College senior with liberal arts degree - are there jobs out there?
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Anonymous
| Senior said all she and her liberal arts major friends are struggling to find work post-graduation. Do a lot of spots open up in the spring? I know consulting jobs have been filled by now. |
Anonymous
| i thought most liberal arts usually go for graduate degrees, no? |
Anonymous
| I am sorry, what is “liberal arts degree”? |
Anonymous
| Liberal arts meaning not STEM |
Anonymous
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"Liberal arts" traditionally includes humanities and sciences:
math, english, sociology, chemistry, physics, history and many more are all "liberal arts" majors. Humanities means non-stem. OP what is the senior's actual major? Plenty of DC25's humanities classmates got jobs or are going to law school or phd. Less than 6% were seeking employment 4 months after graduation. Then again, it was a USNEWS top 10 school... YMMV... |
Anonymous
| What industry is she focusing her search on? |
Anonymous
| It's a numbers game. DS found a great job after 250 resumes. He also had excellent internships. You can't just apply to 50 jobs and call it a day. He networked on Linkedin and called everyone he knew. The job he got was blind. |
Anonymous
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Vague-posting is not helpful. Not sure why we are even bothering. But here goes:
What specifically is her major? Has she done any internships or anything else that would help? Does she have any particular interests or targets? Any geographic preferences? What school (specifically or generally)? The more specific you can be, the more people can help. Vague posts get useless answers. Perhaps she can't find a job because she is being vague like you are - need to be very focused. |
Anonymous
No. |
Anonymous
That’s not what it means, though. |
Anonymous
| My law firm hires liberal arts grads for recruiting and HR positions. |
Anonymous
That is not what liberal arts means. That is what humanities means. |
Anonymous
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My nieces, both with only undergraduate degrees both work in tech.
One had an English major from NYU and one a Psychology major from Stetson. |
Anonymous
Oh, the humanity! |
Anonymous
| You’re asking if anyone who has graduated from a liberal arts college ever gets a job? Yes. |