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Liberal Arts Majors: Did your college courses prepare you for your jobs?
Posted on 3/9/15 at 9:16 pm
Posted on 3/9/15 at 9:16 pm
I understand that my Alma Mater is spoiled for public policy courses, but I also took classes that prepared me for drafting reports, finding credible sources, etc.
I ask because the firm where I work employs interns, and most of them have zero idea of how to do anything before they get to us. (They are always recent graduates.)
STEM majors can gfthemselves on this topic
I ask because the firm where I work employs interns, and most of them have zero idea of how to do anything before they get to us. (They are always recent graduates.)
STEM majors can gfthemselves on this topic
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Posted on 3/9/15 at 9:17 pm to CapitalCityDevil
Their still looking for jobs
This post was edited on 3/9/15 at 9:19 pm
Posted on 3/9/15 at 9:18 pm to CapitalCityDevil
no
i didn't go to college for a trade school experience, either
i didn't go to college for a trade school experience, either
Posted on 3/9/15 at 9:19 pm to CapitalCityDevil
Totally. And I attended LSU!
Posted on 3/9/15 at 9:20 pm to CapitalCityDevil
No, which is why I'm now at college for a second time getting a STEM degree.
Posted on 3/9/15 at 9:21 pm to CapitalCityDevil
Posted on 3/9/15 at 9:23 pm to CapitalCityDevil
Does Undergrad really prepare anyone for their jobs?
Posted on 3/9/15 at 9:24 pm to CapitalCityDevil
They can learn on the job at Starbucks so lack of college prep isn't a big deal
Posted on 3/9/15 at 9:26 pm to CapitalCityDevil
To some extent.
This post was edited on 1/18/21 at 8:50 pm
Posted on 3/9/15 at 9:28 pm to CapitalCityDevil
quote:
Liberal Arts Majors: Did your college courses prepare you for your jobs?
Sure.
Posted on 3/9/15 at 9:30 pm to CapitalCityDevil
English major. Only prepared me for customer service jobs. But just wait till I finish the great American novel. 
Posted on 3/9/15 at 9:32 pm to CapitalCityDevil
Yes. It made me a better person. Education in the humanities is demonized by pretty much everyone but my undergrad and grad course work helped me in ways I could never elaborate.
Posted on 3/9/15 at 9:36 pm to CapitalCityDevil
Mass Comm major at LSU. Very prepared by classes but also like any job had learning to do once hired. And I work for an international telecommunications company in Media Relations, not Starbucks
Posted on 3/9/15 at 9:36 pm to CapitalCityDevil
Absolutely.
I work in Media Relations and I write as ~70% of my job. I get paid to have perfect grammar and use the correct writing style.
ETA: Spent my first year or so as a Mass Comm - Print Journalism major.
Switched to English - Literature, and that is what I graduated in.
I am glad I started in Mass Comm since my current job requires AP Style and I'd have never known it otherwise.
I work in Media Relations and I write as ~70% of my job. I get paid to have perfect grammar and use the correct writing style.
ETA: Spent my first year or so as a Mass Comm - Print Journalism major.
Switched to English - Literature, and that is what I graduated in.
I am glad I started in Mass Comm since my current job requires AP Style and I'd have never known it otherwise.
This post was edited on 3/9/15 at 9:39 pm
Posted on 3/9/15 at 9:49 pm to CapitalCityDevil
A good liberal arts program should prepare the critical thinking skills such that they can pick up instructions quickly and make good decisions.
Heck, when I finished my MBA in accounting, I still had to learn how to audit on the job.
Heck, when I finished my MBA in accounting, I still had to learn how to audit on the job.
Posted on 3/9/15 at 9:53 pm to CapitalCityDevil
I'm not a Liberal Arts Major, and I can tell you my college education did dick to prepare me for the real world.
Posted on 3/9/15 at 10:06 pm to CapitalCityDevil
No.
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Posted on 3/9/15 at 10:12 pm to CapitalCityDevil
quote:
I ask because the firm where I work employs interns, and most of them have zero idea of how to do anything before they get to us. (They are always recent graduates.)
My lib arts degree allowed me to become a jack of all trades. Not specific trades, mind you, but versatile enough to adapt to any working environment and be successful.
Posted on 3/9/15 at 10:20 pm to CapitalCityDevil
Yep. Learned to read, write, think and communicate my recommendations. Harder to break through into Mgt with a liberal arts degree but once there it was a huge advantage. Went back later and got my MBA. Now have the best of both worlds.
Posted on 3/9/15 at 10:20 pm to CapitalCityDevil
Poly sci grad here who landed in business.
One major advantage my educational experience afforded me was the practice and repetition of long form writing. When you're constantly having to churn out 10 to 15 page theses, you tend to become a fairly effective writer. I've worked with a litany of business majors over the years who have horrible grammar and could barely string a sentence together via email, let alone create a document or brief.
One major advantage my educational experience afforded me was the practice and repetition of long form writing. When you're constantly having to churn out 10 to 15 page theses, you tend to become a fairly effective writer. I've worked with a litany of business majors over the years who have horrible grammar and could barely string a sentence together via email, let alone create a document or brief.
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