For my career prep class, we have been assigned to read Media Guide 5: Preparing For Jobs In The 21st Century by Jams Seguin. It's where I got the information about writing jobs that I included in my last blog on the subject. This one will give a more detailed list of the myriad of jobs available to anyone looking for an internship or an entry level job in the world of writing.

There are 15 traditional jobs in the communications/media field:

1. Advertising
2. Animation/Graphic Arts
3. Audio Production
4. Book Publishing - one of my personal areas of interest
5. Commercials (Advertising) Production
6. Feature, Documentary and Independent Film Production
7. Magazine Publishing
8. Music/Recording Production
9. New Media/Multimedia/Interactive/Web
10. Newspaper Publishing/Journalism - my current area of concentration
11. Public Relations - another area of personal interest
12. Radio - another area of personal interest
13. Television: broadcast and cable
14. Video Production
15. Writing - another current area of concentration

Imagine the possibilities of just this list. There are 22 related fields where a writing degree - coupled with internship experience, of course - can be applied. Even at the entry level, more employers want experienced employees. It makes their jobs easier because they don't have train someone from scratch. And since time is money, it behooves anyone going to college right now to do as many internships as possible. This is especially important for writers because the more diverse your portfolio and the more varied your professional experiences, the better your odds of landing the entry level writing position you seek.