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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This topic always generates so many stupid comments and people who mistake snark for wit. [/quote]

Seriously. My firm hires humanities majors all the time--French majors, history majors, philosophy majors, Russian lit majors. We want people who know how to think, reason, and communicate effectively. That's what I learned with my double(!) humanities major--and what I refined when I went back and got a graduate degree in literature. My career and salary have steadily progressed since I graduated in the mid-90s, and my current salary is the same as my husband's when he was counsel at a law firm.

Humanities majors have to write long, well-constructed, and confidently argued papers; they have to participate confidently in class discussions about complex topics. They hone skills that are valued in consulting, marketing, communications, and web strategy. Do you think Google is just a bunch of CS majors pumping out lines of code?

OP, I don't know what your major is, but if you're a good writer, I'd look for editorial jobs--web editor/producer, proposal writer, corporate communications copywriter, etc. Start there, learn a lot, then look for the next interesting thing. Build skills and look for new ways to apply them. Good luck![/quote]Agree with this.  The problem with majoring in the humanities is not that you don't have the skills to get hired, it's that you have to figure out what it is you want to do which means networking and doing informational interviewing while you're in college.  [/quote]

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