December 2019
Intermediate to advanced
178 pages
4h 23m
English
Content preview from The Relevance of Humanities to the 21st Century Workplace
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Evolution in our careers is one of the most important things to learn and apply simultaneously as we earn. Without that, there is no door for growth.
—Goitsemang Mvula
Introduction
Since long-term financial stability via employment is the overwhelming reason individuals seek a college degree, today’s conventional wisdom has students declaring majors in health care, business, engineering and computer science. The belief held by many is that these majors have better employment prospects and higher earnings than those who choose a liberal arts such as English, history, or philosophy. While this may be true for the initial job secured following graduation, the long-term story is more complicated. As David Deming, ...