Tell me more ×  I've just applied for a conversion masters in
computer science. I graduated with a degree in English four
years ago, and so I've been a data entry clerk for a year and a
bartender for three. I want to have a 'proper' job so I can move
from home and all that. I've been given several reasons why I
keep failing interviews:  According to info from careers advice
websites and the like, English is a 'useless' degree, and I
should attempt to get more sought-after skills and
qualifications. The masters I have applied for teaches Java
programming and would prove I have technical capability and that
I'm not "just another English grad." Well, that's the plan, at
least.  Interviewers tell me that I sound like I'm "looking for
just any job, not THIS job in particular." This is absolutely
true; I have no particular compunction about what I do as long
as it pays and doesn't involve people as its primary focus. With
the masters, I applied because I use computers pretty much
constantly and I think I could be c