Talk with your advisor and other English department faculty:

"[My advisor] was very supportive of me in my pursuit of a career in advertising, and wrote a very nice letter of reference for me to present to prospective employers (aside from a very compelling objective statement, my resume was not so impressive at that point, so the letter helped!)."

"I remember talking to [my advisor] about whether I should take the GMAT or the GRE, and she encouraged me to take both, and I continued to explore both graduate school options. I took her advice and was glad I did."

"My advisor encouraged me to think about a variety of career choices, rather than immediately settling into one particular path. This helped me analyze what it was that I really enjoyed doing and try to find a career where I would be able to do those things on a daily basis."

"I knew I wanted to pursue a career in the writing field because of [my professors'] mentoring. I thought I wanted to be an English professor. While I am not an English professor, I got where I am now by writing and teaching people to write."

"The professors who I'd kept in touch with were very helpful in giving me advice when I started graduate school, when I decided to leave it, and then again when I decided to go to law school. For me, then, the most important thing was that I felt that I had mentors among the faculty."

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