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English and Comparative Literature

Resource Sheet

A degree in English and Comparative Literature prepares students for career paths in teaching, technical writing, graduate programs in English, Law & Medicine, and industry.

Career Information Databases

• What Can I Do With My Major
• O*Net - Career Information Database

Job & Internship Websites

• Craigslist Writing/Editing Jobs
• JournalismJobs.com
• Editor and Publisher Online
• American Society of Magazine Editors
• Association of American Publishers
• National Writers Union
• Sun Oasis Writing, Editing, Publishing Jobs
• International Association for Business Communicators
• SpartaJOBS Student Log-In
• Freelance writing
• Riley Guide
• EDJOIN
• Intern Web

**For more resources check out: Nonprofit and Government Career Resources, Social Work, Political Science, Journalism and Mass Communications, Communications Studies, and Foreign Languages job search resources by major

Professional Associations & Organizations

• American Society of Composers, Authors & Publishers

Additional Resources

 

Career Center Resource Lab Materials:

• Career Opportunities in the Publishing Industry, Fred & Jan Yager
• Great Jobs for English Majors, Julie DeGalan & Stephen Lambert
• Silicon Valley San Jose Business Journal Book of Lists 2006
• Ultimate Job Search Guide- Knock ‘em Dead 2007, Yate, Martin
• Killer Cover Letters & Resumes, Lurie, Rosanne & Welz, Selena (3rd Edition)
  

*Check out Martin Luther King Jr. Library & Amazon.com for additional books

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