What is English?
Many occupations today require a college educated individual who can write and speak well, solve problems, learn new information quickly and work well with others on a team This means that college graduates use their education in a wide variety of fields, and your future career may relate more to your personal career interests, work values and transferable skills than any specific academic major. However, the following list contains a representative sample of job titles of former graduates with an English major. Use this as an idea list, and remember that it represents some, but certainly not all, of the careers you might consider.
Students obtaining employment immediately upon graduation are usually those with the best college records and a willingness to relocate to find a job. Some of these jobs also require education beyond a bachelors' degree.
Related Career Titles | ||
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| Account Executive | Actor/Actress | Administrative Assistant |
| Administrator | Advertising Copywriter | Analyst |
| Artist | Analyst | Attorney |
| Author - Fiction Non-Fiction | Assistant Scientific Writer | Bank Officer |
| Biographer | Book Critic | Business Manager |
| Circulation Assistant | City Manager | College Professor |
| Columnist/Commentator | Comedy Writer | Communications Manager |
| Congressional Aide | Copywriter | Corrective Therapist |
| Creative Writer | Critic, Art/Book | Crossword Puzzle |
| Curator | Customer Service | Desktop Publisher |
| Director | Radio-TV Commentator | Radio-TV Newscaster |
| Reading Consultant | Reporter | Research Assistant |
| Researcher/Pollster | Retail Sales | Technical Consultant |
| Technical Writer | Training Specialist | Editor, Film/Video |
| Editor, Magazine | Editor, News | Editor, Newspaper |
| Editor, Publications | Editor, Publications | Editor, Writer |
| Editorial Assistant | Education & Training | Educational Program Specialist |
| Entertainment Agent | Fashion Merchandiser | Foreign Correspondent |
| Freelance Writer/Consultant | Fundraiser | Greeting Card Writer |
| Hearing Officer | Hotel & Motel Manager | Human Resource Specialist |
| Human Service Practitioner | Humorist/Comedian | Information Abstractor |
| Insurance Agent | Interior Designer | Interpreter & Translator |
| Investment Counselor/Manager | Journalist | Labor Relations Specialist |
| Lawyer | Legal Assistant | Librarian |
| Sales Representative | Sales/Service Manager | Script Reader |
| Singer/Voice | Teacher | Social Welfare Examiner |
| Social Worker | Translator | Underwriter |
| Video Scriptwriter/Producer | Literary Agent | Loan Officer |
| Lobbyist | Magazine Writer | Management Trainee |
| Manuscript Reader | Market Research | Marketing Specialist |
| Marketing Writer | Mass Media | Media Planner |
| Medical Records | Narrator | Novelist |
| Paralegal | Paralegal Assistant | Personnel Manager |
| Playwright | Poet | Politician |
| Probation and Parole Officer | Product Manager | Program Manager |
| Proofreader | Property Manager | Public Administrator |
| Public Relations Specialist | Public Speaker | Publicity Assistant |
| Publisher | Publishing Assistant | Special Events Coordinator |
| Speech Writer | Sports Writer | Stockbroker |
| Talent Agent | Teacher (all levels) | ESL Teacher |
| Writer | Documentation Specialist | |
| Related Major Skills | |
|---|---|
| Influencing and persuading | Clarifying ideas |
| Problem solving | Comparing interpretations |
| Thinking independently | Creative writing |
| Presenting alternative view points | Making oral presentations |
| Developing hypotheses | Summarizing ideas |
| Editing skills | Oral and written communication skills |
The Write Jobs: www.writerswrite.com/jobs
IE3 Global Internships: http://ie3global.ous.edu/
The Chronicle of Higher Education Career Network: http://chronicle.com/jobs/
MonsterTRAK: http://www.monstertrak.com
TV Jobs: Broadcast Employment Services: http://www.tvjobs.com/index_a.htm
Job Links for Journalists: http://www.newslink.org/
Advertising and Media Jobs Page: http://www.nationjob.com/media
Washington Archives Management: http://www.washingtonarchives.net/
Iron Mountain Incorporated: http://www.ironmountain.com/
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