Boosting Productivity: A Lazy Couch Potato's Guide To Getting Things Done
Boosting Productivity: A Lazy Couch Potato's Guide to Getting Things Done
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10 Career Opportunities for Communication Graduates
Students who major in communication studies have the chance to improve their speaking, writing, and critical thinking abilities, making them stronger participants in the process of meaning dissemination. To connect with others and share ideas, communication is important in everyday life. Effective communication makes information clearer, saving time. It contributes to the development of connections, teamwork, and trust. expands your knowledge base, which enables you to make wiser decisions in life.
In line with this, Communication graduates have a ton of career options that they qualify for as they are flexible and versatile. But what exactly are these options? To explore only some of the unlimited possibilities, let’s explore 10 career opportunities for communication graduates that can also fit one’s personality!
1. Editor
If you are a team player and want to work on the vital role of editing, then becoming an editor is the right road to consider walking on! An editor can be both specialized or generalized but the gist of what they do is they proofread and edit the content before it’s released to the public. Editors can work with books, documents, newspapers, graphics, audios, videos and animations. Technology is only advancing at this point and it’s important to note that editors must be able to adapt and be flexible to these changes, which communication graduates have learned in the program.
Sources: https://www.editors.ca/join/so-you-want-be-editor-information-about-career-editing
2. Event Planner
Like hosting events and parties? Want to have fun while on the job? Search no more because this career option fits well with you! Warning though, because event planners do a LOT so it’s advised that you are good at multitasking or it may be quite difficult to balance. Luckily, the Communication program trains the students to be able to work with various tasks at a time. Event Planners are responsible for all the logistics for food, decor, personnel, presenters, and technology to be able to have a successful event. Event Planners sometimes host too so communicators are more likely to excel in this field.
Sources: https://www.socialtables.com/blog/event-planning/event-planning-careers/
3. Web Producer
Someone who is techy and handy with technology and the internet should consider entering the world of Web Producing. Web Producers are in charge of improving the content, page layouts, arrangement of menus and buttons, navigation, and more. Their goal is to make it easier for the users to navigate the website so they can have the best experience. You may need more experience in coding and programming but other than that, a communication degree still qualifies you for the job.
Sources: https://www.indeed.com/career-advice/finding-a-job/top-communications-degree-jobs
4. Creative Director
Advertising is one of the biggest fields that communication graduates flock to and it’s understandable because the realm of advertising is always in the look out for creative and artistic candidates. But it’s not only about advertising. Creative directors also work for film studios, magazines, marketing and advertising agencies, nonprofits and private companies to oversee and develop creative projects. As the communication program helped enhance creativity, you can surely use this skill to help you stand out.
Sources: https://www.skillshare.com/blog/heres-how-to-become-a-creative-director-from-actual-creative-directors/
5. Translator / Interpreter
Fluent multilinguals and good communicators, you may want to think about becoming a translator or interpreter! Their job is to convert words, spoken or written, to another language. It may sound easy at first, especially if you’re already fluent in various languages, but the responsibility of speaking for those blocked by a language barrier can cause pressure at times. You don’t want to accidentally interpret or translate something and offend someone, right? Your experience on communicating and speaking in the communication program will prove useful in these situations.
Sources: https://www.gradschoolhub.com/lists/5-unusual-careers-for-masters-in-communication-graduates/
6. Public Relations Specialist
Majors in communication are in a good position to consider how to strategically change public attitudes through the media. PR specialists produce press releases, plan press conference and other events, and persuade the media that stories about their clients are worthy of publication. People in this field need to have good communication skills for they will be working with a lot of people.
7. Human Resources Specialist
Organization’s communication intensive tasks are handled by Human Resources Specialists, who are also in charge of hiring staff, orienting new hires, providing training programs, communicating policies to staff, informing staff of benefits, and producing employee newsletters. HR use their public speaking and writing abilities to offer presentations to current and potential employees. They interview job seekers and advise employees using the verbal communication skill that they developed through out the communication program.
8. Account Executive
Account Executives are in charge of maintaining the company’s ties with its clients. Their objective is to increase the volume of transaction a business has with certain clients. The interpersonal communication skills that you study through the communication program will help you to achieve these goals.
9. Sales Representative
When entering college, the majority of communication courses won’t be considering Sales as a potential job for their major. However, students will pick up a lot of abilities whiles studying communications that can help them have a prosperous and successful sales career. Verbal, written and wider communication is the skills that you may develop throughout the communication program that may help you to this job. A salesperson needs to be able to anticipate her client’s demands by evaluating the references of the client.
10. Brand Manager
The placement of goods and services in the public’s mind are managed by brand managers. Based on variables including price, user experience, packaging, and accessibility, they also examine how consumers react to their products. To encourage the involvement of other sales, marketing, and advertising partners, brand managers need to be able to interact with people and communicate effectively.
Sources: Idoghor, S. (2021, November 3). 8 best entry-level jobs for communication majors and Graduates. NewBalancejobs. Retrieved September 25, 2022, from https://www.newbalancejobs.com/entry-level-jobs-for-communication-majors/
Mass media, social media, and the virtual world are evolving so quickly that it may seem impossible to keep up. A communication student, on the other hand, keeps up with all the evolving media trends and also analyzes them for research projects, which also leads to more doors opening for them. The careers listed here are only at the tip of the iceberg. Beneath the surface are many more opportunities out there waiting to be explored!
About the Authors:
Karl Adrian M. Gutierrez, A first year student studying Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering who loves playing basketball and mobile games, sci-fi and horror movies is his favorite genre.
Sofia Rachel Ann P. Oppus is a first year college student studying Bachelor of Arts in Communication. Some of her favorite hobbies (because there’s a lot of them) are reading books, writing, listening to music, playing video games and playing the guitar. She dreams to become a book editor someday to work with authors and write stories (mostly fiction) that will touch people’s hearts.
Erika Mae M. Suing, a fourth year student studying Bachelor of Arts in Architecture. An introverted person who stays at home a lot. Her interest include watching anime, reading inspirational books, reading manga online, listening to music and playing mobile games.
