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Try Sales or Customer Service. Check with your college placement offer for job leads and ask them to guide you with a resume review, mock interviews, and career testing. You are young and have a lifetime to worry about a career. For now, worry about a job to show your motivations and discipline and concentrate on your schooling as a priority. Don't wait for your ship to come in, swim out to meet it.
I was an English major, too. I ended up working for the federal government for 23 years. State governements offer several possibilities, too. Don't discount such jobs!
Hi what about working for yourself? I am sure if you started an on-line business today you will thank me a couple of years later. It's all about selling products (which is where your English degree comes in).
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Well, if you have worked a lot of retail or fast food than i would say that is the root of your problem. Those jobs suck, you are overworked and underpaid. My suggestion would be to first, suck it up. You have to learn to keep a job, whether you like it or not as an adult, you have to work. An English degree can help you get an office job though, I was just reading something about more major corporations hiring English majors. Possibly try something work study related through your school, or check into government jobs for students.
What interests you? What were you planning on doing with your English major?..is it something that can help you find what you want?. We all start out with no experience, it is not easy getting into something. But if you are at college working towards something, that is your biggest help right there. I know anything in computers is hot right now..if it is money to help you continue thru college, what about a temp worker in an office?..or telephone salesmen?
If you are not sure what you want to do, I would recommend seeking a career councillor thru your college .
Make two lists for yourself. One of things you know you hate to do. For instance sales, making food, serving people, ect. Next make a list of things you like to do. Maybe typing, writing, working alone, whatever. Take a look through paper ads and see if your like to do list applies to anything. If you find something but you think you need more experience to apply for it and the company gives a number, call them and ask what kind of starter job you could take to get to this job. For alot of people it is trial and error. Something you thought you would like to do you hate and you try something else. Eventually you will find something. Don't worry.
My son is currently majoring in English - had 2yrs at York, took a year off, now he's back at it. Still doesn't expect to be gainfully employed in anything related to his English major - too few jobs, only the very best will be teachers. He got a job at Rona - a big hardware warhouse-like place (I don't know where you are, can't compare with, but you know what I mean). Anyway, he's glad he has gained some experience in the paint department - they train him from time to time, and if you hang in, they give you good raises. I recommend this over the soul-crushing fast-food industry. It's a long haul to get a degree in English; you may as well be learning a semi-skill in the meantime. It's also a little bit physical, so you'll be getting (probably much-needed) exercise.
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