Careers and Job Opportunities

Talented, successful people with interesting jobs — people who turned their ability to communicate into an excellent and rewarding career. The list below is not complete, of course. We'd be delighted to hear from our alumni whose jobs we haven't listed yet, or to hear from people with questions about careers in languages.

• Lawyer
• Magazine publisher
• Financial trader
• Journalist
• Actress
• Hotel manager
• Banker
• Film producer
• Labor specialist
• Embassy receptionist
• Pilot
• Importer
• Educator
• Political science professor
• TV-radio executive
• Computer programmer

Summer job opportunity highlight

See summary below. Go to complete job posting here.

The Division of Extended Learning's International Language and Education Center at the State University of New York at Oswego invites applications to fill a part-time English Language Instructor position for the Summer Intensive English Program (SIEP). This immersive program attracts university students from around the world for short-term intensive English study on the beautiful shores of Lake Ontario.

Posting Date: February 28, 2025

Review Date: Review of applications will begin immediately and will continue until the position is filled.

Compensation: $8,000

Date of Appointment: Position begins June 17, 2025 and continues through August 4th, 2025

Description of Responsibilities:

• Deliver high quality academic English as a Second Language course to students who are participating in the Summer Intensive English Program on the SUNY Oswego Campus at Oswego, NY
• Plan, prepare and deliver lessons working on all skills of listening, speaking, reading, writing, grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation to groups of students based on ability level
• Carry out assessments
• Support students during program

Current job openings

Schools across the state frequently contact our department looking to hire our graduates for teaching positions.

Search for teaching jobs in your region on the Online Application System for K-12 Education (OLAS).

Recent graduates

We celebrate the positive impact our TESOL alumni are making in the world. Two of our graduates, Liz and Sasha (pictured below), are integral members of the Open Doors English team in Ithaca, NY, where they are celebrating five years of dedicated service to adult English learners. See this news article for more. Find out more about Open Doors English here.

Liz Susmann, Project Co-director and Educator

Liz loves teaching English.  She started teaching as a substitute and summer teacher, which led her to pursue a Masters in Education (English as a Second Language) from SUNY Cortland. She enjoys meeting students from all over the world, and is humbled and inspired by her students' cheerful perseverance through the difficulties of learning a new language, and kindness they share with her and their classmates. Liz enjoys helping students connect to the Ithaca community through guest speakers and field trips, and finding fun ways to practice English in class. 

Sasha Endo, Educator

Sasha fell in love with teaching English to speakers of other languages while working at a school in Guayaquil, Ecuador.  She earned her Masters in Education (Secondary Education) from the University of Pennsylvania and a Masters in Education (English as a Second Language) from SUNY Cortland. Her passions include connecting students to resources and experiences in the community that will help them reach their goals.  She also strives to help students navigate new personal and cultural experiences that they encounter while in a new country.