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What a Class of 2009 alumna had to say about her Geography Major:
"After going through the job application process, I believe that having a degree in geography gave me an advantage over candidates with more "traditional" backgrounds from the moment I walked in the door of an interview. It was always a main topic of conversation, since most employers have a good idea of what an economics major studies, but they often had a misconception of what majoring in geography entails and were interested in what kinds of things I learned. I was able to explain to them that geography is so much more than the subject we all took in junior high, and how it allowed me to study many topics I enjoyed through spatial analysis. It seems that in this difficult job market, employers are looking for something that stands out in a candidate's background, and geography does just that. Studying geography has also helped me in the workplace. For example, in my current position as a Marketing Coordinator for Walt Disney Studios, I target theatres based on their designated market area, and use tools I learned from my major while incorporating business and marketing techniques. In the job I will be starting soon with a consulting firm that performs energy auditing and environmental building, I will be using the environmental techniques I learned while earning my geography degree. Overall I cannot recommend geography enough because it has truly helped me in so many ways. Just like the field itself, the possibilities of what a geography major can do after graduation are boundless.
.... I really am so grateful for my major and the whole geography department- ...."
