Careers with the Liberal Arts
"It's in Apple's DNA that technology alone is not enough — it's technology married with liberal arts, married with the humanities, that yields us the result that makes our heart sing and nowhere is that more true than in these post-PC devices," Steve Jobs (1955-2011), co-founder of the global computer company Apple
“We are going through a period of unbelievable growth and will be hiring about 6,000 people this year – and probably 4,000 – 5,000 from the humanities or liberal arts.” Marissa Mayer, Vice-President of Consumer Products, Google
Increasingly, employers are seeking graduates who can be flexible in their outlook, have some context in the environment in which they work, and who are capable of reasoned and critical anaysis.
Liberal Arts graduates are able to research, have superior writing skills and can think and speak on their feet. They are trained in logical and analytical thought and have superior commuinication and group work skills.
Typical career paths, from a Liberal Arts degree, include teaching, journalism and communications, business and administration, law, medicine and further academics studies.