Somehow I managed to squeak through four years of college without any particular skills or job qualifications: I am very good at proofreading/editing as well as teaching. But I don't have a teaching certificate, and I live in a city with very few publishing outlets. I've waited tables, tended bar, worked retail, and am currently an administrative assistant to a stock broker. I'm trying to pay down my student loans before heading back to grad school, but I'm finding it difficult to make ends meet--and maintain my sense of self-respect--without an advanced degree. I'm about to apply for more secretarial-type positions. Save me.
2007-02-27 12:08:12 · 8 answers · asked by July 4 in Business & Finance ➔ Careers & Employment
Help college students with their homework, tutor them. I at this very moment pay my tutor $30 an hour for two hours a day and two days a week. It adds up if you have two to three people who need your tutoring.
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Hell, I did not read the last sentence until I went back to re-read my answer. If you do secretarial work for a stock broker, you can start you way from there. Ask your boss to sponsor you to become a stockbroker, they will help you get your series 7 and 63 licenses. After you have complete such training, you can almost get any entry level job in the financial industry. (entry-level as in Financial analyst or financial adviser)
2007-02-27 12:14:33 · answer #1 · answered by Inquisit 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Many companies have their own in-house publishing departments. These could be involved in marketing, public relations, proposal development, or, most importantly (to me), in-house and customer-centric product use/maintenance/training materials. Have you considered technical writing or editing as an option? It helps if you have some exposure to the appropriate technology, but it's not always a requirement. The pay is usually not too bad.
2007-02-27 12:24:11 · answer #2 · answered by mattzcoz 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As an english major, you should be really good with communicating both verbally and written. That is a great skill for just about any job. Just find a job you think you'd like to do and impress upon your interviewers your skills. I think you'd do well in most positions you try out for.
2007-02-27 12:18:29 · answer #3 · answered by Poncho Rio 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Harvard U., Tufts U., and Brown U. are always looking for participants in their research studies, especially sleep studies. They pay very well, well worth doing, and it is easy to do. You might want to consider doing some of these sleep studies or others. Good luck!
2007-02-27 12:19:18 · answer #4 · answered by bsc_student_08 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Local newspapers always need an editor or proofreader. What about website editor?
2007-02-27 12:17:33 · answer #5 · answered by candl91402 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Many employers that do their own PR work look for editors, copywriters; proofreaders etc.
Read "What color is your Parachute" and open yourself up to looking in new places for work.
IW
2007-02-27 12:24:06 · answer #6 · answered by IW 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
How about being a Teacher's Assistant?
2007-02-27 12:25:51 · answer #7 · answered by Wrath Warbone 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Begging on the highway has been shown to be a money maker...or writing failed sitcoms.
2007-02-27 12:11:37 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 5⤋