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Hey /trv/,

I'm currently double majoring in Chinese and Int'l Studies. I want to live abroad when I get out, but I'm afraid I'll have a hard time getting a good job without a BS degree.

Are my fears unfounded? Also, don't want to just be a translator.
>> Anonymous
If by BS you mean BSc, your fears aren't unfounded. Your best bet is either delve into politiks or management.
>> Anonymous
you need to pick a skill tree - technical, financial, medical or legal. then lvl up. gl.
>> ??????
>>12451
So you mean PoliSci or some sort of business? What about Comp Sci?
>> Anonymous
I'm in the same position as OP (Chinese) but I haven't decided upon what I want to couple it with. I was thinking either Political Science or International Studies (my university has pretty good programs in both departments) but I don't know how useful either'd be.
>> ??????
>>12455
Good to know I'm not alone. I've heard that Political Science degrees are only one step above Psychology or English on the practicality scale... and since I'm lazy getting a technical degree wouldn't be fun.
>> Anonymous
>>Liberal Arts
Enjoy your upcoming unemployment
>> Anonymous
>>12459
Same here ;_;
Chinese is the only thing I really like at this point (beside frilly stuff like English and Art History), and I'm horrible with numbers. I want to be useful but I just don't know how.
>> Anonymous
>>12460
With chinese you can get hired all over the place
>> Anonymous
>>12454
>>Comp Sci
Not a real science, see>>12460
>> Anonymous
>>12460
>>12463
Troll harder.
>> Anonymous
>>12465
Don't you know that every single employed person is either a scientist or a banker?
>> Anonymous
shit im pol sci and japanese major at ucla

how do i get a good job 4chan
>> Anonymous
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>>12473
Suck Junichiro Koizumi's cock for pocket change.
>> Anonymous
>>12465
Are you fucking retarded?
>> Anonymous
>>12462
>>With chinese you can get hired in all sorts of resturants in the back kitchen washing dishes. For less then minimum wage.

fix'd
>> Anonymous
I laugh at hard-science fags who think they have an easy career path lined up.
>> Anonymous
>>12481
we told you already to stay under the bridge.
>> Anonymous
I'm about to graduate from Business Adminstration, and I'll tell you this. With the exception of Accunting and Finance in business, the rest (i.e. HR, IT management) are as full of shit as liberal Arts courses are, and all lead to unemployment. As for myself, I'll probabily be getting some boring-ass job (Accounting & Finance). Too bad for you, and a to a lesser degree myself as well. Should have gone into sciences.

Also, fuck you for using simplified chinese.
>> Anonymous
>>12483
So many people graduate in non-science fields, though. There have to be jobs out there for them somewhere, right? I mean, you don't exactly see Harvard graduates starving on the streets.
>> Anonymous
>>12488
Sales, marketing, HR, administration, purchasing

if you want to be skilled pick a path - technical, financial, medical or legal and complement it with chinese, mba or whatever.
>> Anonymous
>>12488
there's a difference in between just graduating and being a worthy guy people wants to hire.

If you're a professional (doctor, etc) or a tradesmen (plumber, etc) you get hired no questions asked.

In Science and the good dicplines of business, you'll usually get hired becasue of what you know.

In Arts and the useless disciplines of business, you have to demonstrate and prove you're an exceptional individual that they want, making it tremendously difficult for the average person.

In the useless discpline of arts (political science, labor studies, and other bleeding-heart subjects), you're fucked. tl;dr, you're in a lot of shit.
>> Anonymous
>>12490

>In the useless discpline of arts (political science, labor studies, and other bleeding-heart subjects), you're fucked. tl;dr, you're in a lot of shit.

