How Marketable is Your Degree?

[videogamesrock]

http://www.economicmodeling.com/2017/02/...ngs-major/

You can use this link to search your degree and see what companies are hiring for it and how popular it may be.  There is a market for "Liberal Arts" degrees.

[bjcheung77]

Use Cases

Which companies are hiring for my major?
What sort of positions are they hiring for?
Which skills are employers requesting?
Where are these jobs located?

Woah, I think that link is interesting. I just don't know what I'm getting myself into...
I am just searching anything and everything, haha... hmm, what if I search...

[videogamesrock]

Yeah, I am the same way what about this, what that.. my conclusion though is that Business Admin is always part of the pack of degrees employers are seeking. IMO it is the most marketable degree.

[burbuja0512]

Yeah, I am the same way what about this, what that..  my conclusion though is that Business Admin is always part of the pack of degrees employers are seeking.  IMO it is the most marketable degree.

Yes, I agree, but only to a point.   People really like to see a business admin degree (or MBA,) but in my experience, you also need to find some sort of specialization that sets you apart.  I keep reading these articles about how being well-rounded is prized, but from what I've seen employers expect both.  For example, well-rounded, but with deep knowledge and/or experience about their specific industry.

So... I think the best thing for those that don't already have established careers is to pick a relatively large industry such as manufacturing or healthcare, use your degree and contacts to get in as high as you can and then stick to it. 

I would really love someone to call me out and tell me that this idea is outdated....because I think it is outdated.  I personally think that an intelligent person can bring brilliant ideas from one industry to the other.  I just haven't seen it happen.

[cookderosa]

http://www.economicmodeling.com/2017/02/...ngs-major/

You can use this link to search your degree and see what companies are hiring for it and how popular it may be.  There is a market for "Liberal Arts" degrees.

Holy crap that's cool!!!!

Edit- so what does it mean? I don't know, I'm 47, so I'm not sure that I'm going to discover some new way to use my degree that I hadn't considered. But, I think it might be good as a way to give a reality check to kids thinking about certain majors. I typed in "drama" and returned a bunch of adjunct teaching jobs - mostly in California. If a major only leads to part-time employment teaching others in the major, who will graduate and do what....? At some point isn't it unethical to allow that major to exist? Anyway, for another day. Great link Video, thanks for sharing!