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August 22, 2007, 12:22am
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i i dual majored in college and received both english lit and history degrees. in addition to my studies, i worked as sr. editor for a scholarly journal and taught literacy classes. all of that looked swell on paper but screwed me.
i was told that i’m over qualified for startup postions, under for higher positions. pittsburgh area had no job market for my style of copy editing. it is all out by ny/nj/md. even then, startout for most jobs was 22-25 range, with a few higher up jobs at 24-32k. no way i could live alone for 22-25k in ny/nj/md area.
the pgh area papers look for writers who can take photos. so plan on dropping a grand for a camera, plus another 300 for a lense. take a class at school to get familiar or start shooting. problem w/ pgh area papers-- numbers are dropping. they are really not hiring fulltime-- you will be doign alot fo freelance work.
imo, best bet is to go into secondary english and teach school. granted, you take shit for english lit classes with majority education classes–but finding a job is alot easier.
Sailor I have told you for how long…Move out of this hell hole and teach somewhere. in MD we are talking about 30K a year for a teacher and all you need is a bach. no teaching certificate like this stupid state. that is why other states have better teachers cause by the time they get there they still like their job unlike most here