How come companies don't recruit Economics majors?

College Majors Business Major
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<p>I'm very frustrated with the the application process, but this year I only got one internship interview for major companies as a BS Economics major versus last year when I was a BA Accounting major and relatively got 10-15 interviews that I can recall.</p>

<p>I searched on my career website and recruiters mainly are interested in Accounting, Finance, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, and Supply Chain Management. I even looked at various career websites for both full time and internships, but most positions for business strictly seem to recruit Accounting or Finance.</p>

<p>My GPA is poor, but even with a poor GPA last year I scored various interviews and leadership conference invites. </p>

<p>I don't get why companies consider Economics majors. I have a very diverse coursework including Accounting, Math, and Computer Science which is similar to business majors (just not specialized in accounting).</p>

<p>How come companies don't recruit Economics majors? I'm very worried about graduating and am considering getting a second degree in Engineering in order to get a job.</p>

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<p>It is the poor GPA. An Econ degree is fine for just about any business career, minus accounting which obviously really recruits accountants.</p>

<p>Economics is a great major. Whatever you do, don’t buy into Keynesian too much though.</p>

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<p>Totally agree what MSFHsite said. Keep looking, it is not easy to find a job in such a depressing environment.</p>

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<p>Supply and Demand is the reason. You are an Econ major? You should know exactly why. There is high demand for accountants. There are not many students on CPA track. Specialty certification in a high demand field means lots of internship and job opportunities and higher salaries. </p>

<p>I was not an Econ major.</p>

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<p>It’s the poor GPA. At the 2 UC’s I am applying to, they recruit economics undergrads for everything. Big 4, Fed reserve bank, smaller boutiques etc. In fact most companies don’t care what your undergrad degree is as long as it is somehow related to business. This is why you see the Big 4 recruiting econ majors, BB recruiting econ majors (UC Berkeley, UCLA), alongside BA/accounting majors. </p>

<p>Get your GPA up, network some more, and be aggressive.</p>

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<p>Yes, in reality an Econ major from the College of Business is as well qualified for most business positions as other business majors (there’s tremendous overlap in general business education). BUT, why would an employer hire a low gpa econ major for an accounting position if it had the choice of a low gpa accounting major? In my experience the supply of econ majors exceeds the demand. For most true econ work the company or agency requires a Masters or Phd. The undergrad econ major may be unqualified for certain math-intensive econ work.</p>

<p>To the OP - your experience with your intern job search is the reality for you at your school. Getting a second degree in Engineering is not a realistic option. You would be better off spending an extra year and switching back to accounting, supply management or finance. With a low gpa you really need to get work experience to show that you are still a competitive applicant for full time jobs.</p>