Category: Career Strategies
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Humanities, STEM, and Professional Prospects
Recent comparative studies of post-college employment in the UK show that humanities graduates do better than STEM graduates in employability among the fastest growing sectors of the economy. In times of economic uncertainty, liberal arts training fosters a broader skillset that enables graduates greater flexibility in moving from one professional sector to another. Focused on…
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Study Literature First, Then Learn to Code
A recent New York Times Op-Ed suggests a humanities background is just the thing for future software developers. Challenging the view that students interested in careers in software should learn to code at the expense of other priorities, Bradford Hipps makes the case for devoting the undergraduate years to liberal arts. Software, he argues, is “far more…
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Impact of Study Abroad vs. Overseas Internship
Excerpt: For students who hope to gain the most career impact from study abroad, results indicate that they should choose an internship as part of their curriculum. Remarkably, 70 percent of intern respondents reported that study abroad ignited interest in a career direction pursued after the experience, compared to 60 percent of non-intern respondents. In…
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Why Reading the News is Crucial
Here is a point frequently made to me by employers: today’s students don’t know much about the world around them, they don’t read the news, they can’t connect the dots. Is this you? When I ask students on campus about this observation, many agree. They find the news boring or disturbing, they don’t have time…
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Intern Overseas as a Volunteer
AVSO, a large network of volunteers services, provides a variety of opportunities for students wishing to intern in Europe. See here: http://www.avso.org/links/avsolinks_avso.html
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Choosing a Career by a Salary Chart is Shortsighted
Consider these two facts: 1. 40% of all Yale students graduate in a humanities/social science discipline. 2. Among the Stanford Business School’s MBA graduates of 2011, 47% majored as an undergraduate in either the humanities or a social science. What’s going on here? What secret about the humanities are these Yale and Stanford students in on? Why…
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What Hiring Managers Wished You Knew
Excerpt: Your resume should answer one key question. The vast majority of resumes I see read like a series of job descriptions, listing duties and responsibilities at each position the job applicant has held. But resumes that stand out do something very different. For each position, they answer the question: What did you accomplish in…
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Job Fair Today at UVU
Jobfair April 14, from 10am – 4 pm at the UVU Events Center website: http://www.uvjobfair.com/jobseekers/index.html
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Want to be Mentored by DC Insiders?
Well-connected BYU alums are sponsoring a mentoring and career strategies event in Washington DC on May 6th and 7th. BYU students, including Humanities students, are invited. For more information and possible funding sources for the trip, check here: byupas.pdf
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Lew Cramer Coming to BYU to Talk About Local Internships
The President and CEO of the Utah World Trade Center will be talking to BYU Humanities students about local internships next Thursday, April 8 at 11 am in B-030 JFSB, BYU.