How has your college work helped shape your current or future career, if at all?
“I do want to become a psychologist. I like helping people. I feel like I can make a difference that way.â€Â
Ashley Tomas
Psychology
Junior
“In my experience, a lot of students take a business major or a management major thinking they’re going to go into business. Then they get out into the world and find there are far more interesting things to do with their skills. I also think the best thing you can do for anything you want to do in life is a liberal arts education.â€Â
Toni Wein, Ph. D.
English
Professor
“I know there is some demand for art and graphic design but I don’t know where to look, honestly. It’s kind of hard to get into those fields.â€Â
Lacey Brack
Art: Graphic Design
Junior
“Definitely. I’m majoring in math so I can teach at some point at the high school level. I’m definitely going to apply what I learned in my major to my field.â€Â
Donato Mireles
Mathematics
Senior
“I didn’t really use my undergraduate degree in the career I had before. I was a teacher and it was more babysitting than it was doing any math. I didn’t like it. I wanted to do math in my career.â€Â
Paige Parker
Electrical Engineering
Post-baccalaureate
“All of my studies definitely helped in my career. What I studied is what I’ve been doing, both in teaching political science and in working in the real world of political. However, it’s possible I could still be working in international relations with a degree in another field. You don’t necessarily have to have a degree in the same field.â€Â
Melanie Ram, Ph. D.
Political Science
Professor
johnsvang • Oct 4, 2007 at 10:07 am
I am a graduate student and have a full time job and still dont know what I want to do so I think it all depends on the person.
I think early exposure to all sorts of jobs will give students a better impression of jobs and will in term help them decide if that is what they want to do. I know it would have helped me.
johnsvang • Oct 4, 2007 at 5:07 pm
I am a graduate student and have a full time job and still dont know what I want to do so I think it all depends on the person.
I think early exposure to all sorts of jobs will give students a better impression of jobs and will in term help them decide if that is what they want to do. I know it would have helped me.
Jill • Oct 4, 2007 at 8:40 am
I feel lucky to have completed two summer internships with assistance from Fresno State Career Services, and the Office of Service Learning and Civic Engagement.
It can be negative or positive, but it’s through experiences that I learned not so much what I liked but what I absolutely did not like. After the internships, it was easy to rule out working for a large corporation versus a small family run company that helps the local community.
Jill • Oct 4, 2007 at 3:40 pm
I feel lucky to have completed two summer internships with assistance from Fresno State Career Services, and the Office of Service Learning and Civic Engagement.
It can be negative or positive, but it’s through experiences that I learned not so much what I liked but what I absolutely did not like. After the internships, it was easy to rule out working for a large corporation versus a small family run company that helps the local community.
Cool • Oct 3, 2007 at 8:50 am
Good to see some opinions from people who have already been there and done that. It’s easy to forget we’re not the only ones searching for purpose in the work world.
All I can say is I’m glad I didn’t go straight to the master’s program after getting a BA… Be sure you know what you’re getting into before you get too attached to a certain field! It’s not too late to change your mind/major!
Cool • Oct 3, 2007 at 3:50 pm
Good to see some opinions from people who have already been there and done that. It’s easy to forget we’re not the only ones searching for purpose in the work world.
All I can say is I’m glad I didn’t go straight to the master’s program after getting a BA… Be sure you know what you’re getting into before you get too attached to a certain field! It’s not too late to change your mind/major!