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So having recently, finally, gotten out of college with a BA in History for the sake of my sanity I have a problem. On the one hand, History was great for keeping me mentally engaged and avoiding the depressive self loathing sensations associated with prior degree paths I didn't give a ghost of a gently caress about. On the other hand, I have no real idea how to put this degree to work! What kind of options are available to me? I'm currently in Chattanooga, Tennessee if that's at all helpful. I'd like to avoid spending any additional time in a college if possible, as right now my number one priority is achieving some kind of financial independence for myself, but I'm not entirely opposed out of hand. Right now, the only vague idea I have is trying to go through a certification program for Paralegal Studies so I can go to work for an attorney, as I'm told that's a reasonably common path for History majors. Any advice or ideas from people with experience is appreciated. 
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Nov 8, 2017 01:49
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You have a degree. You've shown that you can commit to a thing for 4 years. The only other thing an employer will care about, generally, is whether you can quickly demonstrate practical skills that are relevant to their specific job offer. These skills don't need to be related to your degree in any way.
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Nov 8, 2017 08:37
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Yeah at this point you try hard to leverage your network of contacts/ friends / family for any white collar job that's hiring. You likely don't even need a certification to work as a paralegal. There's a lot of administrative/secretary-ish work that doesn't require specialized training. The main difficulty is actually figuring out what to search for. Here are some random jobs my friends have gotten with no more than a fairly generic liberal arts education: Lab manager for a university lab Paralegal Programmer (this dude literally had a philosophy degree, applied to a programming job, said "look, I know my diploma says philosophy but I can code", and they hired him. I myself did something very similar for a coding job. But you do have to be able to code.) Procurement Human resources Secretary Public relations for a solar company Call center stuff (I was told this was terrible though) I'd say start looking for jobs before any more training. The jobs will let you know what you need to have.
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Nov 8, 2017 12:18
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What job experience and/or skills do you have that could figure on your resume? You'll need a foothold somewhere
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Nov 8, 2017 16:07
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I assume your writing skills are fairly well developed, I would suggest looking into procurement or proposals.
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Nov 8, 2017 20:09
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Thesaurus posted:What job experience and/or skills do you have that could figure on your resume? You'll need a foothold somewhere Basically nothing but retail/customer service work while I was making my way through the degree I'm afraid. remigious posted:I assume your writing skills are fairly well developed, I would suggest looking into procurement or proposals. The writing aspect of history was something I excelled at so, I'll have to give that a look as well.
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Nov 9, 2017 00:09
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Throw it in the trash.
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Nov 9, 2017 01:57
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Write for a smaller newspaper. I have a history degree. I added journalism, but the journalism part can be learned. A basic grasp of history and critically evaluating sources have actually helped a lot. The last two reporters we hired did not have journalism degrees, so it's possible to do it. Pay is poo poo. Hours are poo poo, but you occasionally stumble into events where they feed you.
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