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Becoming T-Shaped Employee

In the continuous effort to become more of a well rounded and marketable employee, it is important to take time and reflect on how I can  improve not only to increase my own level of expertise in my field, but be able to collaborate and benefit others in adjacent roles wherever I go to work. There is undoubtedly value in being able to communicate and collaborate outside of my field work, but doing so is a skill that is not particularly stressed or worked on while taking classes as an undergraduate. So the question is, how DOES an undergraduate looking to join the workforce develop these skills and habits prior to going in for an interview? I want to reflect here on what areas I can and should venture to improve upon for my own personal development, as well as a resource for each skill that can directly aid in that development.           I want to address first the three skills that I believe I can develop to broaden myself and my horizontal stroke to ...