Posts Tagged ‘majors’

Misconceptions about Accounting

Before starting my accounting degree, I had certain ideas about accounting, based on what I’d heard on television or read.  Now that I know more about the profession, I’d like to clear up some common misconceptions about accountants and the accounting field. Accounting is Simple From a comment on a New York Times article: I [...]

Great Minors for a Liberal Arts Major

I’ve written about good career choices for liberal arts majors, including history, English, and psychology majors.  In this post I’ll write about some minors to complement a liberal arts major and why they make good choices.  Employers like well-rounded applicants, and having  a liberal arts major along with a technical or business minor will make [...]

Career Options for Journalism Majors

It’s an exciting career option if you have the drive and energy to obtain, analyze and deliver the news as it is to the world, even in these times when newspapers are closing and the media is becoming more active on the Internet. Journalism graduates are still in demand, especially with television media still holding [...]

Good and Bad Reasons to Get a Liberal Arts Degree

Liberal arts degrees are criticized because people with liberal arts degrees often end up doing jobs that could be done without a college degree.  However, a “practical” degree is no guarantee of a job or a good salary.  While it is true that graduates with technical degrees generally have an easier time finding employment and [...]