It kind of makes me crazy when my students say something about general education classes (like the ones I have spent my entire career trying to perfect) and “getting them out of the way.” For many people, classes like Composition I are anything from a necessary evil to a meaningless hoop designed more to wring more money from students than to impart meaningful skills.
Then I read “10 Soft Skills Hiring Managers Are Looking For” from The Motley Fool. And just look at that list:
- Oral and written communication.
- Attention to detail.
- Customer service.
- Personal drive.
- Integrity.
- Problem-solving capacity.
- Independence.
- Organization.
- Teamwork.
- Troubleshooting ability.
I’ve taken the liberty of of bolding the ones that any decent Comp class should help develop. That’s six out of ten. I could also make an argument for #10, but I’m not going to be greedy.
You already have to take classes like composition, so why not make the most of it. Put your best into it and it could wind up making you a hero to the next person who hires you or thinks about hiring you. That’s a good thing, right?