A mere 2% of companies are actively recruiting college graduates with liberal-arts degrees, according to a new study.
“In the current economy, majoring in liberal arts won't yield good job prospects, so you have to pair a liberal arts degree with business courses in order to become a more appealing candidate,” said Dan Schawbel, founder of Millennial Branding.
The poll surveyed almost 3,000 job seekers and 281 human-resource managers.
According to the survey, 45% of companies say they find candidates on job boards. Nearly one in five said they get candidates from their company websites. An additional 17% look to employee referrals.
More than 7 in 10 HR managers said that referral candidates get high priority when in job searches.
In the brewing debate about the value of a college degree, 73% of hiring managers said colleges are only “somewhat preparing” students for the working world.
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