http://www.lindseypollak.com/archives/career-qa-im-a-literature-majorhelp-2 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 05:59:24 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 http://www.lindseypollak.com/archives/career-qa-im-a-literature-majorhelp-2#comment-1975 Advice for Students: Start Planning Now for Life After College - Stepcase Lifehack Thu, 25 Sep 2008 15:46:06 +0000 http://lindseypollak.com/?p=266#comment-1975 [...] any other competency. “Written communication skills are ESSENTIAL for most careers today,” writes Pollak. Look at every written assignment as a chance to develop better writing and editing skills. Ask for [...] [...] any other competency. “Written communication skills are ESSENTIAL for most careers today,” writes Pollak. Look at every written assignment as a chance to develop better writing and editing skills. Ask for [...]

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]]> http://www.lindseypollak.com/archives/career-qa-im-a-literature-majorhelp-2#comment-123 Lori Cates Hand Tue, 30 Oct 2007 12:10:00 +0000 http://lindseypollak.com/?p=266#comment-123 I was a literature major, too, and got all the "what do you want to do--teach?" comments from people who just didn't get it. I did supplement my major with courses in journalism and public relations. And I got an internship at the local newspaper. Eventually I found my way into book publishing and have had a 17-year career that suits me perfectly. Check out my Publishing Careers blog to learn more about careers in publishing and how you can get one, too! I was a literature major, too, and got all the “what do you want to do–teach?” comments from people who just didn’t get it. I did supplement my major with courses in journalism and public relations. And I got an internship at the local newspaper. Eventually I found my way into book publishing and have had a 17-year career that suits me perfectly. Check out my Publishing Careers blog to learn more about careers in publishing and how you can get one, too!

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