The Real Talk about Humanities & the Job Market

Universities across North America have been shuttering Humanities & Arts programs at incredible rates. We speak with Olga Bezhanova, Professor at Southern Illinois University, about the value of a Humanities degree, the skills grads can bring to the real job market, and (most importantly) about what universities can do to help save the Humanities - listen up!

"Navigate authentically": Laura Mazzullo, Founder of East Side Staffing in New York City, discusses how a Humanities-based skill-set helps professionals stand out in hyper-competitive marketplaces. Topics include HR, recruitment, marketing, business psychology + more - listen up!

How can you make the jump from a degree in English Lit to being the head of an AI company? How does artificial intelligence, machine learning, and big data mix with the Humanities? We chat with Michael Whitehouse of Faimdata for the real deal - listen up!

This episode features Gillian Massel, product content & UX strategist with Shopify. Gillian explains how she went from an M.A. in English Literature to tech, working for one of Canada's pre-eminent start-ups. We explore how Humanities grads can make a similar jump; the link between the Humanities and UI/UX; and what Arts students actually bring to the table in the (real) job market.

This episode features an interview with John Attala, Director of Marketing for an uber-high-tech IoT (Internet of Things) company based in Montreal, who studied Liberal Arts/Communications. What do Humanities grads have that Business grads don't? What should you look for when hiring for your marketing team? Listen up + find out!