What Can You Do With an English Major?
“Being an English major taught me to be fearless,” says Lauren Culley ‘05. That fearlessness helped her found the wildly popular Columbus-based coffee shop, Fox in the Snow.
Molly Becker ’13 stresses that what she learned in her English major, clarity and concision, is important in any work setting, but it’s likely especially helpful in her work with the editorial team for the Scripps National Spelling Bee.
Sarah Bach ’21 strongly believes the English major prepared her to enter a competitive work force—not only did she learn the writing and analysis skills that helped her land a job, she also learned the rhetorical concepts that allow her to excel in her SEO work.
“Being an English major taught me to be fearless,” says Lauren Culley ‘05. That fearlessness helped her found the wildly popular Columbus-based coffee shop, Fox in the Snow.
Molly Becker ’13 stresses that what she learned in her English major, clarity and concision, is important in any work setting, but it’s likely especially helpful in her work with the editorial team for the Scripps National Spelling Bee.
Sarah Bach ’21 strongly believes the English major prepared her to enter a competitive work force—not only did she learn the writing and analysis skills that helped her land a job, she also learned the rhetorical concepts that allow her to excel in her SEO work.
Student Organizations
Whether you're an English major or not, get involved in one of the outstanding English-related student organizations!
Undergraduate Events
The English department hosts a wide variety of events open to everyone, no matter your rank or major — we look forward to seeing you at one of our upcoming undergraduate events!
Drop-In English Career Workshop
March 25, 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m., 311 Denney Hall
The Department of English is hosting a career-focused, drop-in workshop session, featuring PebblePad.
This event is suited for any student at any stage of career development. Are you looking for internships? Applying for jobs? Revising your resume? Completing coursework and unsure of how it relates to your future career? No matter what you want to chat about, we're here to help!
We invite you to bring your materials to our workshop event on March 25th any time between 11 am and 1 pm in Denney 311. We will have staff including Elizabeth Falter (Undergraduate Studies Program Manager) and Erin Temple (Graduate Assistant for Undergraduate Studies) on hand to offer feedback and advice. You might also want to use the space simply as a dedicated time to attend to some of these important tasks that might get lost amongst your other responsibilities and deadlines.
Not sure what to use this drop-in event to work on? Here are a few ideas:
- Job and internship search strategies
- Advice on what kind of internships and jobs to search for
- Resume feedback
- Feedback on tailoring your materials to a particular job or internship ad
- Help recording and reflecting on your coursework in an online portfolio system (PebblePad)
- A friendly space to work on your own with others.
There will be pizza and snacks! Please RSVP for this event if you can. You're welcome to come even if you don't RSVP, but your response will help us know what students are interested in working on, and will help us get a headcount for pizza.
Drop-In English Career Workshop
March 25, 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m., 311 Denney Hall
The Department of English is hosting a career-focused, drop-in workshop session, featuring PebblePad.
This event is suited for any student at any stage of career development. Are you looking for internships? Applying for jobs? Revising your resume? Completing coursework and unsure of how it relates to your future career? No matter what you want to chat about, we're here to help!
We invite you to bring your materials to our workshop event on March 25th any time between 11 am and 1 pm in Denney 311. We will have staff including Elizabeth Falter (Undergraduate Studies Program Manager) and Erin Temple (Graduate Assistant for Undergraduate Studies) on hand to offer feedback and advice. You might also want to use the space simply as a dedicated time to attend to some of these important tasks that might get lost amongst your other responsibilities and deadlines.
Not sure what to use this drop-in event to work on? Here are a few ideas:
- Job and internship search strategies
- Advice on what kind of internships and jobs to search for
- Resume feedback
- Feedback on tailoring your materials to a particular job or internship ad
- Help recording and reflecting on your coursework in an online portfolio system (PebblePad)
- A friendly space to work on your own with others.
There will be pizza and snacks! Please RSVP for this event if you can. You're welcome to come even if you don't RSVP, but your response will help us know what students are interested in working on, and will help us get a headcount for pizza.