<p>Hi I heard a sad truth that many graduates end up working a career NOT related to their degree/major.</p>
<p>I also heard that many graduates change job like once every two years</p>
<p>Was wondering if you have know any websites or articles that gives reports of how many grads end up working in their field (even better if there was a specific college the grads went to). </p>
<p>Thanks.</p>
<p>I don't know about any websites or articles, but I'm pretty sure that in many cases, what you major in doesn't matter in what career you get. I mean, if you were an English major, for example, I think many careers that English majors have aren't closely related to English or literature. It's not necessarily a bad thing, and it doesn't mean that your major was wasted.</p>
<p>My dad double majored in French & Economics. He works in computers lol. It depends on a lot of things. Just think of how many jobs that are avaliable with those two majors.. He placed into the first class for the French major when he was a freshman, so it just made sense. He is/was fluent in French; the parents went to France for their honeymoon.</p>
<p>He did take classes in computers.. he was good at computers. I guess it depends on what kind of job you get. If he first found something in Economics, maybe he would still be working in Econ. <em>shrug</em> Now, it is necessary to get a four-year degree to get good money. I doubt it wasn't worth it for him. He got to major in two things he liked, and now he works in something he liked but didn't want to major in. And he gets the money because he has a four-year degree.</p>
<p>ETA: New</a> Graduates Likely to Change Jobs Within Five Years, Says Duke's Career Center Director - says change within five years.</p>
<p>Grads who were pre-professional majors are much more likely to work in their field. Engineering and nursing are the big ones that I know of (at the undergrad level).</p>
<p>Changing jobs today is not the "shame" it was even 25 years ago. Heck, even getting "fired" is something that SOME companies look for in an Executive, because it means he/she took risks....they dont always want a yesperson and an apple polisher as COO, CEO, CFO. </p>
<p>Your undergraduate degree is not a technical degree, except perhaps for some engineers. Though I know engineers who went into law or medicine.</p>
<p>Its the LAST time in your life you can study something you love and not really worry about the outcome, because its the "parchment" that employers want to see most of the time.</p>
<p>Languages are a good thing because they introduce you to other cultures and that speaks for itself, pardon the pun. It also sort of enlightens the mind on thinking in a manner that is outside the box, and that can really be a healthy exercise for the brain, which afterall, is a muscle too. </p>
<p>You should be in school to learn HOW to think, not WHAT to think. Because most of life is about problem solving.</p>
<p>In this new age economy...a global economy, we may have to reinvent ourselves several times throughout our careers. Gone are the days of gettting a degree and working for say, Ford Motor Company or Bethlehem Steel or General Mills or Proctor and Gamble for an entire career. Gone. For good.</p>
<p>So just enjoy your college experience, do your very best, and be flexible.</p>