
  • Other archaeology opportunities, including prehistoric, classical and historical archaeology.
  • Primatology opportunities (national and international)

    2. Career Advice and Opportunities from Professional Associations

    3. News Articles about Anthropologists in the Workplace