What the CEOs say
List of CEOS from Humanities backgrounds:
http://ironstring.com/sellout/philologists/flown_philologists.shtml
The Globe and Mail:
Humanities degree provides excellent investment returns.
Brent Herbert Copley, PhD, is vice-president, Research Capacity at the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada.
Salary.com:
8 College Degrees That Will Earn Your Money Back.
(Hint - English tops the list!)
Dawn Dugan, contributing writer.
The Globe and Mail:
Why university students need a well-rounded education.
James Bradshaw.
The Globe and Mail:
Don't take literacy for granted.
Craig Alexander is senior vice-president and chief economist at TD Bank Group.
Harvard Business Review Blog:
I Won't Hire People Who Use Poor Grammar. Here's Why.
Kyle Wiens is CEO of iFixit, the largest online repair community, as well as founder of Dozuki, a software company dedicated to helping manufacturers publish amazing documentation.
Harvard Business Review Blog:
“Want Innovative Thinking? Hire from the Humanities”
Tony Golsby-Smith is the founder and CEO of Second Road, a business design and transformation firm headquartered in Sydney, Australia.
Stanford University:
"Quit Your Technology Job and Get a Humanities Ph.D”
Dr. Damon Horowitz is a philosopher and entrepreneur, exploring what is possible at the intersection of technology and the humanities. He discusses the value of a humanities Ph.D. in a world that is being continuously inundated with new technology, and how to apply the degree toward a successful career.
The Guardian:
"Do humanities graduates have the edge in the job market?"
New College of Humanities director Matthew Batstone looks at the leaders of the present to imagine where humanities students and graduates will be in the future.
Times Higher Education UK:
"Humanities courses lead to career success, says Grayling ahead of private college launch”
Sixty per cent of leading public figures in the UK have humanities, social science or arts degrees, a new study has found.
Belfast Telegraph:
“Many leaders have humanities degree”
The Globe and Mail:
“Mind the gap: no ‘people skills’, no job” March 5, 2012:
Janet Lane is executive director of Literacy Alberta. Todd Hirsch is a Calgary-based economist and author of The Boiling Frog Dilemma.