How closely was your first job out of college related to your field of study?
Asked at Massachusetts Street on April 11, 2016
“Not at all. It was in the service industry, and I studied English. I suppose I should have known.”
— Alex Hatfield, service industry, Lawrence
“I had a business degree and became an advertising manager.”
— Jessica Samuels, project leader, Topeka
“Not very. I studied education, but went into retail.”
— John Samuels, teacher, Topeka
“Mine was very close. I studied communications, and I went to work for a U.S. senator.”
— Cindy Luxem, CEO, Berryton
“Read more: Getting humanities grads out of the ‘ivory tower’: KU’s Hall Center expands Applied Humanities Initiative”
— Related story, April 11, 2016, LJWorld.com