<p>I am about to finish my BA in History and Minor in Chemistry. My curret teacher thinks i should do MA in History and teach in high school or something. BUT i have no interest in teaching. I wanna go into sales/marketing etc. The reason i chose History and Chemistry in college was because i like them. I did not care learning about accouting or busines in College. But are there any chances to get a sales/marketing jobs with just having BS in Hisotry?? Or should i go ahead and do masters even if i wont be doing anything in future history related? with MA in history....will i have better chances in sales/marketing jobs than just having BA in history?</p>
<p>Look into consulting firms (like Accenture). They have intro level jobs for grads with all different sorts of degrees. They're looking for raw talent that will talent to successful business traits: dependability, a self-starter, intelligent, etc... </p>
<p>I think at the undergrad level your coursework comes second to these raw skills that you've begun to nurture.</p>
<p>Aw, perhaps your history prof likes you and likes history, since that is what he teaches. He probably sees some intelligence and heart in you, and like many professors lives a life of the mind, so wishes you to have the same joy he has.</p>
<p>Perhaps you can just try to see what jobs you can get in the next 2 years. If you're not happy, THEN go for the masters degree in history. Does your history prof know if there's any disadvantage to waiting or taking a gap in-between before you apply further in history degrees? In some professions, it's almost admired to take a gap between college and professional school (for example, law school), while in other areas it's a disadvantage to stop and pause (med school, I believe).</p>
<p>Perhaps you're a good communicator,, so you have identified the business fields in your OP; and for the same reason, your prof sees potential in you as a fine teacher.</p>
<p>There are jobs and careers where you actually do a lot of informal teaching as you work among people. I think these are overlapping talents, so your prof picked up on it.</p>