CAREERS & CLASSICS MAJORS

Click to download Major Paths, which includes representative internships, study abroad opportunities, jobs, fellowships, and graduate programs that other Princeton students majoring in Classics have chosen.

Employment Pursuits of Recent Classics Majors*

• Legal Assistant - Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP, New York, NY
• Management Trainee - MediMedia, Yardley, PA
• Casting Assistant - Bernard Telsey Casting, New York, NY
• Product Manager - MBI, Inc., Norwalk, CT
• Analyst - Morgan Stanley Dean Witter, New York, NY
• Television Analyst - Univision, Philadelphia, PA
• Kaiser Permanente, Oakland, CA
• Research Assistant - Abt Associates, Cambridge, MA
• Teacher - Archer School for Girls, Los Angeles, CA
• Latin Teacher - Buckley School, New York, NY
• Photographer - Princeton University, Princeton, NJ
• Vietiane College (Princeton in Asia), Vietiane, Laos
• Analyst - J.P. Morgan, New York, NY

* These are actual jobs new graduates accepted.

Selected Resources in the Career Services Library

• Breaking into Advertising: How to Market Yourself Like a Professional
• Career Opportunities in The Publishing Industy
• Careers for Bookworms & Other Literary Types
• Careers for Foreign Language Aficionados & Other Multilingual Types
• Great Jobs for Liberal Arts Majors
• Guide to Careers in World Affairs
• Jobs & Careers with Non-Profit Organizations
• Official Museum Directory (2 Volumes)
• So, You Want to Be a Management Consultant?
• Starting Your Career as a Freelance Writer

Resources and Information Online

• Curators - Tasks Performed & Skills Required (O*NET)
  http://online.onetcenter.org/link/summary/25-4012.00
  
  
• Languages and Literature Teachers - Tasks Performed & Skills Required (O*NET)
  http://online.onetcenter.org/link/summary/25-1124.00
  
  
• Archeologists - Tasks Performed & Skills Required (O*NET)
  http://online.onetcenter.org/link/summary/19-3091.02
  
  
• Occupational Outlook Handbook
  http://www.bls.gov/oco/
  
  
• Career Overview
  http://www.careeroverview.com/
  
  
• Princeton Classics Department
  http://www.princeton.edu/~classics/

Professional Associations

Professional associations are a good resource for career information and networking opportunities. Associations often provide online job listings or links to job search resources, such as upcoming conferences and other publications. To find more associations in a variety of fields, use the National Trade and Professional Associations Directory in Career Services.

• American Philological Association
  http://www.apaclassics.org
  
  
• The American Classical League
  http://www.aclclassics.org
  
  
• American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages
  http://www.actfl.org
  
  
• The Association of Ancient Historians
  http://www.trentu.ca/ahc/aah/welcome.shtml

Classics Alumni from Princeton

Alumni have VOLUNTEERED to have students contact them for advice and information about majors and careers. The Alumni Careers Network (ACN), with 4,500 volunteers worldwide, is a searchable on-line database of Princeton alumni who are willing and eager for you to contact them so they can provide you with advice and assistance about: exploring majors, finding internships and summer jobs, graduate school (including law, business, and medicine), and future possible career options. Search the database for Classics alumni, to learn more about the careers that people from this major sometimes pursue.

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