Reply #19: I was offered a business job in college because I was an English major. [View All]

[knitter4democracy]

I was shocked. I was just temping on break to help pay for my books and meal plan, and one of the higher-up bosses took me aside and told me he wanted to hire me. I explained that I was still in college, and he told me to transfer. Since I was in education, that wasn't possible without pretty much starting over, so I asked him why he wanted to hire me since I was just an English major. He said that he could teach me the business but that he had found he couldn't teach people how to read critically and write carefully. I turned him down, but I never forgot that.

He wasn't the only one, either. If you are articulate, can proofread letters and annual reports, write clearly and correctly, and are willing to work hard, well, then, there are low-level jobs available. I was never offered much above assistant, but I guess that makes sense, given I wasn't done with college at the time.