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- Kelly Miller Academic Advising and Career Center University of
Michigan-Flint 285 University Pavilion (810) 762-3085
careers@umflint.edu What Can I Do With a Major in English?
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- Overview Skills Identification Career options Career
Development Strategies
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- Top Skills Employers Seek Problem Solving Skills Critical
Thinking Skills Teamwork Skills Communication Skills Strong Sense
of Ethics Global Awareness Ability to Take Initiative Knowledge of
Science/Technology Source: Association of American Colleges and
Universities, What will I learn in college?; National Association
of Colleges and Employers, Job Outlook 2011
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- Skills youve developed as an English major: Creative writing
Technical writing Persuasive writing Editing Reading critically
Interpretation of written material Analytical thinking
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- Some famous English majors Carol Browner - Head of the
Environmental Protection Agency Chevy Chase - Comedian, Actor,
Writer Mario Cuomo - Governor of New York Michael Eisner - Walt
Disney CEO A. Bartlett Giamatti--President, Yale University and
Commissioner of Baseball Stephen King - Novelist Paul Newman -
Actor, Food Entrepreneur Sally Ride - Astronaut Diane Sawyer -
Broadcast Journalist Steven Spielberg Filmmaker Clarence Thomas -
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Grant Tinker - TV Executive and Producer
Harold Varmus Nobel Laureate in Medicine, Director of National
Institutes of Health From the Mississippi State University English
Department http://www.msstate.edu/dept/English/names.html
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- Some Job Titles of English Majors Staffing Assistant Technical
Writer Executive Assistant Manager Research Associate Editor Claims
Examiner Critic Education Director Insurance Underwriter Lobbyist
Media Buyer Public Relations Assistant Advertising Executive
Special Events Coordinator Campaign Manager Corporate Trainer
Fundraiser Copy Writer Research Assistant Management Trainee
Production Assistant Researcher Volunteer Coordinator
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- Top 10 Occupations Employing Bachelors Degrees in English 1.
Artists, broadcasters, writers, editors, public relations
specialists (10.7%) 2. Top- and mid-level managers, executives,
administrators (10.6%) 3. Teachers, secondary school (10.6%) 4.
Insurance, securities, real estate, business services (5.9%) 5.
Secretaries, receptionists, typists (5.1%) 6. Sales occupations
including retail (4.9%) 7. Other management-related occupations
(4.8%) 8. Other administrative (4.8%) 9. Teacher, elementary school
(3.5%) 10. Other service occupations except health (3.2%) From the
College Majors Handbook
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- Career Development Strategies Make a list of ALL the potential
jobs you can think of that you might enjoy and would relate to your
English major Research these jobs and narrow down your list Obtain
relevant experience through RELATED part-time jobs, internships,
volunteer experiences, student and community organizations and
activities Conduct informational interviews with people in career
fields that interest you to find out what training they have, how
they found their positions, and what they do NETWORK! Get to know
people in your field Join professional organizations Do your
research so you know if you need further training or licensing