Alumni and Career Resources

Students in History develop many skills that are highly valued by employers, including critical thinking, synthesis and analysis, intensive research, organization, time management, data collection, and historical perspective. Many of our students also develop valuable experience in historical assessment, team work and collaboration, communication, and problem-solving through both classroom and internship experience.

Alumni from History are working in a variety of fields and areas, including teaching and research, business and law, archival and library work, public history and museum work, archaeology, journalism, public service and policy. The potential employment opportunities for former history students are vast, as indicated by the success achieved by many of our alumni.

Read what a few of our history alumni have to say about their own experiences at DePaul.

Please see the following resources for more information about our alumni and ways to connect to our broader alumni community.

• Alumni Sharing Knowledge (ASK) Mentor Program
  The ASK Mentor Program has grown to over 1,100 volunteer mentors from varied backgrounds and experience, offering career guidance to DePaul University students and alumni. ASK serves all majors and all colleges of DePaul University.
• DePaul University Alumni Relations
  Through the Office of Alumni Relations, DePaul offers many opportunities to help its alumni maintain a relationship with each other and the university. We encourage you to stay connected to DePaul. Attend an upcoming alumni event, stop by the Alumni Center, cheer on the Blue Demons at a game watch, take advantage of the many benefits of being a DePaul graduate or volunteer on the committee of your local chapter or class reunion.

Career Resources

• The Career Center
  The Career Center offers programming to support students throughout the placement process, including events and workshops for resumes and interviews, networking and career fairs, and full-time or part-time professional placement and internship experience.
• Financial Fitness Program
  DePaul's Financial Fitness Program provides free services, resources and tools to help students manage costs from freshman year through graduation and beyond. Services include money management workshops, confidential one-on-one financial advising, and accessible written and online resource​ces and tools.