This is so very true. I have an anthro degree, talk about bleeding heart bullshit. I'd send the fucking piece of paper back to the school and tell them to waive all credit to get my money back. Total fucking waste.
>> Anonymous
>>12490
But OP is majoring in a Language that not many native-English speakers learn, backed, it seems, by some type of historical/political knowledge. There's no tailor made job for it as exist for science degrees, but how is that not somewhat useful? At least more useful than a Black-Canadian-Women's Studies 'degree'.
>> Anonymous
This person is right>>12449

Only medicine or law are worth doing at UNI, or do a trade dont wsat e ur time with anything else. IT/CompSci u can teach urself
>> Anonymous
· In 1998, UBC economist Robert Allen concluded that a background in the liberal arts provides remarkable long-term earning power. Graduates of humanities and social sciences programs see their incomes continue to soar as they move from their twenties to their fifties.

· Allen also found that liberal arts graduates are more likely than technical specialists to be employed in professional or managerial jobs.

· A recent University of Alberta Senate study revealed that, three years after graduating, Art alumni enjoy a startlingly low unemployment rate: 1.2 per cent. This is even better than the university’s overall rate of 1.5 per cent.


A smart person is smart even with a degree in Bullshit Studies.

a stupid person is stupid even with a Bsc and 4 years of lab experience.
>> Anonymous
>>12499
>>A smart person is smart and unemployed with a degree in Bullshit Studies.

>>a stupid person is stupid even with a Bsc and 4 years of lab experience leading to a secure well-paying job.

Fix'd
>> Anonymous
I myself am pursuing a degree in the sciences, but I do it because I already got a start in my field before I even started college. It's a surprise to me because in HS I really had no plan to go to college. Just my own little experience...

OP, I would think if you wanted to continue with a foreign language, maybe try to minor in business because it may give you a chance at working in the global economy. Unfortunately, the only job that came to mind is translator, but maybe you should do a bit of research and see what jobs are in demand related to those fields.
>> Anonymous
>>12500
Did you read the hard facts I posted? For this case-study, the arts majors had HIGHER employment rates than the science folks.
>> Anonymous
>>12504
keep telling yourself that. lol @ ivory tower academics.
>> Anonymous
DO NOT MAJOR IN LIBERAL ARTS.

I am qualified to say this because I received a B.A. and an M.A. degree (both in English). Now I am going back to school for a B.S. in Computer Science. I should have done that at the beginning. Anyway, finding a job is damn near impossible.
>> Anonymous
>>12505
7/10. It shouldn't be so effective, but people keep buying into it.
>> Anonymous
Most liberal arts jobs can be filled by people who lack a degree. They're typically the "touchy-feely" jobs. However, professional jobs (e.g. Lawyers, Doctors, Engineers, Accountants with CPAs) are not able to be filled with people who lack degrees. Thus, either get professional or vocational training.
>> Anonymous
ITT Lots of people who think any degree = free ride.

Enjoy leveling up.
>> Anonymous
man up and get an econ degree
>> Anonymous
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WHY NOT INVESTURMENT?????? YOU HAVE NO JOB..
YOU WILL HAVE NO JOB SON OF BICH AMERICAN


LEARN A SCIENCE YOU WILL HAVE MIRRION DOLLAR


YOU NO LEARN SCIENCE? YOU DON'T HAVE MONEY THEN NO SCIENCE NO MONEY. HAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHA
>> Anonymous
mAJOR IN MEXICAN STUDIES
>> Anonymous
>>12510

I'm double majoring in Political Science/Economics, but am I gonna need to get the BS in economics or can I find employment with a BA?
>> Anonymous
>>12525

look around and try to see advisers on an annual basics. Also , try and look for internship while you are at it.
>> Anonymous
>>12525

As long as your program is more quantitative oriented instead of just bullish concept, then you shouldn't have problems landing a jobs anywhere, given that you do internship and at least took some econometric classes.
>> Anonymous
I guess that's why they call it /trv/ - Travel LOL
>> Anonymous
to actually get to the op's point - lvl up chinese, then look for a job with a corporation who deals with china on a regular basis (i.e., anybody that manufactures anything, anybody that imports anything). get a good grasp on the business culture of china, not just the language, and you can probably do pretty well as a corporate representative/go-between guy. alternately, max out chinese and go for interpreter. the demand for chinese-speakers is only going to go up, especially if they're v. fluent.