litcrittr82
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« Reply #30 on: March 23, 2009, 07:54:35 PM » |
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Again, what glowdart writes is pretty spot-on. Nobody cares what your degree is in; it's just how you package yourself. That's one of the reasons why job listings are skull-numbingly vague.
I can't remember the last job listing I saw that didn't ask for someone with something along the lines of 'outstanding written and verbal communication skills' (usually the first 'desired attribute' on the list), or 'highly organized,' or 'shows initiative,' or 'flexibility to take on additional responsibilities,' etc. The list goes on and on. None of these truly meaningless items suggests any particular vocational training or career path. You're obviously not going to apply for engineering or computer programming or some other kind of technical/specialized labor without the background/training/knowledge. Pretty much everything else outside of these specialized fields--in consulting, business/management, general 'analyst,' grantwriting, ______ assistant, project assistant, project coordinator, sales (ugh), etc. will hire from a vastly generalized pool of applicants. Of course no one will specify a humanities degree in the job ad, anymore than they'll specify a political scientist or an education major. These jobs don't require vocation-specific skills. But most people with humanities backgrounds actually have a more developed, versatile skill set than those with specific vocational training. And this kind of versatility is actually highly desirable in a vast range of jobs, ranging from horrible, menial, and low-paying to stimulating and high-paying.
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