Discover Career Opportunities
Sample Career Options
Note: Additional training and education may be required.
- acquisitions editor
- advertising and promotions manager
- arts administrator
- communications specialist
- cultural tour guide
- curator
- diversity officer
- foreign service officer
- fundraiser
- human resources coordinator/manager
- immigration officer
- journalist
- lawyer
- librarian
- lobbyist
- market research analyst
- political aide
- post-secondary education administrator
- professor
- project manager
- public policy analyst
- public relations specialist
- recruiter
- social media specialist
- social policy researcher
- student life/residence coordinator
- teacher
- technical writer
- tourism consultant
- training specialist
- underwriter
Sample Industries / Types of Employers
- chambers of commerce
- community development associations
- educational institutions
- financial institutions
- government
- heritage foundations
- historical societies
- insurance companies
- legal services
- market research firms
- media organizations
- municipalities
- museums/archives/libraries
- national parks
- non-profit organizations
- political parties
- publishing companies
Career Resources
Check out more resources available in the Career Centre and through Navigator.
Laurier Grads are Successful
Laurier Graduate Survey Results (2021)
Respondents from the Laurier Graduate Survey conducted by Career Centre. Graduates were surveyed within 12 months of graduation.
45 History Graduates:
- Employed: 22.7%
- Pursuing Further Education: 72.7%
- Other: 4.5%
Sample Jobs within the First Year After Graduation
- communications assistant
- event coordinator
- intellectual property law clerk
- logistics coordinator
- mortgage agent
- residence life coordinator
Sample Further Education Programs within the First Year After Graduation
- JD: Law.
- Master’s degree: History, Counselling Psychology, English and Film Studies, Global Politics.
- College program: Museum Management and Curatorship, Human Resources, Marketing - Corporate Account Management, Sports Journalism.
- Bachelor’s degree: Education.
Careers of Alumni Two-Five Years After Graduation
- anti-human trafficking coordinator
- campus and talent operations specialist
- collections assistant
- digital content specialist
- director of business innovation
- lawyer
- policy analyst
- teacher
Develop Your Transferable Knowledge and Skills
At Laurier, develop these competencies through both curricular and co-curricular opportunities to help you achieve your goals for the future.
Functional Knowledge
- Research and interpret past and present events and forecast possible future trends.
- Understand, compile and apply diverse historical and cultural perspectives to a situation.
- Gather, synthesize and analyze historical and contemporary information.
- Identify precedents for policy development, decision making and strategic planning.
- Interpret and compare historical and contemporary information (e.g., demographics).
- Authenticate materials, information and data for the purpose of ensuring accuracy and integrity.
- Discover how information is sourced, valued and used in creating new knowledge.
Collaboration & Teamwork
- Work effectively as part of a team by identifying your role and contributing, leading, teaching, motivating and/or encouraging others for team success.
- Oversee, lead and/or contribute to a project including determining goals, planning details, making decisions and completing tasks.
- Demonstrate professional behaviour and an understanding of individual perspectives and diversity.
Communication
- Produce well-researched material, integrating current and past interpretations and perspectives while ensuring accuracy of historical information.
- Develop interesting and effective presentation material to communicate information to various groups using current technology.
- Explain information, ideas and opinions effectively, both verbally and in writing.
- Probe for information by asking questions and listening, and engage in constructive conversations.
Critical Thinking & Problem Solving
- Identify and access a wide range of relevant information and resources.
- Learn, understand and critically interpret information and apply knowledge to new situations.
- Set priorities, meet deadlines and manage time, data and resources.
- Make well-reasoned decisions, think creatively, identify and consider all sides of an issue.
- Analyze and evaluate data to discuss, support and/or question ideas, opinions, reports, theories and proposals.