Department of Literature and Writing Studies
Cal State San Marcos 
Prof. Hayton

 

LTWR Career Options Workshop                                         

 

I.                    Places to begin an on-line job search

General:

www.monster.com    (choose keywords that will help you narrow or expand the possibilities)

www.careermag.com/ 

www.bridgepath.com  (helpful job advice as well)

www.jobweb.com

www.jobs.com

www.jobtrak.com    (alumni-based)

www.itc-training.com  (teaching English overseas)

 

College Grad/1st job:

www.collegegrad.com

www.careerbuzz.com

 

Mostly Tech:

www.kforce.com       (choose keywords that will help you narrow or expand the possibilities)

www.dice.com      

www.ability.org.uk/technical_writing_resources.html (listing of resources for tech writing)

 

Non-profit/Philanthropy:

www.philanthropy.com  (check their jobs section and their “entry-level” or intern positions)

 

Academic/Editing:

www.chronicle.com  (check their jobs section and use a keyword or regional search)

 

Business/PR/Consulting:

www.headhunter.com  (choose regional or keyword search)

http://careerjournal.com/  (Wall Street Journal’s job search site)

 

II.                 A listing of job terms/keywords to try

·              Instead of “writer” try: copywriter, web content, freelance writer, corporate communications, tech writer, science writer, translator, researcher, speechwriter, journalist, feature writer, script writing.

·              Instead of “editor” try: editorial assistant, proofreader, fact checker, copy editor, compositor, publishing, multimedia.

·              Instead of “Public Relations” try: PR, media consultant, event coordinator, press coordinator, image consultant.

 

III.               Locating an Internship/Externship

www.woodrow.org (Woodrow Wilson has excellent partnership opportunities)

www.twc.edu  (Start here for national internships)

www.internweb.com