Majors and Careers: English - Career Services, Skidmore College

What Can I Do With This Major?
Some ideas for what you can do with a major in English.

Living the Liberal Arts - What is the English Major all About?
Exploring the links between liberal learning during college years and post-graduate professional opportunities, advanced education, and career development.

Monster Major to Career Converter
Listing of career opportunities related to your academic major.

Are There Jobs for English Majors
Every year, thousands of English grads prove those who think, "you’ll never get a job with an English degree" wrong, landing diverse jobs in equally diverse fields. Want proof? Read these success stories.

Communications/Media
Our Jobs by Field: Communications/Media collection of job listing sites, and networking, prospecting, and research resources.

Humanities
Our Jobs by Field: Humanities collection of job listing sites, and networking, prospecting, and research resources.

InternCentral
Includes internship and summer job resources for Skidmore College students and alumni - paid and unpaid, local, domestic and international, undergraduate and post-grad. Updated daily. Please register to access database, and receive information on opportunities of interest.

JobCentral
The pathway to the Career Services Recruiting Program and to other internship and job postings for Skidmore College students.

Academic Resources

English Department Web Page

Graduate School

Career Network

Sampling of Skidmore Alumni who majored in English. Contact information for these Career Advisors available on the Career Network (search by major).
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Jordana Alford Marketing Domain Norwood, MA	Matthew Budd Spanish Teacher Landon School Bethesda, MD

Jennifer Allen Managing Director, Entertainment PMK Public Relations Los Angeles, CA	Andrew Chase Musician/Composer IVY New York, NY

Mara Anastas Director National Accounts Simon & Schuster New York, NY	Ada Ciniglio Executive Director High Five Tickets to the Arts New York, NY

Jennifer Aszling Fine Arts Registrar List Visual Arts Center Cambridge, MA	Joanne Clough Attorney/Partner Joanne Harrison Clough Harrisburg, PA

Jeffery Badger Graphic Designer Lightbulb Press New York, NY	Jacklyn Connly Assistant Clerk Magistrate Northampton District Court Northampton, MA

Matthew Bernstein President The For Profit Company Silver Springs, MD	Molly Conway Interactive Producer Via Training, Inc. Portland, OR

Doreen Biebusch CFO/CPA JDJ Resources Boston, MA	David DeSola Staff Architect Goody Clancy & Associates Boston, MA

Suzanne Bolling Writer Amherst, MA	Nicolette Donen Executive Producer Oxygen Media Hollywood, CA

Lisa Bry Vice President Lasalle Bank Chicago, IL	Mary Gannon Associate Editor Poets & Writers Inc. New York, NY