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.

You Have Chosen Well

• Working your [English] Degree (CNNMoney)
• English Grads, Brilliant Careers (University of Washington)

Recommended Texts

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

Internships

• SJSU Career Center Internship Search
• Professional, Technical and Career Writing Internships through our Certificate and Minor - contact Prof. Bonnie Cox (bmcox@email.sjsu.edu)

Career Planning Links - General

• SJSU Career Center

Teaching

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

Publishing & Editing

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

Professional Writing

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

Advertising, Marketing & Media

• Advertising, Marketing, Promotions, Public Relations, and Sales Managers (U.S. Department of Labor)
• Public Relations 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)
• Various Careers after the BA (UCSB English)
• Advice to Graduate Students: From Application to Career (MLA)
• Writing Applications
• Writing an Essay
• Tips for Grad School Applications (UCSB)
• Guide to Graduate Programs
• Research programs: www.gradschools.com or http://www.petersons.com/

Professional Associations Links

• 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

See also Jordan Baker's article, "Post Grad: Looking to the Future" in Newsletter (Fall 2007): 10-11 (PDF) .