The 21st century is an era of skill based career opportunities. One can develop good profile by working on one's language skills based that is LSRW (listening, Speaking, Reading and Writing). After graduation and post graduation in English language and literature, students can get various career opportunities as follows:
Translator: Proficiency in English language provides opportunities in the field of translation. The competency in English and some other regional or foreign language is required.
Content Writer: Content writers are in great demand . The brochures and leaflets of various products, institutes and other entities need good content writing skills. Copy Writing and Copy Editing are also parts of Content Writing.
Blog Writing: Blog is mostly known as weblog. A blogger can express him or herself and share the knowledge, refine writing skills and make money online. Blogging also helps to build professional network. Blogger can come up with articles on various topics and fields, photographs, video clips on his mini-site.
Journalism and Mass Communication: The language competency and command over the writing skills that the students of English language usually posses after the successful completion of the BA and MA in English, ultimately help to get placed in Journalism and Mass Communication Industry. There are plenty of job profiles available for the candidates with the proficiency in English language. E.g. reporter, writer, sub-editor, columnist, principal correspondence, anchor, RJ (Radio Jockey), etc.
Digital Marketing: Now a days, DM is a booming field as most of the businesses are going online. In digital marketing, knowledge of the keywords plays an important role. The proficiency of English language becomes an inevitable part while doing marketing online. There are job profiles in IT industry as well as in many other companies. Apart from that you use this to enhance your startup too.
Law and MBA: In recent times, every organisation is conducting its business operations in English language as it is a global language. After BA in English, it is easier to grab the knowledge of law as the student of language get the command over presentation and posses verbal ability. In both the fields, presentation has a vital role and presentation skills cannot be effective without the well hand on English language.
Competitive Exams: English grammar and comprehension becomes an integral part of UPSC, MPSC and other district level government recruitments.
English Teacher: There is a scope in schools, colleges and soft skill based industries. Thus, the person who is fluent in English, having good knowledge and the degree of language and literature can be recruited in teaching field. The person with SET and NET qualification can be recruited as an Assistant Professor.
Private Tutor: Nowadays, the demand of private tutors is increasing. It is a good earning source for those with the effective presentation skills and adequate subject knowledge.
Moreover, the acceptance of English language is growing gradually. The valuable information is mostly available in English. So the books in English language are usually prescribed for higher education. It means that there is no escape from English. It can be mentioned that one cannot imagine his or her progress without English.
