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[ursula]

A link from greythistle on feminism, housework, and choices that aren't makes me wonder about the liberal arts & ambition-- there's no particular reason why an English or sociology degree should doom you to life as a secretary, but so many of my non-math friends seem to feel stuck between temping and grad school . . .

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[flammifera.livejournal.com]

But jobs like management and marketing frequently also want more specialized degrees than 'classics', business for the former and...well, I'm not sure what sort of degrees marketing jobs tend to require, but I at least have the conception that it would take more specialized training than I have. Then again, maybe I should see if I can apply to the cool advertising firm a couple floors above my law firm...

[ursula]

You can't get into good business schools without business experience, and they do find applicants somewhere! You might want a bunch of internships or the like before applying to a particular sort of position, but that's what the research stage of the job app process is for :)

[aryky.livejournal.com]

I assume he's not typical, but the sales professional in my department, who does quite a good job too, not only has a BA in classics, but also has a PhD! I'm not actually sure what our marketing director majored in, though.

And the only bank president I know has a PhD in philosophy. So I guess there are at least some unconventional job paths out there.