As a liberal arts student, you have learned to absorb and analyze complex material as well as identify important pieces of information while discarding irrelevant details. Through exposure to an interdisciplinary perspective, you can also evaluate a situation from a wide variety of viewpoints. Thus, your liberal arts education has prepared you to work in an environment requiring complex thinking skills. A liberal arts student may indeed be better trained to think than to act. For example, rather than just completing a project based on how it has been done before, a liberal arts student can process the information and examine how it can be done more effectively.
Complex issues require complex thinking prior to acting.
Simpleminded solutions to complex issues have never been successful in any field. As a result of the ability to critically analyze the complexities of an issue, the diligent liberal arts student has developed an ability to solve problems. A well-formulated problem will send you on your way toward a solution. As a liberal arts student, you have learned to extensively research the causes of a problem, evaluate potential solutions, choose a course of action, and evaluate the outcome. Problem-solving skills allow for rapid movement up learning curves in response to new challenges.