Sample job titles of Davidson alums who majored in English:
Account Executive ‘96
Analyst ‘97
Assistant Media Planner ’98
Assistant to the Archbishop '97
Astrologer '74
Case Manager '03
Change Analyst '03
Computer Technology Assistant ’97
Copywriter ‘96
Corporate/Antitrust Litigation Legal Assistant '03
Economist ‘83
Editorial Assistant ’98
Emergency Medical Technician '99
Film Locations Manager ’00
Historian/Photographer ’90
Investment Banker ‘97
Investigator '03
Judicial Clerk ‘93
Linguist/Bible Translator ‘78 
Marketing Director ‘91
Office Manager ’95
Pastry Chef '02
Pastor '02
Plastic Surgeon ‘84
Platoon Leader ’98
Research Assistant ‘94
Sports Journalist ’99
Sports Promotion Blimp Operations '01
Stockbroker ‘83
Volunteer Programs Coordinator ‘97
Web Producer '03
Youth Minister ‘00

Other job titles for English majors:
Attorney
Bank Officer
Book Critic
Consultant
Editor
Educator
Film Maker
Foreign Correspondent
Insurance Agent
Journalist
Publisher
School Administrator
Writer

Types of employers:
Advertising Agencies
Banks
Business and Industry
Consulting Firms
Educational Institutions
Government Agencies
Law Offices
Libraries
Magazines and Newspapers
Non-Profit Organizations
Public Relations Firms
Publishers
Research & Development Firms
Telecommunications Organizations

Resources in the Career Services Library:
Over 1200 books, pamphlets, and periodicals are available in the Careers Library to help you with self-assessment, career exploration, the job search, and graduate school planning.  Some good library resources for English majors looking for career links include 
Careers for Bookworms 
Careers for Writers & Others Who Have a Way With
           Words
Careers in Publishing
Complete Idiot's Guide to Publishing Children's Books
Great Jobs for English Majors
How to Get into Advertising
Media Internship Book
Opportunities in Public Relations Careers
Tech Writer's Survival Guide
Travel Writer's Handbook
You Can Write Greeting Cards

Other sources of information:
Career counselors and faculty members are great resources.  Visit the Careers Office early and often, and make time to talk to professors in your major and related fields.  Professional associations are excellent sources of career and employment information, and many of them have websites.  Surf the internet, keeping in mind that many colleges and universities have websites for their Career Centers and for each academic major, many of which include career and employment information as well as links to professional associations and other useful websites.  Contact the following organizations and websites for more information:

American Society of Journalists & Authors
http://www.asja.org

Davidson College English Department
http://www.davidson.edu/academic/english/index.html

International Association of Business Communicators/Philadelphia
www.iabc.com/

JobLink for Journalists
http://newslink.org/joblink.html

Linguistics Society of America
http://www.lsadc.org/

Public Relations Society of America
http://www.prsa.org

Univ. of Delaware Career Services Center, Major Resource Kits
http://www.udel.edu/CSC/mrk.html

Univ. of North Carolina Wilmington Career Services Center
http://www.uncwil.edu/stuaff/career/Majors/english.htm

Writers Guild of America East
www.wgaeast.org

                                       (Current as of 12/05)