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A Career Guide for Lost Humanities Majors

careers for English majors

The Four Categories of Skills – Which Career Direction Will You Take?

Posted on Updated January 30, 2014January 30, 2014 by TheSellOut

  Last month, I launched a 14-day course about skill developing and choosing the right career path. Below is a sample of a lesson. If you find value in it, you can join my email list (below and at the bottom of the page) and you’ll be notified when the free course is available again. […]

How to Pick a Career You Love: 5 Quick Techniques

Posted on Updated January 29, 2014January 29, 2014 by TheSellOut

  I recently ran a free email course about picking careers and skill development. I’m about to collect feedback from the first participants and then will make the course available for free on my website. If you want to get the course when it is ready, just sign-up for my email list (on the left). […]

Use these advanced tips to find hidden job postings online

Posted on Updated November 24, 2013October 9, 2013 by TheSellOut

    This article has 5+ helpful tools and techniques to help you quickly find job postings online.   I’ll show how to find hidden posts by companies, scan social media sites for new openings, and how to expand your job search beyond Craigslist or industry job boards.  I once read that half of job […]

How to stop wasting time and focus on building a profitable skill

Posted on Updated October 7, 2013October 3, 2013 by TheSellOut

    Over the last few months, I’ve been unhappy with my skill development. I have lots of interests and passions. And while I work around 50 hours a week and have a satisfying career, I always have that nagging feeling of things I’m not accomplishing. For example, there is a course I really want […]

How to Get Out of Your Dead End Job

Posted on Updated November 17, 2012November 12, 2012 by TheSellOut

  This article offers seven rock-solid ways to help you get out of your dead-end job. It is based on personal experience and contains advice I’ve learned from successful people who worked their way up into careers from dead-end jobs.

30 Things to Help You Find a Job With Your BA, MA, or PhD

Posted on Updated July 21, 2012May 20, 2012 by TheSellOut

  1. This book to help you to not be intimidated by business majors. 2. This career book. 3. This article to help you understand how to sell your liberal arts degree to employers. 4.  This basic tutorial to help you learn a bit of Excel. Not knowing Excel in the non-academic world is like not knowing how to […]

And the Winner Is . . . The Best Reader Advice for English Majors

Posted on Updated May 18, 2012May 18, 2012 by TheSellOut

Last month, Selloutyoursoul.com launched a simple contest. Readers were asked to share the “best advice or lesson they’ve learned trying to find a career with a humanities degree.” I really encourage you to check out the full response. There were really some insightful, knowledgable, and unique answers that will help you if you are searching […]

How to Get Freelance Editing Jobs – An Interview With Michael LaRocca

Posted on Updated October 27, 2016March 4, 2011 by TheSellOut

This interview with Michael LaRocca, a published author and freelance editor, covers how to land freelance editing jobs, how to find your first editing client, and using your website to get work. We also talk about how you can make money editing from home, using some online marketplaces for editing and writing jobs.

How to Quit Your Job and Make the First Step to a New Career With Your M.A. or Ph.D.

Posted on Updated October 25, 2013December 22, 2010 by TheSellOut

To find a job with your English degree takes time, especially if you are career searching with a M.A. or Ph.D. This is my story about quitting my job and it shows you how aggressive action can help accelerate your ability to find Master’s and Ph.D. jobs.

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