5 Degrees Employers Don’t Want (Check For Your Course)

1. HISTORY - 9.5% Unemployment rate
They say those who don’t learn history are bound to repeat it. But if you believe the Georgetown study, those who major in it could be bound for the unemployment line.


Why These Grads May Have It Tough: Sorenson says that there is little opportunity for Historians in today’s job market.

“Historians, appraisers, preservationists, etc. These are very niche markets with highly skilled and knowledgeable individuals who are called to the scene when needed for fact-checking or accuracy, not a long-term role with a growing company in today’s economy,” he says.


2. FINE ARTS - 10.1% Unemployment rate

If you have your heart set on a Fine Arts major, it might take a lot to change your mind. Still, you should be prepared for the harsh reality you might face post-graduation, since this major has a high unemployment rate, according to the Georgetown study.

Why These Grads May Have It Tough: Sorenson says that despite being very self-fulfilling this degree may not be specific enough to attract employment.

“For instance, if [students] want to work in design or be a creative director, they’ll need a more specific skill set such as graphic design and creative writing to be a successful ‘artist,’” he says.

And if you want to be an artist, skill and your work is most important, not a degree, explains Sorenson.

3. ECONOMICS - 10.4% Unemployment rate

With all the airtime that news programs spend on the economy, you’d think this degree would be a sure thing. But you’d be wrong. Just take a look at that double digit unemployment rate found by the Georgetown study.

Why These Grads May Have It Tough: “…The education you receive [in economics] is based mostly in theory, making your knowledge difficult to apply to the real world of employment,” says David Bakke, a career expert at Money Crashers, a website devoted to career and personal finance advice.

For example, he says finance majors may beat you out for jobs in the world of finance; accounting majors have specific skills for accountant positions; and so on.

4. ANTHROPOLOGY & ARCHEOLOGY - 12.6% Unemployment rate

These are intellectual, fascinating, and noble degrees. Unfortunately, a diploma – not a career – might be the only treasure these majors yield after graduation judging from their high unemployment rate in the Georgetown study.

Why These Grads May Have It Tough: There is not much demand for field work, and teaching the subjects in colleges and universities demands a higher degree than a bachelor’s, says Bakke.

As for the general job market? “These types of degrees are considered to be too grounded in academia for them to have any real value in the business world,” he says.

5. INFORMATION SYSTEMS - 14.7% Unemployment rate

We live in the Information Age, so you’d think that a major with the word “information” in it would mean a promising job outlook for its grads, right? Well, the Georgetown report found otherwise. This major had the highest unemployment rate out of all the college majors in the study.

Why These Grads May Have It Tough: “The true nature of information systems is to improve the efficiency of a business, so once the system is put into place, your services may or may not be required on a long-term basis,” says Tony Sorenson, CEO of the executive and staff recruiting firm Versique Search & Consulting.

As a result, there is less demand for new and lesser-experienced information systems professionals, he explains.

http://education.yahoo.net/articles/degrees_that_employers_hate.htm?kid=1O2H5

chai... thats outside Nigerian shores o..

werin go happen to anthropologists, historians for here? gobe





_{even as an agricultural engineering grad.. i still dey find where to chuuuk my head. of which it seems like the best course to read atm.. funny}

shoro niyen…not in dis naija will an economics graduate wont get employment

Saka01:
shoro niyen…not in dis naija will an economics graduate wont get employment

not really in the mood, but op must be mad. If economics is as useless as dat den he is doomed. D nigga wey i qoute...#shoro niyen...badoo school of thought

This isn't Georgetown

Economics...for where people dey rush Bsc Econs like chin chin

This ur list is not in 9ja na...its not applicable here...some are correct though...number one should be political science

Whaaaaaat!!! Somebody shd please wake up OP from his dream

fabiaknow:
not really in the mood, but op must be mad. If economics is as useless as dat den he is doomed. D nigga wey i qoute...#shoro niyen...badoo school of thought

d op must be high before posting such

Economics should be better of on that list

fabiaknow:
not really in the mood, but op must be mad. If economics is as useless as dat den he is doomed. D nigga wey i qoute...#shoro niyen...badoo school of thought

Broz take am easy abeg. No be me conduct dis research na.

By the way, you could have made your points known without resorting to insults.

This is Nigeria

i reason with this list !

Economics??..to an extent tho..

Champella:
5 Degrees Employers Don’t Want (Check For Your Course)

1. HISTORY - 9.5% Unemployment rate
They say those who don’t learn history are bound to repeat it. But if you believe the Georgetown study, those who major in it could be bound for the unemployment line.


Why These Grads May Have It Tough: Sorenson says that there is little opportunity for Historians in today’s job market.

“Historians, appraisers, preservationists, etc. These are very niche markets with highly skilled and knowledgeable individuals who are called to the scene when needed for fact-checking or accuracy, not a long-term role with a growing company in today’s economy,” he says.


2. FINE ARTS - 10.1% Unemployment rate

If you have your heart set on a Fine Arts major, it might take a lot to change your mind. Still, you should be prepared for the harsh reality you might face post-graduation, since this major has a high unemployment rate, according to the Georgetown study.

Why These Grads May Have It Tough: Sorenson says that despite being very self-fulfilling this degree may not be specific enough to attract employment.

“For instance, if [students] want to work in design or be a creative director, they’ll need a more specific skill set such as graphic design and creative writing to be a successful ‘artist,’” he says.

And if you want to be an artist, skill and your work is most important, not a degree, explains Sorenson.

