Next move for a forty-something with a newly acquired first class honours degree in Eng lang & lit?

Answer 1

Oh well done and congratulations!!!! I was forty two when I got my degree, best thing I ever did.
You could do a PGCE and go on to teaching... I chose to do FE. Very rewarding and good fun. OR
Why don't you do a masters?
Believe me, theres no shame in not knowing what you want to do now. Take time, you're never too old to further your education. Someone suggested writing a book, cant you combine this with masters? Theres so many choices for you. Relax, take some time to consider and you'll come to a decision that'll be right. Well done, you should be very proud.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

Apply immediately (avoid the rush) for a job inspecting plumbing parts for Price Fisher, you'll have to learn some spanish.

Answer 4

MA and lectureship at a redbrick University. Or teaching diploma and apply for a private college or public school. But do it fast, you aren't getting any younger.

Answer 5

{as a B.eng student} we used to say that there is only 2 things you can do with a degree in english:
1) write a book... or
2) memorise the phrase "Would you like fries with that?"

Answer 6

Why did you do it in the first place? That is a good place to start.

Or did you do it with no idea of why?

Answer 7

Something other than congratulating yourself on Yahoo Answers

Answer 8

Law school