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CAREERS FOR ENGLISH MAJORS
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Deciding to become an English Major: What is an English major all about?
http://www.mla.org/ade/bulletin/n059/059001.htm
An informative article detailing what you can do with an English major, and how to obtain a great education through studying English.
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PUBLISHING INSTITUTE OPPORTUNITIES
University of Denver--Publishing Institute
The Publishing Institute is the ideal launching pad for your career in book publishing and occurs every July. Professionals from all areas of publishing teach this month-long, full-time, post-graduate summer grogram. It will introduce you to all aspects of book publishing and offers an excellent network for your subsequent job search. Designed and directed by Elizabeth A. Geiser, the Institute combines the practicality of New York publishing connections with the informality and beauty of Colorado. Publishing Institute graduates successfully find jobs all across the country in university presses to small independent publishers to the largest of the New York publishers. For more information visit www.du.edu/pi
Career Center Internship Listings in Publishing and Journalism
http://career.berkeley.edu/Publishing/Listings.stm#opps
Careers in the English field: What can I do now that I’ve graduated?
http://partysupplieshut.com/jobs.htm
Party Industry Jobs
Party Industry Jobs is your resource for finding a job as an event planner, event coordinator, wedding planner, party planner, party entertainment, or party food related jobs.
http://www.tvjobs.com/index_a.htm
Interested in working on Television?
TV Jobs: Broadcast Employment Services
This web site offers an in-depth look at what is involved in working at a Television station, what to do to get there and what it takes to be one of the best.
http://www.newslink.org/joblink.html
Job Links for Journalists
Provides a searchable database of jobs according to specified categories such as where employment is desired to how much money you want to make. A Quick Search feature lets users search jobs according to specified categories such as Writer, Editor, Freelance, and Internships, etc. A very helpful site to help with job searches.
http://journalismjobs.com
Jobs in newspapers, Radio, TV, Magazines and other.
Make note of the Diversity Jobs Listings under the “Find a Job” category where various jobs are posted.
http://www.ire.org
Investigative Reporters & Editors
A comprehensive site designed to provide information to already existing editors, reporters and other Investigative related fields. Also includes articles about Investigative journalism and other resources. User-friendly for people interested in investigative reporting as well.
http://www.freelancers.com
Creative Freelancers
Links to resources such as Talent Searches, Classified Ads and information for new candidates is available through this website. Teaches the basic function of freelance writers and the pros/cons of the position.
http://www.heidelberg.edu/depts/eng/jobs/jobweb.html
From the Heidelberg College English Department: Jobs! For English majors
Equipped with numerous sources, this web site provides General Job Search Information as well as a list with links to Professional Organizations. Easy to navigate for general use. Don’t forget to click on all the links as each one supplies several available English opportunities.
http://www.publishing.about.com
Career As an Editor: What is involved?
Basic information about Arts and Entertainment is provided along with links to various positions related to English majors, from the Entertainment business i.e. Media, television, radio, visual arts/design. Also has a section designated to Books and Literature, with resources about Classic and contemporary literature to poetry and quotations.
http://www.writersdigest.com
Writers Digest: For the beginning or advanced writer
Buy books, or find ways to get your work published. This web site offers a wide range of resources, from 101 best writing web sites to Writer’s online workshop. Categories such as Poetry, Personal Writing and Scriptwriting are available as well, providing information such as Writing tips, writing prompts, and contests and competitions. A must see for avid writers.
http://www.writerswrite.com/technical/
Technical writing: Use writing skills to create manuals, catalogs and presentations for business and industry.
Offering various job listings and technical writing links, this web site provides an abundant source of information for those interested in the technical writing field. Links include organizations such as desktop publishing, trade publications and technical company directories.
http://www.nals.org/
National Association of Legal Secretaries: Want to become a legal or medical secretary?
Basic links provide information about why lawyers and doctors depend on secretaries every day. The site has access to education, certification, and professional development of the secretary field. Use the Link search to find additional information on how secretaries fit into the Legal and Medical professions.
http://www.rtnda.org/
Love watching sports? You could become a Sports writer/broadcaster.
This site is designed to offer information about media/radio/broadcasting positions available as well as courses such as “Newsroom Ethics.” It also presents links about Broadcasting copyright and other information directly related to Media orientated careers. This includes a free search engine for those seeking positions in the online, radio, or television setting.
http://www.literaryagents.org/
http://www.literarycritic.com/index.shtml
Literary Agents/Literary Critics
These websites present a variety of information about being a Literary agent or critic. The literary critic web site has a list of well known literary critics as well as a guide to becoming a literary critic. The literary agent page has lists of agents for hire, and other information about what a literary agent does on a daily basis.
http://www.author-network.com/comedy.html
http://www.gomarmar.com/comedy.html
Want to get paid to make people laugh?
Comedy writing is a tough career to break into. Many people strive to make people laugh, but if you can do it and find a target audience, comedy writing should definitely be for you. Not many people think of comedy writing when they graduate with an English degree, but some do make a respectable profession of it. The author-network site offers titles of various books and courses to enhance comedy writing, while the gomarmar.com site is an up and coming website detailing the pros and cons of comedy writing.
http://www.tri7entertainment.com/articles/talentagents.htm
Working as a Talent Agent
This site provides information about what a talent agent does, how to become a big time Hollywood agent, and what a typical day as a talent agent really is all about. It is fairly simple, but provides the most important information when considering a career in the talent agency.
http://www.fashion-schools.org/fashion-merchandiser.htm
Fashionable? Ever consider becoming a fashion merchandiser?
Fashion merchandising is an up and coming profession that many females as well as males are looking into doing. Fashion merchandising is a respectable career, and many of the highest paid professionals are well known today. This site is a basic over view of Fashion schools, programs, and career profiles. There are also links for Fashion Media and promotions as well as links to other careers such as costume designer, personal stylist, and fashion modeling.
http://www.writingnetwork.com/
Technical, scientific, medical, legal, business, scholarly WRITING
Very informative web site detailing different areas of writing, from scientific to business writing. Offered are basic services, technical documents and other links to the direct writing career. Many English majors become technical and business writers, so these links are helpful for researching specific careers in these designated writing areas.
http://www.internetbasedmoms.com/ideas/greeting-card-designer-jobs.htm
http://www.fictionfactor.com/greeting.html
Ever read those Hallmark cards and thought “Who thinks of this stuff?”
Greeting card writing can often be an over looked profession. Greeting card writers must be creative, witty and imaginative. These websites describe what a greeting card writer does, and has links to help get started as well as how to get cards published.
http://home.mcn.net/~montanabw/lobbyist.html
Lobbyist as a Career: what’s involved?
Straight from the Montana lobbyist web site, the site provides information about what a lobbyist is, does and what life as a lobbyist is like. A brief over view with an abundant source of information.
http://artsandentertainment.us/directory/Top/Arts/Writers%20Resources/Playwriting/282506
Playwriting
This site has a number of links to playwriting information from play writers organizations to advice for beginner and advanced play writers. Be sure to check out the website under the title “Playwrights At Suite101.com” for tips on what beginners need to break into the business.