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pahm:

--- Quote from: Orb on January 22, 2020, 08:23:05 pm ---Lol Commerce is lowkey one of the least employable degrees these days.. go study engineering :)

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Is that so? :\ I guess I can see maybe fields like accounting being in less demand due to the rise of technology and the sheer amount of graduates but surely things like management/marketing/econ would still be highly employable?

Seamus Wong:

--- Quote from: prag.ahmad on January 22, 2020, 09:00:37 pm ---Is that so? :\ I guess I can see maybe fields like accounting being in less demand due to the rise of technology and the sheer amount of graduates but surely things like management/marketing/econ would still be highly employable?

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You're right, but what I've heard is that most employers want people who are good problem solvers and can think very analytically. Given that a degree in Commerce is considered something that is quite easy to obtain, and since degrees in maths/CompSci/engineering etc require a lot of abstract thinking and problem solving abilities (and are relatively more difficult), employers may prefer to hire people who have those degrees as opposed to people who have graduated with a degree in commerce.
 

 

vox nihili:
Just to add a slightly different perspective to this, having a Commerce degree before med would be really helpful in some ways. One of my friends went through this pathway (prereqs and all) and whilst med has been a challenge for her, despite the fact that she is doing well, she offers a really different perspective and has a really unique set of skills that set her apart from other doctors.

Increasingly, doctors are seeing new and diverse opportunities presented to them, some of which really benefit from having a degree of financial literacy. In that context, commerce can be really valuable.

Professor Polonsky:
To offer yet another opinion, while there are obvious differences between degrees, what should matter most in choosing your path are your own interests, not generic notions of ‘employability’.

There are a lot of variables in choosing a degree, and reducing it to “do eng, not commerce” is imo not that helpful.

If there was a silver bullet in the form of a degree that is interesting (and you’re good at) and leads to a job that is rewarding and in which you’re swimming in cash, everyone would be doing it. But your priorities and interests are going to be very different from the next person’s.

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