COMMUNICATION

Major, Career & Job Hunting Information Online

General

• Exploring Majors  – includes description of major, special skills and abilities needed to succeed, examples of job titles, examples of organizations that hire Math majors, resources for learning about the field, contacts.
• Academic Course Planning Form – Select the course Planning Form for the year that you entered Mason as a student. Academic Advising, Room 304, SUB1.
• Contacts

o LaKesha Anderson , Advisor, Communication Department, 212 Thompson Hall, (703) 993-8472

o    Angela Illig, University Career Services, 348 Sub 1, (703) 993-2370

o Academic Advising Center, Sub 1, Room 304, (703) 993-2470

• Communication Department

Additional Career/Occupation Information

• Career Library Resources for Communication majors - located in SUB1, Room 348
• O*NET Online (In-depth information about occupations)
• America’s Career InfoNet
• Virginia View – Information on Education and Work in Virginia
• What Can I do With This Major? (UTK)
• What Can I do With a Communication Major – UNC/Wilmington career site
• George Mason University Career Network (GMU network of alumni and other professionals share information on career fields, employers and job hunting - available only to GMU students and alumni)

Bureau of Labor Statistics Information on Communication Occupations

• Bureau of Labor Statistics on Writers/Reporters
• Bureau of Labor Statistics on Advertising, Marketing, Promotions, Public Relations and Sales Managers
• Bureau of Labor Statistics on Public Relation Specialists
• Bureau of Labor Statistics for News Analysts, Reporters and Correspondents
• Bureau of Labor Statistics for Broadcast and Sound Engineering Technicians

Associations and other Career Resource Sites for Communication Majors

Advertising

• Advertising Educational Foundation
• American Advertising Federation
• Ad Council
• American Association of Advertising Agencies

Broadcasting

• National Association of Broadcasters

• Virginia Association of Broadcasters

Human Resources

• Society of Human Resource Management

Journalism

• American Society of Newspaper Editors - jobs and internship information
• JOBSPAGE (thru Detroit Free Press)
• Journalism Jobs – also has internships!

Public Relations

• Jobs in Public Relations - Information on PR Jobs and Internships
• Public Relations Society of America
• Public Relations Student Society of America
• Public Relations Job Sources

Job Boards

• PatriotJobWeb – University Career Services Job and Internship Site
• Indeed – search engine for jobs – drills down by keyword and location.
• Simply Hired – job search engine connected to LinkedIn (networking site)
• Wet Feet (search for Internships in Advertising and PR; HR; Journalism and Writing;

Communication and Broadcasting; Event Planning)

• Wet Feet  (search for Jobs by Job Type or Keyword)

• Association Jobs – search by concentration; field

Getting Experience

• PatriotJobWeb – University Career Services Job and Internship Site

• Communication Dept Student Organizations

• NY Women in Communication - Internships
• NYC Internships
• Internship Fair – Fall and Spring Job and Internship Fairs
• Types of Career Related Experience
• Getting the Most from Your Internship Experience
• Prepare to Job Hunt (good information for getting experience as well – writing resumes & interviewing)

Graduate and Professional School

• Career Library Resources for Communication majors - located in SUB1, Room 348

Job Hunting & Preparation

• Job Hunting Strategies
• PatriotJobWeb – University Career Services Job and Internship Site
• Career Library Resources for Communication majors - located in SUB1, Room 348
• Preparing to Job Hunt