If you're planning on studying sociology at university, then brace yourself - you've got a great career ahead of you! While you study, you'll be acquiring and developing the kind of skills employers everywhere need in their staff: skills like the ability to research and evaluate the right kind of information from masses of raw data... your verbal and written communication skills will be second to none... and as for organisation, upcoming deadline panic will be a thing of the past.
Your sociology degree would give you an appreciation of the social situations - in both a business and a social context - that make up everyday life, and the ability to apply sociological theories to organisations of all kinds. You'd have a good grasp of ethical implications, meaning your help would be invaluable in developing new ways to deal with issues and policies facing people today -whether on a social, public, or civic basis.
Sociology is a people subject, so it's not surprising that many graduates choose to start in the public sector in people-facing roles like counsellor, community worker, advice worker or social worker. These would be for employers like the NHS and education authorities, but away from the public sector there are many opportunities within charitable organisations, as well as counselling establishments. And, of course, local and central government, together with the Civil Service offer good employment prospects for sociology graduates.
It's possible, though, that by the time you step up to collect your degree you've decided that you'd rather work in a role where your degree isn't exactly essential, but still very useful when it comes to applying for that position. An understanding of what makes people tick is always useful in fields such as human resources, where you'd be able to smooth those little interpersonal disputes and keep the business running smoothly.
But whatever position you find yourself applying for in the future, you'll also need to provide your interviewers with evidence of your ability to put what you've learned into practice. Have you, for example, been a member of a relevant university society? What kind of related work have you done - on a paid or unpaid basis? And how can you prove that you've got the capacity for hard work, the reliability and the motivation those interviewers are looking for?
Your sociology degree would give you an appreciation of the social situations - in both a business and a social context - that make up everyday life, and the ability to apply sociological theories to organisations of all kinds. You'd have a good grasp of ethical implications, meaning your help would be invaluable in developing new ways to deal with issues and policies facing people today -whether on a social, public, or civic basis.
Sociology is a people subject, so it's not surprising that many graduates choose to start in the public sector in people-facing roles like counsellor, community worker, advice worker or social worker. These would be for employers like the NHS and education authorities, but away from the public sector there are many opportunities within charitable organisations, as well as counselling establishments. And, of course, local and central government, together with the Civil Service offer good employment prospects for sociology graduates.
It's possible, though, that by the time you step up to collect your degree you've decided that you'd rather work in a role where your degree isn't exactly essential, but still very useful when it comes to applying for that position. An understanding of what makes people tick is always useful in fields such as human resources, where you'd be able to smooth those little interpersonal disputes and keep the business running smoothly.
But whatever position you find yourself applying for in the future, you'll also need to provide your interviewers with evidence of your ability to put what you've learned into practice. Have you, for example, been a member of a relevant university society? What kind of related work have you done - on a paid or unpaid basis? And how can you prove that you've got the capacity for hard work, the reliability and the motivation those interviewers are looking for?
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