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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Computer science
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Arabic[/quote] My relative graduated in 2013 with a double major in a liberal arts field and Chinese from a well-known university with a great reputation. He spent a total of 18 months in China so he's quite fluent in Mandarin. He has been looking for a job in the government or in consulting, the fields he was told would be "very easy" to get a job in as a Chinese speaker - and he's only been able to get short-term work as an interpreter or a substitute teacher (think day jobs). He's very intelligent, presentable, well-spoken, can hold a conversation with anyone - so, no obvious social problems that might turn off an employer. Being able to speak Chinese really well hasn't been, in an of itself, an entree to a career so far. I'd recommend pairing the language major with another set of skills in order to make yourself more marketable. [/quote]

Chinese (more specifically, Mandarin) is one of the most spoken languages in the world, but the vast majority of those speakers live in particular areas in China. Not even everyone in China speaks Mandarin. Being fluent in Mandarin opens doors with people who speak Mandarin, but it does not open doors all over the world, since most of those speakers live in China. I wouldn't recommend that my child major in only Chinese, maybe it would make a good  minor combined with another language and say, business.
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