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Old 06-10-2015, 06:52 PM
 
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It seems to me it would help if kids who are going to college soon and might be looking in this forum and are considering majoring in the Humanities or Social Sciences had an idea of what those of us who majored in the Liberal Arts did for work during and after college, including internships. Also what was your major?

I graduated with a B.A in Political Science.
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These are my highlights.

1. Intern on Capitol Hill -Basically I was an office grunt but I got to see how Washington worked and I went on a few informational interviews , such a the State Department(as a Capitol Hill intern everyone would talk to you) and had a lot of fun in the Georgetown area.

2 .9 years experience in direct marketing for Morgan Stanley and UBS helping to bring in new clients.

3.Worked on several major political campaigns, including a Presidential campaign, in New York , Pennsylvania, Virginia, South Carolina and Georgia as a campaign spokesperson and fundraiser.

4.Marketing for a real estate company. I have both a salesmans and brokers license.

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Old 06-10-2015, 07:59 PM
 
Location: On the Chesapeake
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Laborer and management for a large, multi-national manufacturer.
Management for a short line railroad.
Naval Aviator.
Teacher.

That's not counting numerous community activities including elected official.
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Old 06-10-2015, 08:06 PM
 
Location: Sugarmill Woods , FL
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Bartender,municipal department head.
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Old 06-12-2015, 01:50 PM
 
Location: Warren, OH
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BA in Sociology. At first I was hired as in the insurance field. Back in the 80s, I was earning just under 6 figures. I can't complain.

By the late 80s, I was tired of working for others and I took a brief course that was only open to candidates with BAs - to earn my state license as a private investigator.

I still work as a consultant in that field, and I am involved with real estate.
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Old 06-12-2015, 09:55 PM
 
Location: Middle America
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B.A. in English (concurrent secondary ed cert.).

Jobs held:

-started and managed tutoring program at urban nonprofit (2 years)

-print journalist (6 years)

-paralegal, Legal Aid (8 mos.)

-special education teacher (6 years)
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Old 06-12-2015, 10:48 PM
 
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B.A. in English (concurrent secondary ed cert.).

Jobs held:

-started and managed tutoring program at urban nonprofit (2 years)

-print journalist (6 years)

-paralegal, Legal Aid (8 mos.)

-special education teacher (6 years)
One of my best Political Science professors was an English and Political Science double major as an undergrad. He always stressed that we work to improve our writing skills. Writing has been important to me in the jobs I have had.
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Old 06-12-2015, 11:03 PM
 
Location: Middle America
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It's been essential in every job I've had, and everywhere I've worked, few people have done it well.
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Old 06-12-2015, 11:46 PM
 
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It's been essential in every job I've had, and everywhere I've worked, few people have done it well.
This brings up the point of how undervalued "soft skills" are. The skills that I have found most valuable on the job are communication skills ( writing, making presentations) that I picked up in my Political Science and History classes ,not to mention classes in English Lit and Public Speaking. I am not sure it's accurate to even call them "soft skills" as I have used them a lot more than "hard skills".

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Old 06-12-2015, 11:58 PM
 
Location: Middle America
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It's funny, because I've more commonly seen writing ability considered a hard skill. It's learned, defined, evaluated, and measured. It's a skill that is independent of personality traits or personal attributes, unlike things like leadership, empathy, cooperation, and other attributes that generally fall in the realm of soft skills.
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Old 06-13-2015, 12:08 AM
 
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It's funny, because I've more commonly seen writing ability considered a hard skill. It's learned, defined, evaluated, and measured. It's a skill that is independent of personality traits or personal attributes, unlike things like leadership, empathy, cooperation, and other attributes that generally fall in the realm of soft skills.
Sounds good to me! All the better for those who had majors where they wrote a lot. Now I can brag a little that I have hard skills .lol Either way I have felt for a long time that such skills were undervalued .
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