CONSUMER & COMMUNITY STUDIES
WHOM CAN I CONTACT FOR HELP?
For career and job-related information, contact:
Caroline Peck, career counselor
Career Services, 350 Student Services Building (SSB)
801-585-5049
cpeck@sa.utah.edu
(Make an appointment to talk about finding an internship, pursuing jobs, fine-tuning your resume, perfecting your interviewing skills, and negotiating the best possible salary.)
For academic major requirements and class-related information, contact:
Jenny Stout, academic advisor
Family & Consumer Studies Department
232 Alfred Emery Building (AEB)
801-581-4431
jenny.stout@fcs.utah.edu
WHAT CAN I DO WITH CONSUMER & COMMUNITY STUDIES?
- What can I do with this degree? We don’t have a data sheet strictly for Consumer & Community Studies, but you can gather good ideas from the information for Economics and Public Administration majors
- U of U Dept. of Family & Consumer Studies – click on “Job Opportunities”
- Who Hires Our Graduates? – placement information on real, live, recent CCS grads from the U of U
- Occupational Outlook Handbook – comprehensive information from the U.S. Dept. of Labor. Examples:
OPTIONS for U of U INTERNSHIP CREDIT
- Family & Consumer Studies Dept. internship program -- FCS 5920 “Field Training” is an opportunity for students to earn credit while gaining invaluable hands-on experiences in the workplace. By registering for this course, students in the Department of Family and Consumer Studies are able to apply what they learn in a classroom to real-life situations and worksites
- Career Services internship program -- Educational Psychology 3960
- Hinckley Institute of Politics at the University of Utah -- places more than 200 students every year in local, state, national and international internships with government offices and nonprofit organizations
WHAT EMPLOYMENT POSSIBILITIES ARE AVAILABLE?
Jobs primarily WITHIN Utah:
- Check out the job listings in UCareerLink, the Career Services database. Go to http://careers.utah.edu, then log in directly or “SIGN-UP FOR SERVICES.” Click on “Jobs” on the toolbar at the top of the page. You’ll see hundreds of jobs that employers have asked Career Services to post for our students and graduates. Look in such job categories as “Business – Management,” “Human/Social Services,” “Business – HR,” “Counseling/Advising”
- Utah Nonprofits Association job board -- positions at nonprofit agencies in Utah
- Salt Lake Community Action Program jobs
- Jobs working for the University of Utah and medical center – click on “External Candidates”
- Jobs working for the state of Utah
- Salt Lake City government online job center
- Salt Lake County current job openings
- Utah State Courts employment opportunities
Jobs primarily OUTSIDE OF Utah:
- idealist.org -- search for jobs, internships, and volunteer opportunities with nonprofit organizations internationally and nationally
- SocialService.Com -- nationwide social service job openings
- Government jobs
National/international service programs (paid opportunities) to consider:
- AmeriCorps VISTA – a national service program to fight poverty by serving one year with a nonprofit or government agency that you choose: living allowance, health care, cash or education grant at end (search for program openings by state or do “Advanced Opportunity Search”)
- Peace Corps – serve your country and the cause of peace by living and working for two years in a developing country
- Teach for America -- college graduates of all majors and career interests commit two years to teach in public schools in highest-poverty U.S. communities
ARE THERE STUDENT OR PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS WHERE I SHOULD BE GETTING INVOLVED?
- The American Council on Consumer Interests
- American Economic Association
- American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences
- Association for Financial Counseling and Planning Education
- National Association of Consumer Advocates
- The National Association of Personal Financial Advisors
- Community Development Society
- American Counseling Association
- Society for Community Research and Action
- SOCAP International (The Society of Consumer Affairs Professionals in Business)
GATHER IDEAS FROM INFO ABOUT RELATED MAJORS
Many businesses are happy to hire students from any major for management trainee or sales positions. If you’re interested in a business career, be sure to consult “Job Info by Major” for Business Administration and Management in the David Eccles School of Business.
RESUME SAMPLES
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