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Overview	Career Titles	Employers	Skills	Salary Information
Graduate Data	Alumni/Intern Profiles	Career Library Resources	Links of Interest	Additional Information

Overview | Return to top

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Besides providing excellent preparation for those who wish to go on to graduate school, the English major offers more than a program. It offers ample opportunity for students to practice critical thinking, develop writing skills and exercise critical judgment.  St. Norbert College English instructors help students gain knowledge of the aesthetic and moral values reflected in literature and to acquire the skills of reading, writing, imagining and creating, which they will find useful and liberating in their lives. The aptly prepared English major has many professional and career options.

Career Titles | Return to top

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Abstract Writer Abstractor Academic Advisor Account Executive  Acquisitions Editor Actor/Actress                                                Administrative Assistant Admissions Officer Advertising Copywriter Advertising Director Analyst Archivist Artist Arts Administrator Arts Editor Assistant Scientific Writer Attorney Author Bank Officer Bibliographer                                                Biographer Book Critic Book Editor Bookstore Manager Business Manager Business Writer Campaign Manager Cataloguer Circulation Assistant City Manager Claims Adjuster College Administrator Columnist                              Communications Manager                         Congressional Aide Convention Organizer Copy Editor Copywriter                                                    Corporate Communications Specialist Correspondent Creative Writer Critic                                                              Curator

Customer Service Dictionary Editor Documentation Specialist Editor Editorial Assistant                                        Educational Program Specialist English as a Second Language Teacher English Teacher Fact Checker Feature Writer Film Editor Foreign Correspondent Foreign Service Officer Freelance Writer Fundraiser                                                    Grant Writer Greeting Card Writer Historical Society Specialist Human Resource Specialist Humorist/Comedian Indexer Information Specialist Insurance Agent Interpreter/Translator                                   Interviewer Job Analyst Journalist                                                       Labor Relations Specialist Lawyer Legal Assistant Legislative Aide Lexicographer Librarian Linguist                                                          Literacy Program Coordinator Literary Agent Loan Officer Lobbyist                                                        Magazine Editor Magazine Writer Management Trainee Manuscript Reader                                      Marketing Specialist

Marketing Writer Media Planner Media Specialist Medical Writer Museum Curator Narrator                                                         News Writer Newspaper Editor Novelist                                                         Office Manager Paralegal Peace Corps Worker Playwright                                                     Poet Politician Press Representative Professor Proofreader                                                  Public Relations Manager Publicist Publisher Radio/TV Announcer Reading Consultant                         Reporter Research Assistant                                     Sales Representative Screenwriter Script Reader Special Events Coordinator Speech Writer Sports Writer                                                Talent Agent Teacher Technical Writer Television Producer Textbook Editor Textbook Publisher Translator Travel Agent Underwriter Video Scriptwriter/Producer                       Volunteer Coordinator Writer

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Advertising Agencies Aircraft Industry Associated Press Banks Book Publishers Bookstores Broadcast Media/Radio Business and Industry Cable Systems Colleges/Universities Community Service Organizations Consulting Firms Consumer Organizations Corporate Communications Departments Cultural Organizations Department of Education Division of Youth and Family Services Educational Institutions Entertainment Firms

Federal Agencies Financial Institutions Foundations Government Agencies Healthcare Facilities Historical Societies Hospitality Organizations Hospitals Industrial Firms Insurance Companies Investment Firms Law Firms Legislative Affairs Libraries Lobbying Firms Local, State, Federal Government Magazines Market Research Companies Museums

National Endowment of Health Newspapers Nonprofit Organizations Office Equipment Companies Peace Corps/AmeriCorps Political Organizations Professional Associations Public Relations Firms Publishing Houses Research Organizations Retail Stores Sports Organizations Telecommunications Firms Television Stations Theaters Trade Associations Travel Agencies Travel and Tourism Department

Skills | Return to top 

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Ability to concentrate for long periods of time Ability to conduct and clearly explain research results Ability to interpret documents Ability to make keen observations and appropriate decisions Ability to persuade others through the use of the written and spoken word. Ability to read analytically Able to organize written work Accuracy, coherence, and clarity in writing Adapt ideas Adept at being detail oriented Analyze complex ideas Argue logically

Capability to express oneself creatively Capacity to work well under pressure Clarifying ideas Compare interpretations Comprehensive command of grammar and vocabulary Creative writing Critical eye for the written and spoken word Developing hypotheses Editing, proofreading, and grammar skills Evaluate and integrate information Gather information Generate new ideas

Influence and persuade Interpret language Makes critical observations and appropriate decisions Presenting alternative view points Problem solving Sensitive to the nuances of language Simplify jargon Summarize ideas Superior presentation skills Think independently Write to different audiences

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NACE (National Association of Colleges and Employers) Summer 2008 Salary Survey Average Offers:

• English Language & Literature Bachelor's Degree: $34,327
  

For additional salary information, please visit salary.com


Graduate Data | Return to top   

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The job titles and employers listed below are a sample of the results from the annual St. Norbert College Career Services graduate follow-up survey for the Classes of 2003-2007.

