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[quote=Anonymous][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]

Even majors that are seemingly marketable sometimes have lean periods--especially in this economy.  I have several engineer friends who had to hunt for nearly a year to get a job who graduated between 2008-2013 to get work related to their major.  One guy I know worked at Mathnasium for a year to pay the bills while sending out applications.  All of them eventually landed on their feet, but sometimes it just took being in the right place at the right time.[/quote]

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