I’m an English Major Now What?
I’m an English Major Now What?
What do Joan Rivers, Steven Spielberg, Alan Alda, Barbara Walters, Clarence Thomas, and Chris Isaak have in common? That’s right–they were English majors who now have dream jobs. I’m an English Major, Now What? debunks the myth that English grads have to be teachers, editors, or writers and provides:
-Information on exciting career paths, including corporate communications, investment banking, graphic design, customer training, and more
-Strategies for showcasing skills taught in college to prospective employees
-Information on how an English background can be very marketable, all in the author’s candid–and humorous–voice
English majors are unconventional, so why offer them a standard career guide? Instead, give them this invaluable resource for landing a job they will love.
User Ratings and Reviews
5 Stars Fantastic book for the parents of English majors
Our daughter is an English major (Latin minor) at the U of MN in Minneapolis. She is not yet quite sure what she wishes to do with her degree when she gets it in three years, but after reading this book I am ready to help out with advice if needed (or asked). It uses a great blend of humor and insightful ideas to get the points across, yet is not flippant (which gets old after a while). Fun to read, very informative, and thorough. You will love this book!
5 Stars Thank youuu
The disconnect between my course material and job opportunities made the future seem pretty dubious. I felt like I had chosen my major on a dumb hunch and the uncertainty was torturous. It got so bad that I almost swore off English for good…until I picked up this book. We’ve all heard that nice piece about what a flexible major English is, but I used to think it was just a polite, comforting lie. Reading this book actually got excited me about my options. (Which are far from limited!) There are jobs out there for people who love literature, and they don’t require you to masochistically forfeit a rich and satisfying life.
2 Stars Eh..
Some parts about deciding whether or not to teach were helpful, but he had nothing positive to say about getting an MFA. If you have your heart set on an MFA, don’t read this, because he was nothing but negative about it and you shouldn’t let some book tell you whether or not you should get an MFA.
3 Stars It’s okay
As a recent graduate with an English Major, I was excited to find this book, and disappointed once I read it. Yes, it has one or two good suggestions, but overall it wasn’t really worth the money or time. He had suggestions that my college had already pointed out to me, and in the end you’re better off going to the career councilors at your college than you are with this book.
3 Stars Disappointed
I must say that I liked the concept of the book but I was really disappointed with the actual product. I think the format of the book was not very helpful and it didn’t really feel as if he was guiding me. Also he spent the majority of the book talking about book, magazine, and newspaper professions and not enough time on the other careers listed in the book. He did focus on corporate jobs for English majors but somehow it felt disjointed to me. He briefly mentioned other careers like Public Relations and so forth but only briefly.
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