Liberal Arts Students

Liberal Arts Students:  How many times have you heard this: “What do you want to do with your major?”

Try these answers:

  • “Industry needs me. I’ll be a Business Analyst, so I can analyze and document complex business operations.”
  • “Business needs me.  I’ll be a Project Manager, planning and organizing the work of others.”
  • “Management needs me.  I’ll lead global business organizations and manage teams of people from around the world.”

Think that’s not what your education is preparing you for?  Think again!

If you’re prepared to think, reason, write, analyze, discern and decide, then you are exceptionally well prepared for business and business leadership.

TIP SHEETS: Find out more!

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Job Descriptions – Information Technology

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"If I’m going to really launch you on a career or path where you can make a big impact in the world, you have to be able to think critically and analytically about the big problems in the world."
— Dr. Garth Saloner, Dean, Graduate School of Business, Stanford University.

"When somebody asks, ‘How are you going to use that English degree?’ you need to be able to clearly articulate what you are able to do. If you don’t know, employers probably won’t either."
— Anne School Fiedler, University of Maryland Career Center (New York Times, 12/29/2009)