Hiring managers, well-meaning family members, and media pundits continue to assume the liberal arts are the educational breeding ground for the exploratory and artsy, producing graduates who have neither job skills nor job prospects. Instead of crisp technicians ready to crunch numbers and take home bonus pay, these misguided people think liberal arts majors are…
I review a lot of students’ résumés, and I find myself dispensing similar advice résumé after résumé. So I thought I’d share a few suggestions with you here from my perspective as (1) someone who sat on the hiring side of the desk for a couple of decades and (2) a champion of liberal arts majors looking…
It’s finals week, and I’m reflecting on the quarter that’s just ending. I taught for Portland State’s School of Business this quarter, two non-credit workshops for seniors aiming for an “honors” distinction. Eligibility for the “honors” track is based on the students’ grades and accomplishments as well as on completing some additional education (non-credit courses)…
