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Re:Facing poverty, academics turn to sex work and sleeping i... by geebee on Thursday September 28, 2017 @01:09PM (#15358882)
I don't think it's nonsense - I don't entirely agree, but I would agree with a milder version of the statement. I do know an English majors who is a director at at a top tech company, so I would agree that many companies will hire English majors.

However, that's different than saying you can get hired as an English major vs saying these companies hire for English majors.

Engineering and CS are majors that companies specifically target, in large numbers for hiring. "Related" majors like Math, Physics, other sciences, may also get recruited in the same batch.

Although English is sometimes specified as a specifically targeted major for a job, this is considerably less common.

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Re:Facing poverty, academics turn to sex work and sleeping i... by kazinator on Thursday September 28, 2017 @07:56PM (#15361749)
If having that English degree makes the job more attainable than not having a degree, then in a way they do hire for English majors (even if not specifically, but by way of the class-instance relationship).
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Re:Facing poverty, academics turn to sex work and sleeping i... by forapurpose on Thursday September 28, 2017 @05:17PM (#15360798)
> Engineering and CS are majors that companies specifically target

In your industry.

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Re:Facing poverty, academics turn to sex work and sleeping i... by geebee on Thursday September 28, 2017 @06:53PM (#15361459)
Lots of companies outside the tech industry still have to recruit CS and other tech majors. The demand for specifically English majors outside tech doesn't come close to balancing things out.
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Re:Facing poverty, academics turn to sex work and sleeping i... by jononor on Thursday September 28, 2017 @07:31PM (#15361631)
Which industries hire for English majors? Are there good opportunities to be had, and are future prospects looking stable,upwards or down?
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Re:Facing poverty, academics turn to sex work and sleeping i... by forapurpose on Friday September 29, 2017 @12:37AM (#15362739)
Industries where writing and reading comprehension arein demand, such as advertising, journalism, marketing, film, diplomacy, public relations, publishing, technical writing, law, and many more ...
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Re:Facing poverty, academics turn to sex work and sleeping i... by jononor on Friday September 29, 2017 @02:36AM (#15363231)
For those fields, wouldn't one be significantly better of with a degree in advertising, journalism, marketing, film/media, policy (local/foreign), print/media, engineering, law?
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Re:Facing poverty, academics turn to sex work and sleeping i... by forapurpose on Friday September 29, 2017 @06:37PM (#15369853)
That kind of education doesn't teach you to reason, to understand the world, and to think critically (except about a narrow subject). I'd much rather hire a liberal arts major - the vocational stuff can be learned later.
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