<p>If I was an employer though looking for a computer programmer, I’d generally stick in the pool of computer programmers</p>
<p>Still don’t get it, but ok</p>
<p>You don’t understand why you would hire a computer programmer to be a computer programmer?</p>
<p>Ok, if two Sociology majors happened to apply to the same computer programming job, the one with experience in Java and C++ will get hired over the regular Sociology major. The point I’m trying to make is that no major is worthless. If you have the skill and background for the job you are looking for, chances are they will hire you. It doesn’t matter what they major Sure, hell, I can hire 10 computer programmers, but maybe none of those guys have experience in Java, unlike the Sociology major. I would hire the Sociology major.</p>
<p>ok, I would still hire one of the ten computer programmers that probably have experience in multiple languages, some of which are very similar to Java, then a sociology major who just has some experience in Java through a hobby.</p>
<p>You still don’t get it. I will try to use a better example.</p>
<p>A journalism major and a psychology major applied for the same job as a news caster. The psych major is good looking, in shape, has good communication skills and is approachable. On the other hand the journalism major is fat and out of shape, introverted and not easy on the eyes. Oh but he has the journalism degree right? Doesn’t matter. Guess who’s getting hired.</p>
<p>People who are hiring for the big jobs are looking for the most basic things, and people don’t know it. Good looking, great communication skills, being able to do the job decent, and a decent resume is the key to getting a good job. Also possessing a certain skill that pertains to this job In the case of the example I made earlier, I’m not looking for know it alls who work with every other programming language except Java. I’m looking for someone with expertise in Java. Sociology major, you are hired.</p>
<p>What I’m trying to say is that no major is worthless. There are thousands of people that have a degree for a certain job, but only some of them actually possess the skills to do the job.</p>
<p>And if you are hiring someone to engage in applications programming or something involving how non-techies will use a program, you want a person who has insight into how those non-techies think and will use the program so that it is user friendly. The programmer needs to understand how the user thinks and will approach the (non-technical) problems, so he/she must be able to ask the appropriate questions. A big problem with large computer systems imposed on huge groups of workers is that they are not particularly user friendly and have inadequate training, particularly for workers who are relatively resistant and had no input. JMHO.</p>
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<p>^so you’d hire the good-looking blonde sociology major who has good people skills over the awkward but intelligent computer programming degree holder … ? And who says that computer programmers don’t know how people think? That’s the POINT of computer programming, to create user-friendly interfaces and simplify human/machine interactions. Sociology is a WORTHLESS major.</p>
<p>Yes I would hire the good looking blonde Sociology major because she probably has a clue on what normal consumers are looking for which in turn means more profit and revenue.</p>
<p>And if you think Sociology is a worthless major than you are completely ignorant and devoid of what Sociology actually means.</p>
<p>Ok, in your example I would do that, sure…</p>
<p>but the computer programmer example doesn’t make sense. I want some one to PROGRAM for me. Generally people with a programming degree do that better than a Sociology major.</p>