Graduating college with one major & no minors or certificates—is this bad for employment purposes

[Anonymous]

Student switched majors much later into college than most people do. Student will graduate with a major that is “vocational” & is likely to lead directly to a job (think accounting or nursing). Student already has a bunch of superfluous classes from their previous major counting as free electives, but not enough for a minor. Student has absolutely no extra room in their schedule to take anything but what they’re required to take in order to graduate on time. Summer & winter classes are too expensive. Student is taking 18 credit semesters with required classes to graduate on time.

How bad will this look in the job market?

[Anonymous]

As a hiring manager, I don’t get all that excited about double majors or minors unless they somehow relate to what I am hiring for. If it is a “vocational” major, I doubt they will care.

I think why someone double majors or minors in tells me a little about them and their interests, but it’s not necessary.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:As a hiring manager, I don’t get all that excited about double majors or minors unless they somehow relate to what I am hiring for. If it is a “vocational” major, I doubt they will care.

I think why someone double majors or minors in tells me a little about them and their interests, but it’s not necessary.

Sounds right to me. Unrelated double majors/minors aren’t really a boost on hiring in my experience.

[Anonymous]

These type of choices should expel those

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:These type of choices should expel those

make room for more serious students

[Anonymous]

^Troll

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:These type of choices should expel those

make room for more serious students

What are you trying to say? That manager hire the double major over the person with no double major? In theory, it could get them the interview, but personally, I’d interview both and make the decision based on answers in the interview not double vs. single major.

If they are both qualified, I’d pick the person who beat fits in the team skill wise and personality. That may or may not be the “better student.”

[Anonymous]

No, I graduated with only one major, but got one of the highest paying jobs at the wall street.

[Anonymous]

If you are in a "vocational" major it doesn't matter OP.

What's important is to get some sort of work experience related to the major before graduation or right after.

[Anonymous]

Nope depending on the demands of the primary major, a double major or minor may not be a realistic undertaking.

For those with soft majors such as human kinetics and leisure studies, or gender studies another major or minor in something practical might be of some value.