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Phi Beta Kappa can help you navigate the search for a meaningful career.

Whether you just graduated from college or are already established in your field, find tools and resources designed to grow your connections and your career horizons.

Campus to Career for Liberal Arts & Sciences Majors

Add a paid Phi Beta Kappa internship to your resume. We offer programatic internships through our national headquarters each quarter and writing internships with The Key Reporter in the fall and spring.
Join our member-exclusive LinkedIn group to view job openings curated for arts and sciences grads around the country
Look for Key Connections career networking events for recent grads each September. Several Phi Beta Kappa Associations also feature young professional groups that you can join.
Explore tips and resources shared by leading service organizations and Phi Beta Kappa members working in public service careers created specifically for arts and sciences students.
Read You Can Do Anything : The Surprising Power of a “Useless Liberal Arts” Education from LinkedIn Senior Editor and Phi Beta Kappa Member George Anders
Follow high-profile campus experts with great tips and suggestions for all of life beyond college like Wake Forest’s Andy Chan and Reed College’s Alice Harra
Negotiate a Smart Start: Consider taking an in-person or online work shop to ace salary negotiations like this one from the American Association of University Women (Open to all).
Find a mentor inside or outside your organization
Grow competencies in these five key areas after college
Create your personal brand
Let the American Historical Association give you some ideas for what to do with that history degree
Develop key skills to becoming an effective team member

Mid-Career Leadership and Sector Changes

Build leadership skills and community connections by serving on a ΦBK Association board
Develop better management skills
Use your 30s to make these career moves
Beat mid-career malaise with these tips from HBR
Update your resume template for the next stage of your career
Get advice on making a mid-career move as an academic
Explore a change to your research focus
Widen your research funding base
Become a better mentor
Find funding for a career change

Encore Careers

Attend Phi Beta Kappa networking and cultural events to make connections with rising thought leaders and community shapers
Read the Encore Career Handbook to explore how to make a living and a difference in the second half of your career
Grow your career after 50
Learn new technologies after 50
Develop a passion project without quitting your job
Find a bridge job or second ca reer before retirement
Take charge of the final years of your academic life

Spread the Word

Join our members-only LinkedIn group to connect with over 50,000 members and expand your network.
Update your contact information with the national office to receive information on events in your area.

Phi Beta Kappa can help you navigate the search for a meaningful career.

Campus to Career for Liberal Arts & Sciences Majors

Mid-Career Leadership and Sector Changes

Encore Careers

Spread the Word

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