Getting Started

Below are some steps to help you begin this process. But this is only a beginning. We encourage you to use the resources on campus and to consult the many guides available as you enter into this exciting new phase of your life!

1) Assess your own likes and dislikes, strengths and goals.

2) Explore possible careers for English majors using:

• Campus Resources
  
• Community Contacts
  
• Career Guides

3) Make yourself more marketable in your chosen career path:

• Find a summer job in the field
  
• Sign up for an internship
  
• Write corporations about pre-professional /executivetraining programs Conduct informational interviews with community contacts
  

4) Enroll in supplementary courses related to your career interests (e.g., business, communications, computer word-processing and design, education, government, journalism, marketing, technical writing, or writing for the professions)

5) Minor in a career-related field

6) Contact professional schools (law, education, medicine, journalism, business, etc.) about application procedures and admission requirements

7) Tutor in local schools

Free your imagination, use your research skills, and trust your instincts.
Finally, when you know what it is you want to do, go and do it well!