A recent job opening at a prestige media outlet: If your skills are working with words, and “editor” is a job title you’ve thought about, this is the kind of job opening you might find in your search for things to apply for. It sounds pretty good, until you get to that line about the […]
Knowing what you want to do for a career is a life-long process. Your first post-college job is a step in that process — it probably won’t define your life. Many people change directions, job paths, priorities as they get older. You don’t have to figure it all out now, but you can arrive at […]
Yes. Which is to say — there’s no “right” time. There’s the time that works for you and what you want. That search for the post-college job has no standard timetable or template. What this means for you is There is no “too early,” “too late,” or “perfect.” You can start your search any time. […]
“I just started college. Do I need a resume already? I’m not going to be looking for a job for a couple of years!” The best time to start thinking about your resume is long before you actually need one. But let’s be clear on what we mean by “resume.” A resume is neither an […]
“Oh, you can do ANYTHING with that major!” people will tell you. It’s more encouraging than the vast abyss of “What are you going to do with THAT major?” but it’s not that helpful. Neither “oh, anything!” or “ew, nothing!” gives the bewildered humanities major a path forward. And yet — the paths exist. There […]
We hear this question a lot. And then the follow-up question: What would make the best second major? The answer is: maybe? (and then, “best” how?) It helps to know why you’re thinking about a second major. Here are some good reasons: “I took a few courses in [major] and really enjoyed them, so I […]
You don’t need an impressive-sounding internship to have a summer that will prove relevant to your future. Here are some things you can do in the next three months — and they’re things you can fit around summer classes or your summer job. Reflect. It’s been a tough semester. Take a moment to tally up […]
The 2019 – 2020 Illini Success Report has been released, and the outcome for humanities majors are in step with outcomes across campus: better than many had feared but not as good as they would be if there wasn’t a global pandemic happening right now. Once again we learn that, contrary to popular myth, humanities […]
Thinking about a career in editing because you love to read? “A love of reading is (or should be) a given for someone interested in becoming an editor, not because editing is similar to reading but because being deeply familiar with the written language can strengthen some of the tools used in the job. Having […]
There are SO MANY REASONS not to make an appointment at the HPRC as you prepare to graduate. For example: “I don’t really know what I want to do.” Yeah. We hear this one a lot. We can probably give you a few ideas about how to start earning a living while you figure it […]
