Jobs for English majors
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Anonymous
| What are some OTHER than a teacher or librarian? |
Anonymous
| Writer or editor. |
Anonymous
| What did you want to do with your degree when you decided to become an English major? Do that. |
Anonymous
| Nothing really. Just a useless degree. |
Anonymous
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depends where you went to school.
i know english majors from yale that are M&A Investment Banking associates at JPM (joined directly out of yale). journalist, foreign service, cia ncs, strategy consulting, investment banking, marketing for CPG or even Tech firms.... if you went to a very top school that gets top OCI recruiting, you would be surprised where english majors end up. megan mcardle was an english major for example (though she did get a top MBA later). |
Anonymous
| Public affairs/public relations/corporate communications |
Anonymous
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After 20 years in the workforce and several careers, I have come to believe that writing is the most important skill in the workplace.
I was not an English major, and I actually find them kinda annoying, but I don't think it's a useless degree. |
Anonymous
| My brother went to a top 10 law school with an English major |
Anonymous
| Do you want fries with that |
Anonymous
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Let me put it this way, English majors can find work in any field that requires solid oral, verbal and written communication skills, to include research and organizational skills. An English major typically can be the go-to staffer who will edit everyone else's written work and be the on-call proofreader.
A few real-life career paths include contract administration, marketing, policy research and politics. |
Anonymous
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w70RQLtdVeU |
Anonymous
| Anything. With a degree in the humanities, the college you go to and your GPA are far more important than the actual humanities degree. |
Anonymous
| It really depends. I was an English major at a top SLAC and am now as lawyer. |
Anonymous
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I was told by a college advisor that English majors make great lawyers!
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Anonymous
| Turning tricks outside Safeway. |