The trading houses in the City of London recruit among the graduates
of the arts. They're looking for aptitude, not the graduate's subject.
Chris
On 29 Jun 2008, at 23:29, Andrew Fildes wrote:
>
> And I read a story about a computer corporation in the UK which was
> hiring Classics graduates on the ground that they had the right kind
> of brain - they had studied logic and ancient languages and were used
> to analytical thinking. The company claimed that it could teach them
> all they needed to know about programming in six months and that they
> were MUCH better at problem solving than IT graduates.
> No, I can't remember who - nice idea but.
> #1 son ended up as a financial journalist not because he had any
> background in the area at all but because he's bright and can write.
> Much more important.
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