Comments on: I Majored in (fill in the blank), What Kind of Job Can I Get?

By: Willy Franzen

Willy Franzen — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 03:31:20 +0000

I was just send an article on Careers That Pay for Humanities Majors> It's another source for ideas of what to do with your major.

By: Matt

Matt — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 19:57:19 +0000

I agree that it is often a fruitless pursuit to match jobs to college majors. I acts as a lead guiding the people for their life. I have seen many who hold a job that do not match their major. The information in this website is valuable and I could definitely recommend this website for the group who are like me.

Good Work and good tips.

By: COED Magazine » Evolution of the College Dorm

COED Magazine » Evolution of the College Dorm — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 20:30:56 +0000

[...] A few months ago we added tags to all of our posts to make it easier for you to navigate the hundreds of entry-level employers whom we’ve featured. In this post we’re going to link those tags to specific college majors. [One Day One Job [...]

By: Debbie W

Debbie W — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 13:50:25 +0000

I really look at my major as a starting point (economics and finance) and I’m looking across a number of industries and areas to find where I’d like to continue forward. When I look at successful people (like my parents) I see that while their careers have definitely followed a path, its not always linear. I know that my mom has enjoyed making jumps from one area to another but has told me that she always uses what she’s learned from each and every job (and from all of her degrees).

Its really helpful for me to see what is the most interesting ’starting point.’ At this point in my life, I’m a little more flexible and open to relocating. In fact, its a good time to explore living in different parts of the U.S. I’ve been using this site called Employment Crossing (www.employmentcrossing.com), and its been pretty thorough. I can spend hours perusing the different jobs there because it covers all industries and just about every single part of the country. As I look in different industries, I also look at some of the mid-level openings to get an idea of what my next few steps after this first one will be. Right now I’m using the free trial period, but the information is pretty valuable. Its a good resource for people starting out like me, more so than the typical monster sites, etc.

Thanks for all your tips! I enjoy them and I use them!!!!

By: Willy Franzen

Willy Franzen — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 04:22:04 +0000

Barbara, it’s true that it can often be a fruitless pursuit to match jobs to college majors, but I think you’re overlooking a wide range of jobs that do rely on or can helped by college coursework. I have a background in Industrial and Labor Relations, and although I could be doing what I’m doing without it, it’s helped a lot. Most engineers rely on their education every day for their jobs. Accountants too. This list isn’t meant to say, if you majored in this, then you should do this. It’s more of a guide for students who want to put their educations to use, or at least who want to consider doing so.

By: Barbara Saunders

Barbara Saunders — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 18:52:39 +0000

Trying to connect major with job is one of those fruitless, discouraging pursuits that overlooks the way the world has always worked. If you want to be a doctor, they you need medical course work. Beyond something as specific as that, most professionally tracked jobs require either general liberal arts and/or math skills (e.g., enough command of rhetoric to write a targeted persuasive letter), “knacks” that people either have or don’t, or specific, procedural skills that must be learned on the job anyway.