What career opportunities are there in an English Major?

There are many career paths that a person with an English Major can choose from. Here are some job titles that former graduates with English Majors hold. Use this as an ideas list, remember that it represents some, but certainly not all of the careers you might consider. Some careers may take additional schooling.

Here is a list of Related 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 skill

English Web Sites:

The Write Jobs: www.writerswrite.com

The Chronicle of Higher Education Career Network: www.chronicle.merit.edu

TV Jobs: Broadcast Employment Services: www.tvjobs.com

Organizations & Associations:

Magazine Publishers of America: www.magizine.org

National Newspaper Publishing Association: www.nnpa.org

National Writers Union: www.nwu.org

Small Publishers, Artists and Writers Network: www.spawn.org

Association of American Publishers: www.publishers.org

Association of Directory of Publishers: www.adp.org

Investigative Reporters & Editors: www.ire.org

Other Resources:

Audio Book Industry: http://publishing.about.com

Board Game Publishers: http://boardgames.about.com

Business Book Publishers: http://publishing.about.com

Children's Book Publishers: http://publishing.about.com

Publishers Weekly: www.publishersweekly.com

Names of Famous English Majors: http://msstate.edu (Click on career opportunities)

Creative Freelancers: www.freelancers.com

The above information has been collected from professional associations, and multiple print and online resources.

http://web.olivetcollege.edu/CareerDev/new_page_2.htm

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