Whether you major in it or not, a fairly non-trivial amount of computer science would be helpful. The other thing is communication. One of the main things we look for when we are hiring people is their ability to write. It’s something that the average person is pretty poor at, but so much of every job today entails high proficiency at communication. I don’t know that any writing or literature or computer science need to be your majors, but if you are really good at those—if you can write a marketing pitch and put together an SQL query—you are in a really good position to find a job. You can tell a vast amount from how someone writes.
Author: Phil Libin
Phil Libin is Co-founder and CEO of All Turtles. He is also a senior advisor at General Catalyst Partners and Co-founder of Evernote. Previously he was CEO of Evernote, the award-winning service that wants to be your second brain. He is an entrepreneur and executive who has led two Internet companies from the very beginning to proven commercial success, and helped three others through rapid growth. Prior to joining Evernote, Phil founded and served as president of CoreStreet, currently one of the top companies providing smart credential and identity management technologies to governments and large corporations throughout the world. CoreStreet was acquired by ActivIdentity (ACTI) in 2009. Previously, Phil was founder and CEO of Engine 5, a leading Boston-based Internet software development company acquired by Vignette Corporation (VIGN) in 2000, where he went on to serve as principal architect and chief technologist for applications.
In addition to his operational expertise, Phil is a software engineer by training and started his career by building complex systems for ATG, Exchange Applications and EF. Phil is an active technology author and public speaker, having appeared in numerous events and publications including The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, The Financial Times, The Economist, CNET and others. In 2004, Phil was named an "Innovator of the Year" by InfoWorld magazine. He is a named inventor on several issued technology patents.
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