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Fortune
Chloe Berger

The rise of the English major: BlackRock COO wants to recruit liberal arts consultants that 'have nothing to do with finance or technology'

(Credit: Rebecca Greenfield/Fortune)

BlackRock techies, get ready to talk about the latest New Yorker article with your newest coworkers on the block. Liberal arts majors are coming to work for finance, after all. 

English and history majors aren’t necessarily known for desiring consulting gigs, but those seeking to work for the man are finding that the man suddenly wants them back. Investment banks usually have their pick of the litter for the recent graduates that become the next crop of analysts. Yet executives are starting to turn their heads from the former belle of the ball, finding the usual STEM-based candidate isn’t just cutting it. 

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