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007 · 10-31-2007, 01:39 PM

I have been reading how so many people (especially on here) put degrees in business management down (as being useless). Yet there are so many people majoring in it (well at least it?s that way at my school). <br /><br />I am graduating with that degree in May and I work with the federal government but my internship will be up when I graduate and I may not be able to stay there. I wanted to know what fields/careers I should look into but I have been getting such negative feedback on the choice of my major.<br />

Eagle · 10-31-2007, 01:39 PM

Here's the thing about getting a popular degree: everyone else is getting one, too, which will glut the market once you graduate, making it that much harder to find a job. And a business management degree basically says you learned from books what the person interviewing you learned the hard way.

Look into getting science and/or skill-based degrees, not just academic degrees. If you learn a trade, you'll always be able to find a job. If your degree is in an academic/business field, it's too generic or esoteric to do you much good out in the real world unless you distinguish yourself early from the pack.

quicken · 10-31-2007, 01:39 PM

I don't think anything is wrong with a degree in Business Management, I have one and have a wonderful job as a District Manager with a corporate owned chain of convenience stores/gas stations. Of course you have to start out runinng a store and prove yourself, but from my experience retail is the way to go (not big box, small stores), preferably corporate owned because there is more money there for salary/bonus and expenses. You aren't stuck in an office, you are constantly challenged, do a variety of tasks, and the pay is good. Guess it would also depend on what type of degree you have, I know that now a days they offer them in accounting, computer information systems, etc. Mine is just an old fashioned Business
Management degree.

10-31-2007, 01:39 PM	#1
007 Greenhorn Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 16 Rep Power: 0	whats wrong with a degree in business management? I have been reading how so many people (especially on here) put degrees in business management down (as being useless). Yet there are so many people majoring in it (well at least it?s that way at my school). <br /><br />I am graduating with that degree in May and I work with the federal government but my internship will be up when I graduate and I may not be able to stay there. I wanted to know what fields/careers I should look into but I have been getting such negative feedback on the choice of my major.<br />

10-31-2007, 01:39 PM	#2
Eagle Greenhorn Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 22 Rep Power: 6	whats wrong with a degree in business management? Here's the thing about getting a popular degree: everyone else is getting one, too, which will glut the market once you graduate, making it that much harder to find a job. And a business management degree basically says you learned from books what the person interviewing you learned the hard way. Look into getting science and/or skill-based degrees, not just academic degrees. If you learn a trade, you'll always be able to find a job. If your degree is in an academic/business field, it's too generic or esoteric to do you much good out in the real world unless you distinguish yourself early from the pack.

10-31-2007, 01:39 PM	#3
quicken Greenhorn Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 27 Rep Power: 6	whats wrong with a degree in business management? I don't think anything is wrong with a degree in Business Management, I have one and have a wonderful job as a District Manager with a corporate owned chain of convenience stores/gas stations. Of course you have to start out runinng a store and prove yourself, but from my experience retail is the way to go (not big box, small stores), preferably corporate owned because there is more money there for salary/bonus and expenses. You aren't stuck in an office, you are constantly challenged, do a variety of tasks, and the pay is good. Guess it would also depend on what type of degree you have, I know that now a days they offer them in accounting, computer information systems, etc. Mine is just an old fashioned Business Management degree.

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