[wapadc] What would you recommend?

Good morning group.

 

I am interested in finding out from WAPA members about what people look for in an employee, i.e. what knowledge and skills do you wish they possessed that they do not learn in school.

 

If you do not hire employees, what do you wish you’d learned prior to entering the field of anthropology or before entering a field where you put your anthropological skills to use.

 

The reason I am interested is that I will be teaching an 1-week intensive anthropology career bootcamp this summer for the University of Maryland Department of Anthropology.  The course is based on one I taught at the University of New Mexico and the book that my husband and I wrote “The Anthropology Graduate’s Guide: From Student to a Career.”  Both the class and the book focus more on the mechanics of looking for and applying for jobs and what I want to add this summer are more actual job skills like writing, interviewing, budgeting, proposal writing, and planning.  Since the course is 4-field and I am an archaeologist and educator, recommendations to round out the other areas of anthropology would be appreciated.

 

The other component of the course is a 6-week internship.  If anyone can sponsor a student, please let me know off-list @ cjellick@um.edu.

 

THANKS for your help.  I look forward to the conversation.

Carol

 

Carol J. Ellick, M.A., RPA

Anthropology Department

University of Maryland

1111 Woods Hall

College Park, MD 20742

cjellick@umd.edu