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The Surprising Power of a “Useless” Liberal Arts Education

George Anders
Little, Brown US, 2017

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8

Qualities

  • Comprehensive
  • Applicable
  • For Beginners

Recommendation

Pulitzer Prize–winning author George Anders believes people who infuse “a humanist’s grace” into “technical disciplines” meet the employment needs of contemporary society. He explains that liberal arts graduates can blend their skills, training and “explorer’s spirit” to land innovative, satisfying jobs in varied fields. Most of his examples focus on recent grads, but his approach is transferrable to those who are ready for a career change. Anders offers valuable tips to help liberal arts majors envision their career possibilities and realize the long-term value of creative positioning. getAbstract recommends Anders’s guidance to recent grads and midcareer alumni ready to market their skills in fresh ways.

Take-Aways

  • Your “liberal arts identity” can be an asset in your job search.
  • Employers look for candidates who are capable of critical thinking.
  • The analytical methods and problem-solving tactics you learned during your liberal arts education will serve you well in the work world.

About the Author

Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist George Anders is an editor at large at LinkedIn, focusing on college-to-career issues. He’s written four other books and has held key positions at The Wall Street Journal, Forbes, Bloomberg View and Fast Company.

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