Center for Career Development


What can I do with... a major in English?

Special attributes of this major that will make me a valuable addition to any prospective employer.

  • Talent for writing.
  • Ability to persuade others through the use of the written and spoken word.
  • Superior presentation skills.
  • Advanced communication and observation skills.
  • Editing, proofreading, and grammar skills.
  • Capability to express oneself creatively.
  • Competent speech writing and extemporaneous public speaking ability.
  • Critical eye for the written and spoken word.

Possible Careers / Job Titles
  • Actor
  • Advertising Account Representative
  • Author
  • Banking Trainee
  • Business Writer
  • Campaign Manager
  • Career Counselor
  • Copywriter
  • Correspondent
  • Critic
  • Editor
  • Fact Checker
  • Guidance Counselor
  • Journalist
  • Lawyer
  • Librarian
  • Lobbyist
  • Lyricist
  • Management Trainee
  • Marketing
  • Media Specialist
  • Newscaster
  • Paralegal
  • Personnel Representative
  • Pharmaceutical Sales
  • Playwright
  • Poet
  • Production Assistant
  • Professor
  • Publishing
  • Public Relations Specialist
  • Radio Personality
  • Reader
  • Reporter
  • Research Assistant
  • Sales
  • Speech Writer
  • Special Events Planner
  • Teacher
  • Technical Writer

Please be advised that although this major will prepare you for the careers listed above, many will require advanced education and training. Please research the careers/job titles that interest you so that you are aware of the requirements to enter the field.

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This page last modified on August 6, 2009.
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