Careers for Liberal Arts Majors

Paper Summary:

This paper explains that a liberal arts degree develops the skills to think critically, write and make connections between data, which can be used in many careers. The author explores careers such as brand manager, salesperson, direct response copywriter, meeting planner, financial planner, paralegal and teacher. The paper relates that salespeople, which are among the highest paid professionals, are only required to have the ability to sell the product or service, not a specific major.

Table of Contents:
Brand Manager
Meeting or Event Planner
Salesperson
Direct Response Copywriter
Financial Advisor
Paralegal
Teacher
When It's All Said And Done...

From the Paper:

"One hot job right now is brand manager. In the typical company, only the executive team and the brand management team have fingers in every pie. The accountants know the numbers. The sales people know what's going on in sales. The research and development types are stuck in the lab. But the brand managers are responsible for the "big picture." They coordinate everybody's efforts from production to advertising, to distribution, to finance. Brand Management staff work mostly in consumer goods companies. The typical staffer starts as a brand assistant."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Bly, Bob. The Copywriter's Handbook. New York: Owl Books, 2007.
• Careers in Brand Management. San Fransisco: Wet Feet, Inc, 2004.
• Fine, Janet. "Opportunities in Teaching Careers." New York: McGraw-Hill, 2005.
• Friedmann, Susan A. "10 Secrets of Super Successful Meeting Planners" Expert Magazine, October, 2003.
• Jones, Nancy Langdon. So You Want to be a Financial Planner? Sunnyvale, CA: Advisor Press, 2005.

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