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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Many employers value two related majors plus a foreign language.

Accounting & finance plus Spanish for one Big Four which acquired & expanded into Spanish speaking markets.

CS/econ/stats/data analysis are 4 majors which--if any combination--are favored by employers.

Creative writing/English/theater triple major for screenwriters.

Astonished by the posters who fail to understand the value of a triple majors as it creates more options for the student in the real world.[/quote]

Very few are just triple majoring without a plan.  It's typically two majors that are related, and often have cross over requirements (CS and Data analytics or Accounting and finance or IR and history/political science) and then they add in a separate major that is helpful (think Spanish for any business major or health sciences major or IR).  Very few are majoring in art history, accounting and Russian.[/quote]
I think it's more accurate to say it’s a cool idea, but not necessarily helpful. Would an Accounting/Finance/Spanish major fare better than an Accounting/Spanish major with a few finance credits? Not really, but it's cool that they did all 3.[/quote]That’s not true.  If 2 applicants have the same stats on Accounting and Spanish, then the applicant with such deep course work to obtain a Finance major within the same 4 years as the other applicant will stand out as more accomplished.  [/quote]

Do people not work in the commercial sector?  That’s not how someone looking to hire thinks about a candidate.

If I want an accountant that speaks Spanish…well, I would likely hire an international student from a Spanish speaking country that studied accounting.  It’s nonsensical I am hiring a US person that majored in a language over someone that is 100% fluent and understands the culture much better.

After that…I look at their internship experience and think about their ability to work well with clients.  It’s really not much added benefit that someone took a couple more finance classes than the next person, when all new hires will undergo a fairly rigorous training program and be on equal footing when they start working with customers.

I place little value on multiple majors when hiring someone compared to many other factors.[/quote]

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