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[quote=Anonymous]I'm an English major, and worked on my student newspaper as an undergrad. I got a newspaper fellowship the summer before my senior year in college.

This led to me getting a job as an assistant editor for a private university's alumni magazine as my first "real job." It definitely didn't pay a lot, but I was able to get a master's degree with the tuition benefit. (Also in English.)

That first job let to:
-Promotion to associate editor
-Assistant director of communications for a law school
-Associate director of communications at a nonprofit
-Director of communications at the same law school (they asked me to come back)

I am now senior director of communications of a large college at a public university.

I love my job. I get to write every day. I manage websites, publications, brand/messaging, and media relations requests. The larger team that I direct handles photography, videography, advertising and social media. We have fun. I've gotten to meet and interview some interesting celebrities and public figures. I've gotten to take tours and see rare artifacts and documents.

I have a husband, two children, and a great work-life balance. I rarely bring work home with me, or work on weekends. When I do, it's for a good cause.

I feel like I'm a part of an important community. I help professors translate their research into messages that inform the public and policymakers.

I love my job. I make six figures. I have great benefits.

Here's the important part: I didn't just get a degree and expect to get a job. I hustled. I developed great contacts and clips at the student newspaper and at my newspaper fellowship. I was getting paid to write AP wire stories at the age of 20.

I didn't just want to be a writer after I graduated; I WAS a writer when I graduated.

It's not about your degree. It's about building your resume the moment you set foot on a college campus. [/quote]

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