Fuck the humanities resume. People love engineers. We're the sort who solve problems, independent of the specific challenge. Look, for example, at the statistics on medical school admissions. Engineers have among the highest rate of acceptance of any background. Problem solving is a valuable skill, and one that is transferable. I take a slight issue with thenewgreen's assertion. I use my engineering skills almost daily; it was the industry I didn't care for. If you want a change, make a change. I took a $30,000 pay cut to leave my engineering job, and now I make twice what I did as an entry level engineer. It was worth the gamble, but maybe that was dumb luck. I don't know. High risk, high reward. One thing I've learned, however, is that people respect boldness. It takes confidence in yourself to take a leap of faith, and hedging and sticking your toe in will only undermine your confidence in yourself.