CAREERS & COMPARATIVE LITERATURE MAJORS

Click to download Major Paths, which includes representative internships, study abroad opportunities, jobs, fellowships, and graduate programs that other Princeton students majoring in Comparative Literature have chosen.

Employment Pursuits of Recent Comparative Literature Majors*

• English Instructor - Jishou Teacher's College (Princeton in Asia), Jishou, China
• Fellow - Illinois Coalition for Immigrant & Refugee Rights (Project 55), Chicago, IL
• Music Activity Specialist - Barretstown Gary Corp., Balleymore Eustace, Ireland
• Paralegal - Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle, Paris, France
• Guide - Butterfield & Robinson, Beaune, France
• Assistant Account Executive - Edelman PR Worldwide, New York, NY
• Editorial Assistant - Harper Collins Publishers, New York, NY
• IT Consultant - Cambridge Executive Enterprises, Boston, MA
• Analyst - Credit Suisse, New York, NY
• Studio Engineer - Loveshack Productions, New York, NY
• Editorial Assistant - Random House, New York, NY
• Research Assistant - Tor Vergata University, Rome, Italy
• Business Analyst - UMS Group, Parsippany, NJ
• Administration - Mpala Foundation (Princeton in Africa), Mpala Ranch, Kenya
• Editorial Department - TIME Magazine (Princeton in Asia), Hong Kong, China
• Peace Corps, Guinea
• Business Analyst - Mitchell Madison Group

* These are actual jobs new graduates accepted.

Selected Resources in the Career Services Library

• 100 Best Careers for Writers & Artists
• A Guide to Writing Jobs in New York
• Careers for Bookworms & Other Literary Types
• Careers for Foreign Language Aficionados & Other Multilingual Types
• Careers in Communications
• Directory of Literary Magazines
• Imaginative Soul's Guide to Foreign Internships
• Non-Profits Job Finder
• Starting Your Career as a Freelance Writer
• Strategies for Getting an Overseas Job

Resources and Information Online

• Occupational Outlook Handbook - Writers and Editors
  http://stats.bls.gov/oco/ocos089.htm
  
  
• Creative Writer - Tasks Performed & Skills Required (O*NET)
  http://online.onetcenter.org/link/summary/27-3043.02
  
  
• Reporters and Correspondents - Tasks Performed & Skills Required (O*NET)
  http://online.onetcenter.org/link/summary/27-3022.00
  
  
• How to Become a Book Critic
  http://www.businessknowhow.com/Writers/Perceptions/pbecomecritic.htm
  
  
• Career Overview - Advertising and Public Relations
  http://www.careeroverview.com/advertising-careers.html
  
  
• Princeton Comparative Literature Department
  http://www.princeton.edu/~complit/

Professional Associations

Professional associations are a good resource for career information and networking opportunities. Associations often provide online job listings or links to job search resources, such as upcoming conferences and other publications. To find more associations in a variety of fields, use the National Trade and Professional Associations Directory in Career Services.

• American Society of Magazine Editors
  http://www.asme.magazine.org
  
  
• Modern Language Association
  http://www.mla.org
  
  
• Association of Literary Scholars and Critics
  http://www.bu.edu/literary/
  
  
• National Council of Teachers of English
  http://www.ncte.org
  
  
• American Society of Journalists and Authors
  http://www.asja.org/index9.php
  
  
• Investigative Reporters and Editors
  http://www.ire.org/
  http://bolles.ire.org/dij/
  
  
• Public Relations Society of America
  http://www.prsa.org
  
  
• American Association of Advertising Agencies
  http://www.aaaa.org
  
  
• The Association for Women in Communications
  http://www.womcom.org

Comparative Literature Alumni from Princeton

Alumni have VOLUNTEERED to have students contact them for advice and information about majors and careers. The Alumni Careers Network (ACN), with 4,500 volunteers worldwide, is a searchable on-line database of Princeton alumni who are willing and eager for you to contact them so they can provide you with advice and assistance about: exploring majors, finding internships and summer jobs, graduate school (including law, business, and medicine), and future possible career options. Search the database for Comparative Literature alumni, to learn more about the careers that people from this major sometimes pursue.

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