Why Liberal Arts?
A Liberal Arts education is a terrific foundation for a career in a range of fields. Clark University is at the leading edge of applying liberal arts knowledge to the real world through its focus on effective practice.
Read these articles on the value of a Liberal Arts Education in the workplace
- A Liberal Education: Preparation for Career Success
- For superstar employees hire critical thinkers
- Liberal Arts Degrees: An Asset At Some Companies
- First Lady backs Liberal Arts
- Why the Liberal Arts needs the Sciences (and vice versa)
- Technical Training, Strategic Thinking, and Ne'er the Twain Shall Meet
Almost every occupation requires strong analytical, communication, organizational, team management skills in addition to the ability to solve problems, adapt to new situations and work within the diverse global framework of the world today.
Liberal arts graduates develop the ability to learn. You can take information that is given, break it down, build on it, create from it and produce a product or end result. This skill is essential in a rapidly changing world.
Transferable Skills to Ponder
(Hint: these may come in handy during an interview. Practice describing the specific ways that you have been able to enhance these skills through student organizations, campus jobs, internships, class projects etc.)
- Ability to communicate
- Interpersonal skills
- Adaptability to change
- Critical & analytical thinking
- Problem-solving skills
- Global perspective
- Lifelong learners
- Ability to work in groups or individually
- An understanding of issues of diversity and conflict resolution
In addition to your broad liberal arts education, it is still wise to obtain:
- internship or work experience before graduating
- community service and volunteer experiences
- leadership skills through clubs and organizations
- exposure to business related courses; such as entrepreneurship, management and finance & accounting
- exposure to quantitative courses such as statistics, mathematics and computer science