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The Benefits of English Major Skills in the Workplace

The Benefits of English Major Skills in the Workplace


By UST English Department 

Two recent articles in a Harvard Business Review blog highlight the beneficial skills--many of them learned by English majors--bring to the workplace. The first is titled "The Benefits of Poetry for Professionals"  and the second is titled "For Those Who Want to Lead, Read." Click on the links below to read these informative articles:

"The Benefits of Poetry for Professionals": http://blogs.hbr.org/cs/2012/11/the_benefits_of_poetry_for_pro.html

"For Those Who Want to Lead, Read": http://blogs.hbr.org/cs/2012/08/for_those_who_want_to_lead_rea.html