CAREERS & RELIGION MAJORS

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

Employment Pursuits of Recent Religion Majors*

• Assistant to the Director - American Jewish Committee, New York, NY
• Trader - Evolution Capital Management, Honolulu, HI
• English Teacher - Khon Kaen University (Princeton in Asia), Khon Kaen, Thailand
• Business Analyst - A.T. Kearney, New York, NY
• Advertising - Leo Burnett, Chicago, IL
• Account Management Analyst - Blackrock, New York, NY
• Legal Assistant - Cravath, Swaine & Moore, New York, NY
• Buyer - The May Company, Boston, MA
• President - Netamorphosis, Los Angeles, CA
• Retail & Sales Trainee - M&T Bank, White Plains, NY
• Project Manager - Sampson Construction, Lincoln, NE
• Teacher - Teach for America, Baton Rouge, LA
• Associate for Student Ministry - Trinity Church, Greenwich, CT
• RUF Intern - Park Cities Presbyterian Church, Dallas, TX
• Fellow - North Lawndale College Prep (Project 55), Chicago, IL
• Campus Crusade for Christ, Princeton NJ
• Research Coordinator - Salomon Smith Barney, New York, NY

* These are actual jobs new graduates accepted.

Selected Resources in the Career Services Library

• 100 Jobs in Social Change
• Alternatives to the Peace Corps: Gaining Third World Experience
• Careers for Good Samaritans & Other Humanitarian Types
• Careers in Counseling and Human Development
• Education for Action: Undergraduate and Graduate Programs That Focus on Social Change
• Harvard College Guide to Careers in Government & Politics
• International Directory of Voluntary Work
• Managing a Non-Profit Organization
• Opportunities in Human Resource Management
• Volunteer America: A Comprehensive National Guide to
  Opportunities for Service, Training and Work Experience

Resources and Information Online

• Why Study Religion?
  http://www.studyreligion.org/
  
  
• Clergy - Tasks Performed & Skills Required (O*NET)
  http://online.onetcenter.org/link/summary/21-2011.00
  
  
• Occupational Outlook Handbook - Teachers
  http://stats.bls.gov/oco/ocos069.htm
  
  
• Occupational Outlook Handbook - Counselors
  http://stats.bls.gov/oco/ocos067.htm
  
  
• Action Without Borders
  http://www.idealist.org/
  
  
• Career Overview
  http://www.careeroverview.com/
  
  
• Princeton Religion Department
  http://www.princeton.edu/~religion/
  

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 Academy of Religion
  http://www.aarweb.org
  
  
• Association for the Sociology of Religion
  http://www.sociologyofreligion.com
  
  
• Evangelical Press Association
  http://www.epassoc.org
  
  
• Religious Education Association
  http://www.religiouseducation.net
  

Religion 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 Religion alumni, to learn more about the careers that people from this major sometimes pursue.

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