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Originally Posted by flamesfever
I found it interesting in the article you mention, that the person who possessed both the technical skills, along with the soft skills that came from the humanities e.g. emotional intelligence, self awareness, relationship building, collaboration, etc. was so rare that such candidates are know in HR circles as "unicorns".
I experienced the big push in University back in the 1950s to make sure all graduating scientists, had some exposure to the humanities. As a result, I had to take philosophy which I found quite difficult, as it demanded a much different thought process to my thinking as a geology major. In hindsight I wish I had paid more attention to it.
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Well it’s interesting, but I do wonder if the Liberal Arts degrees are enough to help with this short of shortfall? I realize it’s not a full-fledged humanities degree if you’re in STEM for example, but it’s not as though as you have no exposure at all.