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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


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