Should I minor in a subject?

I would recommend a language minor - broaden your scope in language skills - this will provide you the ability to travel for work - and experience new countries - continents your prospective employer has facilities in. One example, McCormick Spice Co - local Baltimore, Maryland based with manufacturing plants worldwide - especially South and Central America - and they recently acquired a facility located in France. Your work possibilities are endless if you can speak another language - good luck and expand your horizons with that language Minor.

You can also use a minor to get additional skills - for example, if your major is in a language, English, or writing, you can use a minor to acquire skills like accounting, finance, and budgeting, which will help you get jobs that wouldn't otherwise be available to you with just a humanities degree.

I don't ever see a mention of a minor in job listings; however, I think the benefit of a minor is in the strengths and knowledge it adds to your employee profile. I recommend getting a minor if you have the college hours to fill and have a subject that you want to learn more about or you think will add to your knowledge base. For example, I minored in marketing because I thought all companies deal with marketing in one way or another, so it would be good information for me and I had the extra hours to fill in my junior and senior years.

Some schools require minors. I agree with Randy I never saw a mention of it on a job listing. I think it is more out of convenience. For example, if your college requirements are 30 credits and your major is 30, then you are left with 60 more credits to get to 120 which is required to graduate. In that case, students usually decide to double major or minor. A minor is usually half the amount of credits required for a major.