Life After Graduation - Careers

 
Now that you're an English major or minor, there are several career choices for you. Read below and visit our Alumni page to see how other English majors and minors have used their degrees.

 

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)
• Why English? (Stanford University)
• 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)
• Various Careers after the BA (UCSB English)
• Advice to Graduate Students: From Application to Career (MLA)
• Writing Applications
• Tips for Grad School Applications (UCSB)
• 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
• Small Publishers Association of North America
• Association of American Publishers
• Association of Writers and Writing Programs (AWP)
• Investigative Reporters & Editors