<p>After you graduate with a liberal arts degree that is supposed to be so broad, you can pretty much “do anything” with it, but where would you even start on looking for a job? Since there aren’t really much specifics, you can pretty much look anywhere, but where would you start? I’m looking at Craigs List, and there are just so many jobs there, but they’re like all categorized. …</p>
<p>i did a quick scan back of your college… i think you are in u of wash…but i think your question is more general … </p>
<p>first, CL ( as a 40something) is viewed by most as on the fringe … you might get a job or a car or an escort etc … go to something like mosnter.com and look for some interests</p>
<p>But that is your point I think, what are your interests, what do you want to do … you should think about that and go in that direction. Give me an example of something you might want to do , and I will give you an example of how to pursue.</p>
<p>i guess i’m confused about where to start, because i’m not sure what i want to do. i guess that’s why i went to liberal arts, because it’s not too specific. </p>
<p>well, let’s see… i like to know things, i like to work hard and get rewarded, i like to learn new things. i enjoy interacting with people, only if they’re not too bossy and rude. (i’m dealing with an editor right now, and she was driving me nuts with her indecisiveness). i don’t think i’m a big fan of non-profit and small companies… i always pictured myself working for a big company. dressing up is cool, though not required. i also like to have variety and travel. i like to work with professional and on-task people. </p>
<p>some of my favorite books/movies involve mystery and drama. news are okay, i scan through them sometimes. never a big fan though. </p>
<p>if this information helps, i’m currently in the english major and declared a math minor, but i’m also considering philosophy. i like to have a wide variety of skills. i guess i’m more of a thinker than a doer. i think i’m also pretty multi-cultured.</p>
<p>my personality… i guess i’m pretty adaptable and flexible. i’m easily influenced and learn a lot from people. </p>
<p>thanks for helping me. but i hope these won’t limit you. i’m just typing what i can think of. is there anything else you should know?</p>
<p>You go to UW (University of Washington)? Awesome…I’ll be going there this fall. (:</p>
<p>So…</p>
<p>You’re a hard-worker and enjoy being rewarded for it. You’re a people-person. Not a big fan of non-profits/small companies. You like dressing up. No boring desk-job for you since you like variety and travel. Professional and on-task people…</p>
<p>I’m just totally throwing this out there, but what about working for a huge real-estate company? Haha, we’re trying to sell our house right now, and real estate might be something you could look into. I think real estate requires a lot of thinking, since you have to deal with a huge variety of people and make negotiations with sellers and buyers. You definitely have to travel a lot (though not really out of the country if that’s what you’re wanting) and you get to visit a lot different homes and meet new people.</p>
<p>Since you’re an english major, what about journalism? Maybe even advertising. But I don’t know what “big” companies would do with an english major. I mean businesses generally hire econ/business grads, some engineering grads, and a handful of graduates with other degrees such as math. Maybe you could become more involved with math/statistics.</p>
<p>I wouldn’t put too much value in a B.A. by itself. The liberal arts undergraduate degree serves a primary purpose: it is the necessary stepping-stone to further education. Want to be a teacher? Go to teacher’s college. Want to be a lawyer? Go to law school. Want to be a professor/scholar? Go to graduate school. Want to be a doctor? Go to medical school. Want to be a librarian? Go to librarian school. And so on. (In order to get into these schools, which will get you into these careers, you need a B.A.) </p>
<p>Personally, I will consider myself VERY lucky if I manage to land an awesome career job on the basis of my B.A. alone. I have no expectations for such a thing. I just hope that I can keep my grades up enough through my undergraduate years so that I will be able to get into graduate school or librarian school.</p>