Or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love British Literature.

An approach to your education that will improve your viability as a candidate is to focus on developing skills, not simply plowing through classes.

Why is this? Well, to be frank, mo...

Why most English majors self-sabotage their chances at a satisfying, lucrative career

There are plenty of myths being perpetually passed around the English department.

(And I don’t mean the kind that would excite Northrop Frye.)

These myths too-...

If you had to guess, what would you say employers are looking for in a fresh-out-of-college candidate?

• Insane proofreading skills?
• The ability to apply formalist theory to corporate memos?
• An encyclopedic knowledge of Jane Austin's work?

None...