Job Titles

Account Executive Advertising Manager After School Reading Volunteer After School Site coordinator Attorney Management Call Facilitator Claims Analysis Corporate Trainer Customer Service Representative Director of Graduate Support

Division Correspondent Elementary School Teacher English Teacher High School Coach Manager Marketing and Design Marketing and Sales Assistant Paralegal Personal Marketing Assistant Prospect Researcher

Reading/Language Arts Teacher Sales Assistant Scholar Support Core Sports Writer/Journalist Student Ministries Pastor Substitute Teacher Teacher Team Lead for Student Advisement Writer

Employers

Admission Possible Algoma High School AmeriCorps Arthur J. Rogers & Co. Ashland School District Beloit Memorial High School Blue Cross/Blue Shield De Pere High School EPR Services Fidelity Information Services

Fond du Lac School District Gannett Corp. Gopher State One Call Green Bay Community Church Imperial Supplies Marinette School District Molex Mother McAuley Liberal Arts HS Notre Dame Middle School O'Malley Associates

Peninsula Builders Rotary International Ruth Ann's Gourmet Market Schneider Logistics Self Employed St. Gregory the Great St. Norbert College The Scene Newspaper YMCA

Alumni/Intern Profiles | Return to top   

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Alumni Profiles
Kristin Alberts
Erica (Rude) Artiles
Krissy Behnke
Beth Borgen
Jasmine Chng
Olivia Dart
Mike Dauplaise
Nora Graham
CJ Hribal
Mary Harp-Jirschele
Brian Kerhin
Jaime Leick
Christina Linder-Dwyer
Andrew McIlree
Erin Nitka
Lora Zimmer

Intern Profiles
Amber Hartl
Suzan Odabasi
Olivia Traczyk
Rachel Wollersheim


Career Library Resources | Return to top 

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The following career-related books are available for check-out in the Career Services Office (JMS 106):

• Career Opportunities in the Publishing Industry
• Careers for Culture Lovers & Other Artsy Types
• Careers for Perfectionists & Other Meticulous Types
• Careers for Scholars and Other Deep Thinkers
• Careers for Writers & Others Who Have a Way with Words
• Careers in Journalism
• Careers in Publishing
• Careers in Writing
• Ferguson's Careers in Focus-Publishing
• Ferguson's Careers in Focus-Writing
• How to Get Any Job With Any Major
• Paralegal Career Guide-Take the Fast Track to Professional Growth and Success!
• The Career Guide for Creative and Unconventional People
• The Renegade Writer: A Totally Unconventional Guide to Freelance Writing Success
• Top Careers for Liberal Arts Graduates

Links of Interest  | Return to top   

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Career Information
AuthorLink
Graduate Programs in English
Magazine Editor Information
Media Line
Writer's Resource Center
Writing Resources

Professional Associations
American Copy Editors Society
American Society of Journalists & Authors                        
American Society of Magazine Editors
American Society of Newspaper Editors
Association for Women in Communications
Association of American Publishers
Association of Authors and Publishers
National Association of Broadcasters
National Council of Teachers of English
National Newspaper Publishing Association
Public Relations Society of America
Society for Technical Communication

Jobs & Internships
Book Publishing Jobs
Marketing, Sales and Advertising Jobs
Media Job Market
NewsJobs
Publishing Jobs
The Write Jobs


Additional Information | Return to top 

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SNC English Department
Major Requirements
Academic Advising
Career Services Job Search Links

Disclaimer: The information included on this page is not all-inclusive. You are encouraged to utilize additional online and print resources when researching majors and careers.  Some of the careers listed may require additional education, training, development, licenses and/or certifications.  If you feel something should be added, changed, updated or removed, please contact Career Services.  The content included on this page will be updated annually each summer.  Please contact Career Services if you have any questions about the information on this page or to schedule an appointment.