3. ECONOMICS - 10.4% Unemployment rate

With all the airtime that news programs spend on the economy, you’d think this degree would be a sure thing. But you’d be wrong. Just take a look at that double digit unemployment rate found by the Georgetown study.

Why These Grads May Have It Tough: “…The education you receive [in economics] is based mostly in theory, making your knowledge difficult to apply to the real world of employment,” says David Bakke, a career expert at Money Crashers, a website devoted to career and personal finance advice.

For example, he says finance majors may beat you out for jobs in the world of finance; accounting majors have specific skills for accountant positions; and so on.

4. ANTHROPOLOGY & ARCHEOLOGY - 12.6% Unemployment rate

These are intellectual, fascinating, and noble degrees. Unfortunately, a diploma – not a career – might be the only treasure these majors yield after graduation judging from their high unemployment rate in the Georgetown study.

Why These Grads May Have It Tough: There is not much demand for field work, and teaching the subjects in colleges and universities demands a higher degree than a bachelor’s, says Bakke.

As for the general job market? “These types of degrees are considered to be too grounded in academia for them to have any real value in the business world,” he says.

5. INFORMATION SYSTEMS - 14.7% Unemployment rate

We live in the Information Age, so you’d think that a major with the word “information” in it would mean a promising job outlook for its grads, right? Well, the Georgetown report found otherwise. This major had the highest unemployment rate out of all the college majors in the study.

Why These Grads May Have It Tough: “The true nature of information systems is to improve the efficiency of a business, so once the system is put into place, your services may or may not be required on a long-term basis,” says Tony Sorenson, CEO of the executive and staff recruiting firm Versique Search & Consulting.

As a result, there is less demand for new and lesser-experienced information systems professionals, he explains.

http://education.yahoo.net/articles/degrees_that_employers_hate.htm?kid=1O2H5

op i disagree with most of the contents of these your post.history graduates are very employable in the civil service.

anything you say op thats your stress.as a unilag undergraduate of history and strategic studies.i believe there is a place for me out there in the labour market.so far i graduate with good grade and upgrade me self with some technical skills.

OP, this is a Nigerian forum and one of those courses is highly demanded in Nigeria. I don't need to tell you which one it is.

Champella:
5 Degrees Employers Don’t Want (Check For Your Course)

1. HISTORY - 9.5% Unemployment rate
They say those who don’t learn history are bound to repeat it. But if you believe the Georgetown study, those who major in it could be bound for the unemployment line.


Why These Grads May Have It Tough: Sorenson says that there is little opportunity for Historians in today’s job market.

“Historians, appraisers, preservationists, etc. These are very niche markets with highly skilled and knowledgeable individuals who are called to the scene when needed for fact-checking or accuracy, not a long-term role with a growing company in today’s economy,” he says.


2. FINE ARTS - 10.1% Unemployment rate

If you have your heart set on a Fine Arts major, it might take a lot to change your mind. Still, you should be prepared for the harsh reality you might face post-graduation, since this major has a high unemployment rate, according to the Georgetown study.

Why These Grads May Have It Tough: Sorenson says that despite being very self-fulfilling this degree may not be specific enough to attract employment.

“For instance, if [students] want to work in design or be a creative director, they’ll need a more specific skill set such as graphic design and creative writing to be a successful ‘artist,’” he says.

And if you want to be an artist, skill and your work is most important, not a degree, explains Sorenson.

3. ECONOMICS - 10.4% Unemployment rate

With all the airtime that news programs spend on the economy, you’d think this degree would be a sure thing. But you’d be wrong. Just take a look at that double digit unemployment rate found by the Georgetown study.

Why These Grads May Have It Tough: “…The education you receive [in economics] is based mostly in theory, making your knowledge difficult to apply to the real world of employment,” says David Bakke, a career expert at Money Crashers, a website devoted to career and personal finance advice.

For example, he says finance majors may beat you out for jobs in the world of finance; accounting majors have specific skills for accountant positions; and so on.

4. ANTHROPOLOGY & ARCHEOLOGY - 12.6% Unemployment rate

These are intellectual, fascinating, and noble degrees. Unfortunately, a diploma – not a career – might be the only treasure these majors yield after graduation judging from their high unemployment rate in the Georgetown study.

Why These Grads May Have It Tough: There is not much demand for field work, and teaching the subjects in colleges and universities demands a higher degree than a bachelor’s, says Bakke.

As for the general job market? “These types of degrees are considered to be too grounded in academia for them to have any real value in the business world,” he says.

5. INFORMATION SYSTEMS - 14.7% Unemployment rate

We live in the Information Age, so you’d think that a major with the word “information” in it would mean a promising job outlook for its grads, right? Well, the Georgetown report found otherwise. This major had the highest unemployment rate out of all the college majors in the study.

Why These Grads May Have It Tough: “The true nature of information systems is to improve the efficiency of a business, so once the system is put into place, your services may or may not be required on a long-term basis,” says Tony Sorenson, CEO of the executive and staff recruiting firm Versique Search & Consulting.

As a result, there is less demand for new and lesser-experienced information systems professionals, he explains.

http://education.yahoo.net/articles/degrees_that_employers_hate.htm?kid=1O2H5

tax God,d research wasnt conducted in Nigeria

Not in Naija.

Should present a pali (certificate) that you are a graduate, pass the entry test and interview...that's all.

A bad news though. When you have Pure scientists becoming Bank's relationship managers, who then will carry out the research needed to affect lives positively?