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So I have a Chemistry BA which is pretty much useless since any lab will be looking for a BS. There are plenty of articles posted on the internet that say college major doesn't really matter but every job I find requires some specific set of majors. Should I apply anyway even though my major isn't one of those specific majors? Does anyone have any experience with landing a job like that? I am thinking of applying to jobs in marketing, advertising, and maybe analyst roles. Any advice would be appreciated.
So I have a Chemistry BA which is pretty much useless since any lab will be looking for a BS. There are plenty of articles posted on the internet that say college major doesn't really matter but every job I find requires some specific set of majors. Should I apply anyway even though my major isn't one of those specific majors? Does anyone have any experience with landing a job like that? I am thinking of applying to jobs in marketing, advertising, and maybe analyst roles. Any advice would be appreciated.
Are you kidding me dude?
Do you really think the difference between a BA and a BS makes one degree useless and the other one useful?
Somebody has taken a jug from the pool of 'everything that is wrong with education as it relates to careers' and force fed it to you.
Maybe I am wrong it's just every job I see states BS required. But anyways I would probably rather do something outside of chemistry if possible.
That's just because most schools award a Bachelors of Science in Chemistry. So it's just a naming convention on job descriptions.
But only the biggest stuck up moron would differentiate between a BS and a BA in Chemistry in deciding whether to hire an entry level bachelors employee.
If you didn't want to work in Chemistry, then why did you finish the degree?
Yea, just look at job descriptions all over the place and spend some time cross-crafting your resume.
That's just because most schools award a Bachelors of Science in Chemistry. So it's just a naming convention on job descriptions.
But only the biggest stuck up moron would differentiate between a BS and a BA in Chemistry in deciding whether to hire an entry level bachelors employee.
If you didn't want to work in Chemistry, then why did you finish the degree?
Yea, just look at job descriptions all over the place and spend some time cross-crafting your resume.
I was pretty good in chemistry in high school and I really wanted to be a dentist and since the chemistry major had a concentration in biochemistry at my school it fit in well with the whole dentistry thing.
I was pretty good in chemistry in high school and I really wanted to be a dentist and since the chemistry major had a concentration in biochemistry at my school it fit in well with the whole dentistry thing.
What is it that you want?
Would you rather make $50K (when you're 40 years old) and do something you really like or do you want to do whatever and make $140K a year?
And you cannot have both.
Think about it and answer honestly. Your whole career search is based off that question IMHO.
Are you kidding me dude?
Do you really think the difference between a BA and a BS makes one degree useless and the other one useful?
I agree. They both are equally useless.
I am told some insurance jobs take many different majors. Back in the day I tried the whole functional resume thing but didn't get any hits.
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