In the 2016-17 academic year, the most common degree conferred to graduating students in the US fell under the category of “Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities.” These 389,000 new graduates, affectionately called “fuzzies” in some circles, have ventured into the job market, many of them into the technology industry. And like their skeptical relatives during the holidays, they are finding similar questions when applying for employment: What are your “technical” qualifications? What skills does a liberal arts major bring to the table in tech? Humanities - that...
Alissa Lydon
Senior Product Marketing Manager
Sauce Labs

Alissa Lydon is a Senior Product Marketing Manager at Sauce Labs. With 6 years in the testing industry, she has worked with companies of all sizes in their journey to automation and continuous testing. From educating people about the benefits of test automation, to organizing educational events for QA and development teams to learn more about industry best practices, her goal is to use her experiences to spread the word about how others can succeed with testing. Outside of work, you can find her reading all kinds of books, traveling to faraway lands with her family, or catching a baseball game (Go A’s!).