Now that you're an English major or minor, there are several career choices for you. 

 

Table of Contents You Have Chosen Well Recommended Texts Internships Career Planning Teaching Publishing & Editing Professional Writing Advertising, Marketing & Media Law School Graduate School Professional Associations

 

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You Have Chosen Well

• The Business of English Majors (GodwinGroup)
• English Grads, Brilliant Careers (University of Washington)

Recommended Texts

• I'm an English Major, Now What? (Tim Lemire; 2006)
• Careers for Writers and Others Who Have a Way with Words (Bly; 2nd edition; 2003)
• Careers for Bookworms & Other Literary Types (Eberts and Gisler; 3rd edition; 2002)
• Great Jobs for English Majors (De Galan and Lambert; 2nd edition; 2000)

Internships

• SJSU Career Center Internship Search
• Professional, Technical and Career Writing Internships through our Certificate and Minor - contact Professor Cindy Baer.

Career Planning

• SJSU Career Center

Teaching

• Major in English Education & Single Subject
• EDJOIN.org - California teacher job listings

Publishing & Editing

• Writers and Authors (U.S. Department of Labor)
• Editors (U.S. Department of Labor)
• Desktop Publishers (U.S. Department of Labor)
• Directory of Publishers and Vendors (Vanderbilt)

Professional Writing

• Glossary of Writing Careers
• Technical Communication/Writing Jobs Database
• Reporters, Correspondents, and Broadcast News Analysts (U.S. Department of Labor)

Advertising, Marketing & Media

• Advertising, Promotions, and Marketing Managers (U.S. Department of Labor)
• Public Relations Managers and Specialists (U.S. Department of Labor)
• The Riley Guide: Sales, Advertising, & Marketing Jobs
• Marketing, Sales, and Advertising Jobs
• Advertising and Media Jobs Page
• CEO of a major PR firm in NYC discusses why obtaining a graduate degree in literature suited her career.

Law School

• Advice for Getting into Law School
• U.S. News & World Report Guide to Law School
• Law School Admission Council

Graduate School

• Apply to our Master of Arts in Literature
• Apply to our Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing
• Help with Graduate School Research from King Library (SJSU Library)
• Advice to Graduate Students: From Application to Career (MLA)
• Writing Applications
• Research programs: www.gradschools.com or http://www.petersons.com/

Professional Associations

• California Teachers Association
• National Council of Teachers of English
• Modern Language Association
• American Society of Newspaper Editors
• Magazine Publishers of America
• National Newspaper Publishing Association
• National Writers Union
• Small Publishers, Artists and Writers Network
• Association of American Publishers
• Association of Writers and Writing Programs (AWP)
• Investigative Reporters & Editors