Career Options after Graduating in English Literature

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Some subject streams are continuously looked down upon when choosing a career but even in the arts stream if the choice of subject is done judiciously,  it can be rich fruits in future. In the senior secondary classes most of our curriculum has a huge number of poems and stories in English literature that grab the attention of a few students  and out of them,  pursue a graduation in English literature and some don’t,  giving into the pressure of their peers and guides.

Opting for English Literature can be both advantageous and disadvantageous from the angle of a secure position in future. A graduation in literature is a degree course and not a professional one, thus, with a little more effort like a masters in a professional course can also open some professional career opportunities apart from the academic ones. This article is here to guide you about the career prospects one can look out for after graduating in English literature.

Poet/ Author

Students graduated in English Literature have an in depth knowledge of how to engage a reader and the features in a piece of literature or writing that adds value to it. Nowadays, it is very simple to be a self-established writer and earn an handsome amount of money from the releases. Writers can send their writing samples to Amazon KDP for Kindle books with free publication fees on Amazon Kindle. These books can be published worldwide. The same is the procedure to publish books in hard copy but a publishing fee has to be paid to the publishers. Apart from the abovementioned work areas like academic book writers or novel writers, many websites and poetry blog sites hire poets for writing short poetries for them.

Freelance Content Writer/ Scriptwriter

Several foundations provide freelance jobs with very little workload for writers. These freelance writers can write articles, blogs, emails and reports on a daily basis. The only drawback is that the job profile might be insecure at times and the pay scale fluctuates. Nowadays, many industries like skit agencies and small production companies hire creative scriptwriters. Scriptwriting, however, is an advanced skill that gets better with experimenting and experience but surely, one who has developed an interest in plays, dialogue or monologue writing during their graduation course would manage.

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Teacher/ Professor/ Private Tutor

There is a great demand for good quality English teachers in government schools. Such academicians also find a place in universities after having qualified their UGC NET examination. The pay scale is fairly high and the job profiles are secure. Many students who struggle in English or who do not study in schools with great amenities or poor quality of English education look for private tutors. Private tutoring in English is surely an easy method to get a lot of money working part time.

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Journalism

After completing a graduation in English literature, if one pursues a Master’s degree in mass communication, it would make him or her eligible to work in the field of journalism or as news reporters. Finding promotions in the field of mass communication continuously upgrading the new agency that one works for, brings quick progress.

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Law

One can pursue a 3-year LL.B. after a graduation in English Literature and grow on to become a lawyer or a jurist. This is one the conventional fields that students opt for on several occasions after graduation in Literature.

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Social Media Marketing

With a knowledge of the tastes of different age groups of readers, such graduates would know to write engaging content for social media platforms like Instagram, Facebook and Youtube and promote a brand working for its brand image. After a graduation degree, a short course in the same from a recognised organization would surely make one eligible for such jobs. These jobs also pay a lot in return of the time that one invests in social media marketing.

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By: Debarati Pal

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