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Zum "hottest ticket" geworden
Das zeigt die Forbes-Geschichte und titelt: „That `useless´ liberal arts degree has become tech´s hottest ticket”. Autor George Anders schreibt: “Throughout the major U.S. tech hubs, whether Silicon Valley or Seattle, Boston or Austin, Tex., software companies are discovering that liberal arts thinking makes them stronger. Engineers may still command the biggest salaries, but at disruptive juggernauts such as Facebook and Uber, the war for talent has moved to nontechnical jobs, particularly sales and marketing.“
Die Schlussfolgerung lautet: “The more that audacious coders dream of changing the world, the more they need to fill their companies with social alchemists who can connect with customers–and make progress seem pleasant.”
Die Tech-Firmen benötigten demzufolge Mitarbeiter, die die dynamischen Entwicklungen hinsichtlich ihrer gesellschaftlichen Auswirkungen einordnen und erklären können. Alice May analysiert dazu im offiziellen LinkedIn Blog und zitiert eine Datenerhebung, die das soziale Netzwerk zur Diskussion beisteuert. „With this in mind, we looked at LinkedIn data to understand the prevalence of these `social alchemists´ with liberal arts degrees joining the tech workforce. We defined `liberal arts´ as the humanities, social sciences, natural/physical sciences, and theoretical math.”
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Und May führt weiter aus: “As our data shows, liberal arts grads are joining the tech workforce more rapidly than technical grads. Between 2010 and 2013, the growth of liberal arts majors entering the technology industry from undergrad outpaced that of computer science and engineering majors by 10%. Internet or software companies are especially popular—38% of all recent liberal arts grads in tech currently work in this space.”
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Quellen:
Forbes: http://www.forbes.com/sites/georgeanders/2015/07/29/liberal-arts-degree-tech/
Linked In Blog: http://blog.linkedin.com/2015/08/25/you-dont-need-to-know-how-to-code-to-make-it-in-silicon-valley/
