What's Your Major?
According to the CollegeGrad.com survey, 44 percent of employer respondents ranked a student's major as the top priority for hiring consideration.
Employers are first concerned with finding candidates who have a specific skill-set necessary for success in a particular field. Interviewing skills, internship/experience and the college the student graduated from ranked second, third and fourth. GPA ranked sixth on the list, with only 4 percent saying this was a priority.
![Attendees of Frostbike made their way through the convention Saturday at the Quality Bike Products campus in Minneapolis. ] (AARON LAVINSKY/STAR TRIBUNE) aaron.lavinsky@startribune.com Frostbike 2016 was held at the Quality Bike Products Campus on Saturday, Feb. 27, 2016 in Bloomington, Minn.](https://arc.stimg.co/startribunemedia/NH2BSHB74ND2V6GF2G2HI5X4MM.jpg?&w=252&ar=3:2&fit=crop)
