{"id":190,"date":"2019-03-19T10:50:39","date_gmt":"2019-03-19T14:50:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/chss\/?page_id=190"},"modified":"2022-08-23T14:33:22","modified_gmt":"2022-08-23T18:33:22","slug":"the-liberal-arts-experience","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/chss\/student-services\/career-development\/the-liberal-arts-experience\/","title":{"rendered":"The Liberal Arts Experience"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Choosing your academic area (major) is just a starting point. Supplementing your major with highly desirable skills is what helps to set you apart and makes you \u201cmarketable\u201d to employers.<\/p>\n<p>In a recent survey, the National Association of Colleges and Employers found that employers most value three skills that are usually acquired through a liberal arts education:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Communication skills<\/li>\n<li>Teamwork skills<\/li>\n<li>Analytical skills<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Here are some articles that bear witness to these ideas<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"\/career-services\/2015\/11\/16\/15507_are-you-career-ready\/\">Are You Career Ready? <\/a><br \/>\nLearn what competencies employers are seeking in new hires<\/li>\n<li><a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/11-reasons-to-major-in-the-humanities-2013-6\" target=\"_blank\">11 Reasons to Major in the Humanities<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.psychologytoday.com\/blog\/career-transitions\/200912\/can-liberal-arts-majors-really-do-anything\" target=\"_blank\">Can Liberal Arts Majors Really Do &#8216;Anything&#8217;?<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>You see, it\u2019s not so much the major, but what skills and abilities you build around it that is the \u201cselling point\u201d to the employer.<\/p>\n<p>So, \u201cHow do I develop skills?\u201d you may ask. You develop skills and confidence through volunteer work; if you hold an office or serve on committees in clubs and organizations; perhaps you\u2019ve had group projects in some of your classes.\u00a0 You develop skills through internships, part-time and full-time employment.<\/p>\n<p>Students can search and apply for internships through their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/career-services\/handshake\/\"><em>Handshake<\/em><\/a> account.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Choosing your academic area (major) is just a starting point. Supplementing your major with highly desirable skills is what helps to set you apart and makes you \u201cmarketable\u201d to employers. In a recent survey, the National Association of Colleges and Employers found that employers most value three skills that are usually acquired through a liberal [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":743,"parent":182,"menu_order":1,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-190","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/chss\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/190","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/chss\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/chss\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/chss\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/13"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/chss\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=190"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/chss\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/190\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":210104,"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/chss\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/190\/revisions\/210104"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/chss\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/182"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/chss\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/743"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/chss\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=190"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}