LEC052004. Agna Philip. "Essay on Job Opportunities after MA (English)"

 

Essay on Job Opportunities after MA (English)

    A post graduate degree in English provides a plenty of employment opportunities to the graduates. This program prepares the students with essential skills in writing, analysis and communication. Since English is regarded as the global language, these skills are required for opportunities in distinct fields including teaching, publishing, media and other.

      In the words of Mark Van Doren, “the art of teaching is the art of assisting discovery.” Teaching is one of the best jobs a graduate can opt as a career option. On concluding the post-graduation, aspirants are eligible to appear the competitive exams like National Eligibility Test (UGC-NET), State Level Eligibility Test (SLET) and Central Teacher Eligibility Test (CTET) for becoming a teacher. By clearing National Eligibility Test (NET), candidates can be appointed as lecturers in government and private colleges. State Level Eligibility Test (SLET) aids the candidates to become professors in state level colleges. Central Teacher Eligibility Test (CTET) enables the candidates to be eligible to teach at the higher-secondary levels of the central government schools. Besides, there are several job opportunities in Spoken English training centres and entrance exam coaching centres. Online teaching platforms are another important field where skilled and scholarly teachers are recruited. Other than teaching, there are also other jobs in e-learning centers that a graduate can contribute.

  An Instructional Designer or Subject Matter Expert is another emerging job in the field of online coaching. They are renowned professionals who are entrusted with advancing courses and producing training materials. MA English graduates with their reading and analytical skills have a wide range of opportunities in this particular field.

     Print publication house is the institution where MA graduates can easily get recruited as writers, editors, proofreaders, copy writers and translators. Writers with effective writing skills are often demanded in many fields. A post graduate in English is facilitated with creative skills to work as a writer for different magazines, newspapers and T.V channels. It is also possible to contribute to the world of writing as an author. Analytical, writing and reading skills are required to become an editor. The job of an editor is to review the works of the writers and ensure that the material is apt for publishing. Even there are some similarities with editors, proofreaders and editors are different. Proofreaders are designated to check the spelling, grammar and punctuation errors of the written material. Advertising agencies offers the job of copywriter to graduates to develop content and advertising ideas. Interpreting, understanding and creative skills are required to become a copy writer. The language skills of the graduates also enable them to become translators. Publication houses also recruit jobs in translation of books, journals, and magazines. Furthermore, there are many online publishing companies which also recruit in these roles.

   Nowadays, content writing job is one of the most recruited jobs by online publishing companies. The job of a content writer is to write content for websites, blogs, articles, stories, newspaper articles and digital advertising campaigns. MA English graduates with their effective writing skills can become good content writers. An experienced content writer can also become chief content officer in these companies. It is also possible to work from home as a freelance writer. There are also similar jobs in the corporate fields which require communication skills additionally.

   Communication skills are mostly required by the corporate institutions. Corporate communication executive is such a job where they are tasked to write various materials needed for press publications and content for communication with the public. It is also possible to get a job in the role of a customer service executive where they are supposed to do various voiceless communications with the clients of distinct companies through social media chat.

      A post graduation in English serves as a base for a large variety of careers instead of qualifying students for a single job. So, it is worthy to have a post graduate degree in English which can be beneficial both professionally and personally.