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ENGLISHI DO MAJOR CAN WHAT WITH MY ae olg eateto English of - Bates Department College solving, verbal excellent and written ? profits, technology, - Advisors onScienceandTechnologyAdvisors • HaroldVarmus, NobelPrize‐winningscientist; co-chair, Council of Shottenheimer,• Marty CityChiefs coach,Kansas former thetreasury • DonaldRegan, of secretary former CEO, thetreasury; Goldman Sachs Paulson, of • Henry secretary former baseball Giamatti,• A.Bartlett president, Yale University; commissioner of • Tom Gardner, CEOandco-founder, TheMotleyFool Fuller,• Kathryn CEO, World Wildlife Fund Walt DisneyCorporation • MichaelEisner, CEOof former • MarioCuomo, governor, former New York theEPA • CarolBrowner, administrator former of But English majorsshow upinunexpectedplacestoo: Scorsese,director • Martin • Paul Newman, actor, food entrepreneur • Paul Simon,singer, songwriter • Dr. Seuss, a.k.a.TheodorGeisel,children’sauthor • Steven Spielberg, filmmaker • Jodie Foster, actor, director, producer Ford,• Harrison actor • Johnny talkshow Carson, host • VinDiesel,actor, director, producer, screenwriter • Matt Damon,actor, screenwriter • Chevy Chase, Emmy Award • James Cameron,director, producer, screenwriter • ConanOBrien,television host There are quiteafew intheentertainment industry: • • • • • • • Some are authors, asyou mightexpect: Some Famous English Majors (not Bates alumni) Douglas Adams, author, “Hitchhiker’s GuidetotheGalaxy” Joyce CarolOates, novelist Toni novelist Morrison, Miller,Arthur playwright Tommy LeeJones, actor King,Stephen novelist theU.S. Gwendolyn Brooks, poetlaureate former of ‐winning comedian,writer, actor English courses are intended to foster critical reading, writing, and thinking, in which “criticism” is at once passionate appreciation, historical understanding, and the perpetual rethinking of values. More specifically, the English major prepares students for careers such as teaching, publishing, and writing, for graduate study in literature, and for graduate programs leading to the study or prac- tice of medicine or law.
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The National Association of Colleges and Employers’ Job Outlook 2013 lists the key attributes that employers look for in job candi- dates, including: problem‐solving, excellent verbal and written communications, strong work ethic, computer skills and the ability to work in a team. English majors at Bates are critical thinkers, exceptional communicators, and have successfully pursued careers in areas as diverse as politics, marketing, non‐profits, technology, publishing, sales and health care. With the exponential increase in demand for online and digital content, businesses in just about every sector of the economy need employees who can communi- cate ideas effectively. And of course, English majors also make great teachers.
Employment, Past Examples of How English Majors have Internships, & Employed Their Education Graduate School Outside of Bates College
Employment Internships • ModCloth • Downtown Music Publishing, NYC • Chicago Teaching Fellows • Westfield Capital Management, Marketing and Compliance Intern • Bank of America Merill Lynch • Portland Stage Company • Dept. of Conservation and Recreation • Time Out New York • Atlantic Media • Fine Arts Works Center in Provincetown • Citizen School • Episcopal Service Corps • Cushing Academy • StoryCorps • Harvard University • RBC Capital raduate School • Teach for America G • Dartmouth Geisel School of Medicine • Scholastic • Boston College Wallace E. Carroll Graduate School of Management • L.L. Bean (marketing) • Harvard Business School • Mullen (advertising) • Diplomatic Academy of Vienna • Fulbright Scholar(s) • Boston University (MA, PhD -- English) • Kirkland & Ellis • Middlebury College/Bread Loaf School of English • The Nature Conservancy • Brown University (MAT, MA, PhD -- English) • EF Education First • Brafton, Inc. • New Balance Athletic Shoes • Medical Care Development International • WildChina Princeton in Asia Links for Further Research • Boston College http://whatcanidowiththismajor.com/major/english/ http://www.selloutyoursoul.com/2011/12/19/jobs‐for‐english‐majors/ http://www.dickinson.edu/student‐life/resources/career‐cen- ter/content/major‐to‐career/English/