The single largest skill that many IT students are lacking is communication. Of course the important skills include programming and database work, but sending students out into business not knowing how to compose a letter or give a presentation to even a small group of people is terrible.
At the very least having the communication skills will make it easier for a IT person in almost all aspects of their job and for moving into management, where communication skills are arguably more important.
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The single largest skill that many IT students are lacking is communication. Of course the important skills include programming and database work, but sending students out into business not knowing how to compose a letter or give a presentation to even a small group of people is terrible. At the very least having the communication skills will make it easier for a IT person in almost all aspects of their job and for moving into management, where communication skills are arguably more important.