While the economy is still mired in a recessive state, slowly working itself back towards high employment and higher wages, it seems that the students who find it hardest to get a job upon graduation are those who major in the humanities or liberal arts. While engineers, scientists, and accountants slot easily into new jobs, [...]
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Argument for the Humanities
Friday, January 25th, 2013Working Outside of Your Field: How to Transfer Skills from Your Major to Get Any Job
Friday, October 12th, 2012The most daunting aspect of your senior year of college is not the heavy course load or the thought of no longer being a college student. Rather, it has to do with the job search – the long and arduous process of looking for a career that can simultaneously utilize your unique talents and your [...]
Career Decision Making
Thursday, March 15th, 2012Have you ever wondered if there was a course you could take that was tailored specifically to students needing help with choosing their major, or even better yet, what to do with their major? Well if you have, you’re in luck here at Oregon State University. Career Decision Making is the name of the course [...]
Your Liberal Arts Degree: An Asset, Not a Liability
Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010Posted by Anne Lapour, Career Counselor Are you a liberal arts major? Do you take joy in the beauty of a classic novel, love a good historical drama, or perk up at the thought of your Abnormal Psychology class? If so, you’ve probably heard the following question at least once (if not 100) times… So [...]
When choosing a major, consider the classes…
Wednesday, January 13th, 2010Posted by Anne Lapour, Career Counselor As a counselor over in Career Services, I talk with students almost every day who need to declare a major, or who want to change majors. Generally speaking, students have a major or two in mind when they come to see me. And often the first question out of [...]
Do Majors Matter?
Monday, August 17th, 2009Most everyone can relate to the experience they had going through orientation prior to beginning school at OSU. Meeting all new students from various backgrounds posed the same formulaic interaction: “Hi, what’s your name? Where are you from? And what’s your major?” Deciding on a major is a cornerstone of the collegiate world. We understand [...]
