{"id":1106,"date":"2019-07-02T14:38:34","date_gmt":"2019-07-02T14:38:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/humanities\/?page_id=1106"},"modified":"2024-09-13T17:56:09","modified_gmt":"2024-09-13T17:56:09","slug":"humanities-majors-work","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/humanities\/humanities-matter\/humanities-majors-work\/","title":{"rendered":"Humanities Majors @ Work"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"lead-in\">&#8220;Curiosity, creativity, and empathy aren\u2019t unruly traits that must be reined in to ensure success. Just the opposite. The human touch has never been more essential in the workplace than it is today. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"default\">You don\u2019t have to mask your true identity to get paid for your strengths. You don\u2019t need to apologize for the supposedly impractical classes you took in college or the so-called soft skills you have acquired. The job market is quietly creating thousands of openings a week for people who can bring a humanist\u2019s grace to our rapidly evolving high-tech future.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"size-p-md\"><em>~ George Anders,<\/em> You Can Do Anything: The Surprising Power of a \u2018Useless\u2019 Liberal Arts Education<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading size-h3\" id=\"h-philosophy-major-ashveer-singh\">Philosophy Major Ashveer Singh<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"alignleft uwm-c-img--left\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/humanities\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/146\/2019\/07\/Ashveer-Singh-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/humanities\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/146\/2019\/07\/Ashveer-Singh-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/humanities\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/146\/2019\/07\/Ashveer-Singh.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition to Ashveer\u2019s Philosophy Major he was a double major in Economics, a Political Science Minor, and a Pre-Law student. After graduating in December 2018, Ashveer moved to Washington, D.C. to start working as a technology consultant at Accenture, a global consulting firm. In their DC office, he will be working with federal government agencies to modernize their tech infrastructure so that it is more efficient and user friendly. Ashveer doesn\u2019t think that it was his Econ major that landed him the job.Throughout the interview process, Ashveer found that it was more important to Accenture that they hire thoughtful problem solvers, regardless of their degree. His boss, a senior manager in IT, told him she started her career in the very same way. It turns out she also went to school for philosophy!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As Ashveer looks back, he realizes that philosophy has been a huge part of his experience at UWM. While he says he has had great experiences with courses all across the map, his philosophy courses made his learning that much more fulfilling by broadening his approach to all subjects, and helping him reach understandings that he would not have reached on his own. Moreover, he feels that he enjoyed the experience that much more because it is something he pursued purely out of passion rather than as a means to an end.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading size-h3\" id=\"h-english-major-krisanne-madaus\">English Major KrisAnne Madaus<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"alignright uwm-c-img--right\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/humanities\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/146\/2019\/07\/KrisAnne-Madus-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1148\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/humanities\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/146\/2019\/07\/KrisAnne-Madus-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/humanities\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/146\/2019\/07\/KrisAnne-Madus.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Vanity Fair magazine is among the top publications in the U.S. Covering pop culture, current affairs, and fashion, the magazine has a circulation of more than 1 million readers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s KrisAnne Madaus\u2019 job to ensure every page is perfect. Madaus majored in English at UWM and graduated with her Bachelor\u2019s in 2014 before getting her Master\u2019s at the New School in New York City. Today, she\u2019s a production assistant at Vanity Fair. She talked with UWM about her job and her recent bylines \u2013 including a story on Heidi Klum\u2019s Halloween party.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Curiosity, creativity, and empathy aren\u2019t unruly traits that must be reined in to ensure success. Just the opposite. The human touch has never been more essential in the workplace than it is today. 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