Guides

Practical guides for liberal arts students and recent graduates on translating academic work into resume language recruiters recognize.

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• Why the humanities matter in the age of AI

  As AI takes over routine technical work, employers are re-rating the skills a humanities education builds. Here is the evidence, and why recognition still lags the demand.

• What can you do with a humanities degree?

  Humanities grads are more employable than their reputation suggests, and can compete for higher-paying roles once they learn to name their skills in the language employers screen for.

• The transferable skills of a liberal arts degree

  A liberal arts degree builds a specific, employable skill set — reading a situation, weighing evidence, writing clearly, working across differences. Here's a list to jumpstart your thinking, and how to prove each one.

• What to put on a resume when you have no work experience

  If your resume feels empty, the problem usually isn't a lack of experience — it's that your real experience is filed under the wrong headings. Here's what actually belongs on it.

• How to put a humanities degree on a resume

  A step-by-step method to build a resume around a humanities degree — how to frame the degree, choose which skills to feature, and avoid making it sound like something it isn't.

• The skills you build writing a seminar paper or thesis

  A seminar paper or thesis is a months-long professional project in disguise. Here are the workplace skills it actually builds, and how to put them on a resume.

• How to translate academic skills into resume language

  Your seminar papers, thesis, and campus jobs are full of skills employers pay for — they're just filed under the wrong words. Here's how to translate them, with examples.

• How to network on LinkedIn as a liberal arts student

  Most roles are filled through connections, not cold applications. Here's how to use LinkedIn to build a real network as a liberal arts student, well before you graduate.

• Build your own skills glossary from real job postings

  The quickest way to describe your degree in employer language is to borrow the words from real job postings. Here's the do-it-yourself method, step by step.

• How to ask for an informational interview (and get a yes)

  An informational interview is a small, easy-to-grant ask — if you write it with context. Here's a five-part message, a before-and-after example, and questions to ask.