If you completed this week’s assignments, you spend hours in job search engines looking for an ideal position when you graduate right? In my case, I spent at least 3 hours browsing through those engines comparing and looking for similarities about what an ideal job would look like to me.
One
of the most common skills that companies are looking out there for potential
employees is critical thinking, and the most important thing is that no matter
what your major is, whether in business, medicine, computer science, design,
architecture, etc. critical thinking is a non-negotiable skill that companies
consider a must.
According
to Megan Stone in her book Own your education! Critical thinking is defined as “a broad set of skills that allows you to
objectively question, analyze, and evaluate information with an open mind and
to draw conclusions based on logic and credible evidence.” 1. Developing critical thinking will help you to
succeed not just on your educational path, but also in your career plans.
Working for any company in the future would mean meeting deadlines, developing
deliverables, partnering with cross-functional teams, or finding solutions to
any problem on the daily basis, and any of these tasks will require us to
critically think to work through them.
Applying
the main principles of critical thinking (open-mindedness, objectivity, and
purposefulness) in school courses is a good starting point to develop and
enhance the skill. Sandra Tech in this week’s video mentioned the relevance of
“transferable skills”2 when applying for a job and critical thinking
is a transferable skill that will help us to thrive on any career path we
decide to follow in the future.
“Owing your
critical thinking since now will help you to stand out in a competitive world.”
1 Stone, M. (2014). Own your education!: a student’s guide to greater success in school (and life). Pearson Education.
2Choosing the Best Tech Career for You: How to Choose a Career in Tech, What to Consider, Pay, Skills. (2022). YouTube. Retrieved 2022, from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D9ah6jXoO7M&t=1s.
Hi Priscilla, thanks for sharing! I found lovely how you connect the materials of this week so smoothly. I always saw critical thinking skill for specific jobs like writes, politicians, etc., But you are so right, no matter what or where being able to give a fair opinion is important.
ReplyDeleteHello I definitely agree that critical thinking is a great tool to have on a resume and it cant help you develop your other skills as well!
ReplyDeleteHi Priscilla, I always enjoy reading your sharing. The way you demonstrate critical thinking to be a transferable skill is very convincing. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteHi Priscilla, I think this is a great post. Being able to demonstrate critical thinking is a skill that truly every job should look for. Being able to think for yourself and create your own deep thoughts and questions is something that is always wanted.
ReplyDeleteHi Priscilla,
ReplyDeleteI agree with you that critical thinking is one of most "transferable" skills. I cannot think of a single job that doesn't require some level of it. If anything, it an unofficial requirement for nearly all jobs. Great Job!