For Further Reading: An Annotated Bibliography of Resources Relating to Careers and English Studies

This site offers a brief, annotated listing of online and print resources relating to careers, the job search, and English studies.

Online Resources
"Department of English." Clemson University Online. Internet. 10 Feb. 1998.
<http://marvin.clemson.edu/aah/depts/ENGL/aboutba.html>.

The Clemson English homepage lists some possible career choices that are available to college graduates with an English degree. The homepage also lists some of the areas where writers and editors are being used today. There was also a listing of the skills that are acquired by English majors that make them appealing to the employers of today.

The options and opportunities that are available to graduates obtaining an English degree are listed. Also, the usefulness and relevance of having an English major are listed as well. The homepage also listed some of the skills that are appealing to employers today, and how English majors acquire these skills today.

Pilot describes the many different parts of writing and editing that English majors are eligible for after graduating college.  Freelance and creative writing and editing are only two types of writing and editing that English majors may choose as careers.  Pilot gives English majors looking for a career in writing and/or editing many different options to choose from.

This site has information pertaining to Careers Available to English Graduates as well as a directory of Other Job Sites

This pamphlet discusses the first steps in understanding the usefulness of an English major. There are additional courses that compliment an English major listed. Also, the article gives some options of what are possible after graduation from college with an English degree. Interviews from some individuals that have acquired an English degree are also listed.

This self-test is the first step in deciding what career is best for you. The results from the test can help the individual see what kind of career that they may be best suited for. There are also pages that show the different career clusters that are possible throughout the test. Some of the skills and abilities that are needed for the jobs are listed as well as the possible careers that may best suit the individual.

In this article, Roger V. Carlson discusses the relevance of his job at JPL (Jet Propulsion Laboratory). Carlson explains the purpose of having the editors and authors at the laboratory. The article also goes over the job description of Carlson at the lab, and why the customers benefit from his services.

This book lists many different jobs that English majors will be able to get after attaining their undergraduate college degree.  The book also gives the particular skills that are needed for the four major areas of employment that the book dicusses.  There are many different opportunities that are listed in the book that English majors may not realize that they are eligible for .

This article discusses the pace of the job market today. At the end of the article, there is a listing of some of the top careers today and their starting salaries. The article also discusses some of the skills that employers are looking for in their employees and potential employees. There is a section included in the article about the upcoming, and already present, demand for technological knowledge in today's workplace.

This article discusses the importance of a technical communication education. There is a list included in the article about the important fields that employers want their employees to have studied in. The article talks about the importance that employers are putting on training in today’s economy. Many employers are putting more emphasis on the training of their employees, and are spending big bucks to do so.

This article discusses the lack of people skills among university graduates today. The article talks about how schools have lost touch with the big picture of education. Because technology has been growing, schools are not focussing on how students should develop their "people skills" and how to apply the theories that they learn in their classes.

Thomas Leibrandt is an editor and writer for a teaching medical college. He works with the surgeons on medical materials that are going to be published. Leibrandt gives the figures on how many editors/writers are employed by the college. Leibrandt also gives his background, and how he acquired the job.

This article discusses the job market today compared to the job market five years ago and before. The article mentions the areas of demand in the job market. The areas those employers are interested in hiring in included liberal arts, public relations, and many more. Also, the article mentioned that employers are looking for well-rounded employees.