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Azure · 12-07-2011, 02:37 PM

Getting art and history degrees and then getting a job as head of IT at a multinational company is certainly not the norm today.

There are 2 industries that are doing well right now. Oil, or energy and computer technology. There are a pretty wide range of careers that both offer, but I really think kids need to look at both and what kinds of jobs they offer, and go from there.

Will a history major help you to get a job at Suncor, Google, Facebook or Microsoft? Not as much as a computer science or engineering major will.

EDIT: I should mention that going to high school in Alberta, engineering was the main course that teachers pushed us towards when we began looking at post secondary options. Probably a smart choice. 25% of the kids that I graduated with took some form of engineering, and every single one of them was employed the day they graduated from post secondary by oil companies throughout North America. Some even got jobs in Houston, Texas.

12-07-2011, 02:37 PM	#91
Azure Had an idea! Join Date: Oct 2005 Exp:	Getting art and history degrees and then getting a job as head of IT at a multinational company is certainly not the norm today. There are 2 industries that are doing well right now. Oil, or energy and computer technology. There are a pretty wide range of careers that both offer, but I really think kids need to look at both and what kinds of jobs they offer, and go from there. Will a history major help you to get a job at Suncor, Google, Facebook or Microsoft? Not as much as a computer science or engineering major will. EDIT: I should mention that going to high school in Alberta, engineering was the main course that teachers pushed us towards when we began looking at post secondary options. Probably a smart choice. 25% of the kids that I graduated with took some form of engineering, and every single one of them was employed the day they graduated from post secondary by oil companies throughout North America. Some even got jobs in Houston, Texas. Last edited by Azure; 12-07-2011 at 02:42 PM.