ECONOMICS
WHO CAN I CONTACT FOR HELP?
For career and job-related information:
Elizabeth Mimms
Career Services Counselor
emimms@careers.utah.edu
801-581-5624
350 Student Services Building
(Make an appointment to talk about pursuing jobs, fine-tuning your resume, perfecting your interviewing skills, and negotiating the best possible salary.)
For academic & class related information, please contact:
Tracey Farnsworth
Academic Advisor
tracey.farnsworth@economics.utah.edu
801-581-7481
308 BUC
WHAT CAN I DO WITH ECONOMICS?
WHAT EMPLOYMENT POSSIBILITIES ARE AVAILABLE?
*Important* Go to UCareerLink for great resources.
The following links are meant to be used in several ways
- Identify jobs and internships
- Explore potential employers
- Expose you to varying types of employment
Please browse other Job Information by Major sites because some information overlaps (ex: Business Administration, Finance and Political Science)
RELATED CAREER PATH RESOURCES
Government
Private Sector/Industry
Economic & Market Research
Internship Information
- Career Services Internship Program - Find out about the Career Services Internship Program: overview, requirements, description, credit information, process to apply.
- Hinckley Institute of Politics, University of Utah - Find out about local, state, national, and international Internship opportunities offered through the Hinckley Institute of Politics.
- DCInternships.org - Find out about Internship opportunities sponsored through the Fund for American Studies
- Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) - Explore Internship opportunities with FDIC.
Job Search Web Sites
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
Students
- Economics Student Advisory Committee
- Heterodox Economics Student Association
- University of Utah, Law and Economics Society (site currently under construction)
- Net Impact
Professional
GRADUATE SCHOOL
ADDITIONAL ONLINE ECONOMICS RESOURCES
- University of Utah Department of Economics - Department web site with resources and information for all economics majors.
- The Brookings Institute - One of Washington's oldest think tanks, is an independent, nonpartisan organization devoted to research, analysis, and public education with an emphasis on economics, foreign policy, governance, and metropolitan policy.
- American Enterprise Institute on Public Policy Research - Dedicated to preserving and strengthening the foundations of freedom--limited government, private enterprise, vital cultural and political institutions, and a strong foreign policy and national defense--through scholarly research, open debate, and publications.
- Cato Institute - A non-profit public policy research foundation that seeks to broaden the parameters of public policy debate to allow consideration of the traditional American principles of limited government, individual liberty, free markets and peace.
- Governor’s Office of Economic Development - Learn about the economic strategies being used here and around the state.
- Economic Development Corporation of Utah - Economic data, resources, and news.
- The Urban Institute - A non-partisan economic and social policy research organization
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