Does Your Major Matter?

For many potential employers, your major is important for just one reason: It's a handy abbreviation that sums up a lot of messy facts about you in a single word or number. However, a major need not box you in. The courses you take for credit constitute a significant part of your college experience—and your qualifications for employment. Once you have job targets in mind, make sure that your program of study includes any courses required or desired by employers who hire for these particular jobs.

Let's face it. Employers are ultimately interested in what you can do for them, secondarily in what you actually know relevant to the position, and only slightly in what you studied in college.

Make it Relevant

However, your academic background is still a way for you to set yourself apart from other candidates. So, make your course program work for you. Bring noteworthy courses to the attention of potential employers. Highlight how your educational experiences are relevant to the position and beneficial to the company. In essence, you need to market your education. Otherwise, yours is just another degree on just another resume.

Also keep in mind that every major is an "interdepartmental major" because it accepts at least a few courses in related disciplines. So be flexible. Consider adding courses to your core curriculum that may be attractive to potential employers.

Employers like initiative. Your academic choices provide an excellent opportunity to show it.

From Kaptest.com