Career Advising at EOU

Career-Related Information for English Majors

• Job Titles for English Majors
• Jobs Page (Newspaper Careers)
• WCIDWAM in English
• OOH: Writers & Editors
• Writers and Editors - From the Occupational Outlook Handbook.
  
  

Job Search Information for English Majors

• PNNAEA - Pacific Northwest Newspaper Advertising Executives Association
• Telecommuting Jobs
• Authorlink! Writing Jobs & Market Tips
• Journalism Job Listings - "J-Jobs is a service to the journalism community provided by the University of California at Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism."
• Job Announcements - From Investigative Reporters and Editors, "a grassroots non-profit organization dedicated to improving the quality of investigative reporting within the field of journalism."
• Advertising & Media Job Openings
• Job Search Resources

 

Places of Employment

English majors may find employment in a variety of areas depending on their skills and experience.  Some English graduates choose to work in writing-related fields including journalism, technical writing, publishing, public relations, and advertising as well as nonwriting-related careers.  Career-related internships or part-time jobs are often a prerequisite to finding professional-level employment after graduation in these and other fields.

Miscellaneous

• Strange Minds
• Publishing Organizations in North America

Professional Associations

• PNNAEA - Pacific Northwest Newspaper Advertising Executives Association
• The National Writers Union
• Modern Language Association (MLA)
• American Society of Indexers
• Directory of Investigative Journalists
• Public Relations Society of America Portland Metro Chapter
• Public Relations Society of America (PRSA)
• American Library Association (ALA)
• Portland Advertising Federation (PAF)
• The Association for Women in Communications (AWC)
• The Association of American University Presses, Inc.
• Newspaper Association of America
• Society of Professional Journalists

 

English Department, Eastern Oregon University

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