Will your major help or hinder you in your entry-level job search?

It may seem that all of your friends whom stuck with Business, Accounting, or Marketing degrees in school had the right idea as far as pursuing a lucrative job post-graduation. After all, in doing a basic search on most job websites- most entry level jobs are associated with business and marketing.
But there are jobs out there for the English and Philosophy majors, you may just have to search a little harder for them and may require some clever thinking in how you can transfer how you learned (perhaps being analytical and creative) can transfer to even the stuffiest job. Creativity, for example, is often called for in entry-level jobs, employers often describe looking for people whom can “think out of the box.” That would be a clue to us, creative types, that the employer wanted someone whom was creative. Employers want people whom can problem solve and come up with solutions that may save time or money. Analytical or logical thinkers are also very useful in the business world because we have sharpened our ability to think out the tiny details and see the big picture. This will save time and allow us to find mistakes or flaws in a system before they cost the company money.

To secure entry-level jobs without the BA is business, you just need to readjust the skills you have and show how they can contribute to daily tasks and big projects. You can also highlight the prerequisite math class you took too and apply it to things that you may have learned in a more liberal class.