Discussion Post

In the reading for this module, author Rick Newman writes that employees who demonstrate "multidisciplinary agility" have a competitive edge and that "learning new skills is anything but a temporary assignment." For this discussion post, first decide which general education skill covered in the Seminar courses to this point (communication, critical thinking, or information literacy) provides the biggest competitive edge in your field. Then, explain why you feel it provides such a competitive edge, and how you can continue to improve in this area after graduation. Also consider and share employer-desired soft skills, and how they will provide a competitive edge specific to your future career.

For example, if you are a Criminal Justice student, you might decide that Communication is the general education skill that provides the biggest edge to employees. Then, you might write about the increasing importance of written communication as it relates to increased technology available to those in the field.