Undergraduate Career Resources

Alumni Career Profiles: English Department Alumni Outreach Board career profiles with their current occupations, career paths, and the relevance of the English major to their work today can be viewed by going to alumnicareerprofiles.

Careers In General Business:

Account Executive Administrator Administrative Assistant Analyst Commodities Trader Copywriter Design Specialist

Development Coordinator Editor, Manuscript Reader Freelance Indexer Human Resources Marketing Manager Management

Technical Writer Program Analyst Public Relations Research Assistant Sales/Marketing Coordinator Sales Representative

Online Resources:
www.jobsinthemoney.com
www.quintcareers.com
www.shrm.org
www.Jobs4hr.com
www.marketingjobs.com
www.iabc.com
www.writerswrite.com/jobs/jobs.htm

Careers In Education:

Administrator Alumni Affairs Director Career Counselor

Educational Consultant Education Program Specialist ESL Teacher

Librarian Professor Teacher

Potential Employers:
Public/private schools
Colleges/universities
Libraries

Online Resources:
www.hscareers.com
chronicle.com/jobs
www.careers.org
www.nationjob.com/education
www.higheredjobs.com
www.nais.org

Careers In Public Affairs And Public Relations:

Archivist Campaign Assistant Coordinator of Volunteers Consumer Advocate Copywriter General Administrator

Grants Manager Management Media Liaison Press Secretary Public Information Specialist

Publishing Assistant Regional Planner Research Speechwriter Writing/Editing

Potential Employers:
Public relations firms
Advertising agencies
In-house public relations departments
Trade associations
Colleges/universities
Nonprofit organizations
Government agencies

Online Resources:
www.writerswrite.com/jobs/jobs.htm

Careers In Entertainment:

Cable TV Researcher Commentator Critic Editor Editorial Assistant Foreign Correspondent Humorist

Mass Media Assistant Media assistant Newscaster Production Assistant Public Information Specialist Reporter

Screenwriter Script Reader Songwriter Special Events Coordinator Television Writer Writer

Potential Employers:
Television stations
Cable stations
Video/multimedia companies
Radio stations

Online Resources:
www.nab.org
www.showbizjobs.com/dsp_jobsearch.cfm
www.entertainmentcareers.net
www.careerpage.org
www.collegegrad.com

Careers In Writing And Editing:

Author Biographer Creative Writer Editor

Freelance Writer Journalist Novelist Playwright

Poet Proofreader Sports Writer

Potential Employers:
Newspapers
Government agencies
Magazines
Broadcast oulets
Trade/Professional/Consumer publications
Advertising agencies
Corporations
Colleges/universities

Online Resources:
newslink.org/joblink.html
jobs.magazine.org
www.ajr.org

Careers In Technical Writing:
Technical Consultant
Technical Writer

Potential Employers:
Any organization or publication with technical focus/areas

Careers In Publishing:

Advertising Sales Editor Editorial Assistant Management

Publishing Assistant Publisher Writer

Potential Employers:
Magazines
Newspaper supplements
Books
Mass-market paperbacks
Educational/professional books

Online Resources:
www.prsa.org
www.randomhouse.com
www.prenhall.com
www.peachpit.com
www.awl.com

Careers In Advertising:

Copywriter Creative Writer Management

Market Researcher Media Research Assistant

Potential Employers:
Advertising agencies
Large company in-house agencies

Online Resources:
www.nationjob.com/media
www.talentzoo.com
www.writerswrite.com/jobs/jobs.htm

Careers In Law:
Paralegal
Legal Assistant
Research Assistant

Potential Employers:
Law firms
Corporate legal departments
Government agencies
Public service agencies

Online Resources:
paralegals.legalstaff.com

Careers In Politics:

City Manager Congressional Aide Fundraiser Lobbyist

Politician Public Administrator Researcher/Pollster Speech Writer

Potential Employers:
City/town governments
Government agencies

Online Resources:
www.sussex.ac.uk/cdec/
www.usajobs.com

Other Possible Career Tracks:

Analyst Circulation Assistant Columnist Interpreter

Investment Counselor Literary Agent Manuscript Reader Media Planner/Narrator

Program Manager Stockbroker Translator Underwriter

Online Resources:
www.career.com/Public/JobSearch.aspx
www.newenglandjob.com
www.jobbankusa.com
www.employmentspot.com
www.joboptions.com
www.jobweb.com
www.monster.com
www.careerbuilder.com
www.flipdog.com
www.jobtrak.com
www.jobpostings.net
www.vault.com
www.wetfeet.com
www.newslink.org
www.idealist.org
www.cweb.com