Balancing technical and soft skills

摘要

In one of the most memorable scenes from the 1967 movie classic "The Graduate," Benjamin Braddock, a recent college graduate, receives career advice in one word. In that scene, Benjamin draws near while a friend of his father utters the word "plastics" as a career path. During the 1990s, anyone providing one-word career advice probably would have said "computers" reasoning that high-tech's pervasive growth into every facet of life would offer stable career opportunities. Parents and guidance counselors steered children away from blue-collar type jobs. Becoming a plumber or refrigeration technician just didn't possess the appeal of high-tech.