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I was told that arts and humanities degrees would demonstrate some sort of general intelligence and maturity to prospective employers, even if the subject matte
by extension 15y ago
I was told that arts and humanities degrees would demonstrate some sort of general intelligence and maturity to prospective employers, even if the subject matter wasn't directly applicable.
In reality, I think the boomers would have had an easy time getting jobs no matter what they did. I don't think employers ever cared about the degrees. But it was convenient to rationalize all that time spent in school as the reason you have that cushy desk job.
- _delirium 15y agoIt's still true to some extent, though maybe more in reverse: if you don't have a degree, employers will assume you lack general intelligence and maturity, and not let you past the first-line HR screen (tech is a bit of an exception to this in its openness to hiring people without degrees).