From chapter 10, “‘What One Learns in College Only Makes Sense When Practicing It at Work’: How Early-Career Alumni Evaluate Writing Success”

Pseudonym (transcript)	Education	Career trajectory
Phoebe	BA in strategic communications	Brief attempt at law school, career in promotional and internal communications for non-profits
Ross	BA with majors in journalism and media analytics	Newspaper reporter
Rachel	BA in strategic communications	External communications for non-profit
Pavel	MA in IT	During MA studies stayed 1 year at a university in South Korea; Coder in a global IT company; Non-native English speaker
Lucie	Unfinished BA in IT, BA in Business English	Test engineer in a global IT company; Non-native English speaker
Hana	BA in Business English	Worked in the UK for a travel agency; then an HR specialist in a global company; Non-native English speaker
Jackie	Masters in criminal justice	Campus police officer for four years. Desire to be a police officer stems from a male police officer not taking her case seriously as an undergrad.
Kate	MFA Creative Writing	Started as a social media content editor for a nonprofit science organization and is now as major gifts manager for a nonprofit that supports cancer survivors
Faye	BA in film studies	Social media content editor for a zoo
Kioko	Bachelor of Commerce	A financial accountant at a  firm dealing with IT-related consultancy services; Non-native English speaker
Mbugua	Bachelor of Business Information Technology (BBIT)	IT projects and software development. He runs his own enterprise; Non-native English speaker
Nyambane	Bachelor of Business Information TEchnology (BBIT)	A firm dealing with IT-related consultancies. He is a freelancer; Non-native English speaker