Career Connection: Does Major Matter?

Career Connections

Lauren Mazurowski ’09 Assistant Director of Admissions

Tony RiveraAssistant Director of Admissions

Career/Major Myth

Choosing a major and a career are the same thing.

Career/Major Myth

Your first job will be your

lifetime career.

Career/Major Myth

Employers are looking for job-specific training.

• The average person will change careers 2-3 times. ¹

• 80% of college graduates have a job unrelated to their major.²

• 40-60% of CEOs have a liberal arts education. ³

¹U.S. Department of Labor Statistics ²University of Illinois Survey³Careerbuilder.com Survey

“What are you going to do with that degree?”

The question should be:

“What is your passion and where do you want to apply your passion?”

Why?

• Stronger academic performance

• Enjoy going to class

• More voluntary involvement

What Employers Want

• Communication skills

• Integrity• Teamwork• Analytic skills

What Employers Want

• Flexibility• Computer skills • Self-confidence

The Liberal Arts and Careers

• Depth & wealth of perspective

• Readiness to learn

• Ability to make connections

Enhancing your Potential• Internships• Career Center• Faculty/Student Research• Independent Studies• Extracurricular Activities• Study Abroad• Work Experience• Minor

Let’s hear from the students!

Keep in Touch!

Lauren Mazurowski(518) 783-4217

lmazurowski@siena.edu

Tony Rivera(518)783-4210

arivera@siena.edu