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  • Making Graduate School Decisions

    Considering going to grad school? The Anthropology Career Readiness Network (ACRN) created this resource with easy steps to decide which programs would be best for you.
  • Exploring Careers with Ethnography

    The connection between college and a future career is not always clear. Ethnographic methods can provide students with tools to learn about workplaces and envision career paths.
  • Networking Basics & Informational Interviews

    Unsure how to grow your network? The Anthropology Career Readiness Network developed this resource to answer all of your burning questions about how to connect with others and grow professionally.
  • If You've Got It, Flaunt It! Translating Anthropology for the Workplace

    The Anthropology Career Readiness Network developed this guide to help communicate your anthropological training and experiences in the workplace.
  • Interning at the American Anthropological Association

    Each summer, the American Anthropological Association offers two internship opportunities for talented anthropology students as they pursue their professional goals and aspirations.
  • In Case You Missed It - The Guerilla Job Market

    Get help landing an academic position with a tip worksheet created by medical anthropologist and Postdoctoral Fellow, Dick Powis, from our April 2022 webinar, The Guerilla Job Market.
  • Career Q&A: What jobs are easy to find?

    We answer the question, "What are full-time jobs that any anthropologist should be able to easily find and be hired for?" Spoiler alert: It's complicated.
  • Learning about Career Possibilities

    Many of the AAA’s resources for learning about career possibilities come to us courtesy of the National Association for the Practice of Anthropology (NAPA), the AAA section dedicated to practicing and applied anthropology.
  • Becoming an Anthropologist

    Are you or someone you know considering a career in anthropology? We hope this information helps answer your questions about becoming an anthropologist.
  • Where Anthropologists Work

    Today's anthropologists do not just work in exotic locations. Anthropologists can be found in a surprising array of fields and careers, not least of which being the mother of President Obama
  • This is Anthropology Podcast Series

    This five-part interview series was produced in collaboration with The Dirt Podcast.
  • Areas of Anthropological Study

    In response to a survey by the AAA's Committee on Practicing, Applied and Public Interest Anthropology, respondents provided the a wide array of responses to describe where they work.
  • Employment Opportunities for Undergraduate Anthropology Majors

    Anthropology graduates tend to find professional employment as educators, managers, doctors, and lawyers, similar to other liberal arts graduates...
  • Anthropological Skills

    The skills developed through completing a degree in anthropology are useful for living and working in today’s world, which increasingly means interacting with people from many different cultural backgrounds and nations.
  • Financial and Network Support

    Access resources for financial and network support.
  • Publish Your Work

    Submitting and publishing research articles in peer-reviewed journals can be perplexing for scholars of all levels, and junior scholars often have few resources to assist with navigating the process.