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How Writing Skills Can Affect a Career?

Writing is taught from a very young age--it is very early in one's education, for example, that they are taught how to write their own name and how to write the letters of the alphabet--and these skills are developed throughout an individual's time in the various phases of schooling.

By Thornie LongmuirPublished 2 years ago 3 min read
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Writing is taught from a very young age--it is very early in one's education, for example, that they are taught how to write their own name and how to write the letters of the alphabet--and these skills are developed throughout an individual's time in the various phases of schooling. Everyone learns how to write, but not everyone is taught how to use their writing skills effectively enough to communicate through writing or able to write effectively, in general. Individuals often face many issues and struggles when attempting to write effectively, especially if they are never taught how to do so. For example, people can find themselves struggling with proper formatting issues or struggle finding the correct words and phrases to use in order to write effectively. If a person is not taught how to write effectively, it is partially due to a lack of development in their writing skills, and this can lead to issues not only while a person is in school and being graded on the use of their writing skills, but also when a person is finding or attempting to move up in their current career.

Having the ability to write well is extremely important, especially when an individual is finding their place in the workforce. In fact, this ability is often "critical for effective work performance" (Coyle 195). Also, in today's workforce, many employers "rank...written communication skills as highly as or more highly than any technical or quantitative skills" which only places more emphasis on the importance of effective writing skills (Gray et al. 425). In college, students are taught writing skills that are discipline-specific for their chosen major(s)/minor(s), but these specific writing skills do not always encapsulate the overall skills needed to write well across disciplines and, thus, the skills needed for success in the workplace. Two major aspects of writing well in the workplace that are not often taught to students are the "types of documents and the writing styles used to create them" (Coyle 196). Depending on the type of career, an individual may find themselves unsure of how to properly write an e-mail to a co-worker or customer, or unaware of how to properly format a report that their boss requested. The teaching of necessary writing skills is extremely important because, without these skills, an individual may struggle in advancing to their desired point in their career, or may struggle in their career in general, because they do not know how to effectively use their writing skills in the workplace.

Without the skills needed for a person to be able to properly communicate through writing, they may not be able to get hired at the company they dream of working for, or, if they are hired, they may struggle with advancing further in their career or properly completing tasks assigned to them that involve writing and/or written communication. Schooling facilitates the development of general writing skills, and college courses focus on the development of discipline-specific writing, but many times, these skills are not fine tuned or developed enough to facilitate success in the workplace. Since employers emphasize the extreme importance of written communication skills in the workplace, it is important that students learn and master writing skills before they enter the workforce so they are able to effectively communicate and effectively do their jobs once they are in the workforce.

Works Cited

Coyle, James P. “32. Teaching Writing Skills That Enhance Student Success in Future Employment.” Collected Essays on Learning and Teaching, vol. 3, 2011, p. 195. Crossref, doi:10.22329/celt.v3i0.3262.

Gray, F. Elizabeth, et al. “Meeting the Demands of the Workplace: Science Students and Written Skills.” Journal of Science Education and Technology, vol. 14, no. 4, 2005, pp. 425–35. Crossref, doi:10.1007/s10956-005-8087-y.

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Thornie Longmuir

Thornie Longmuir is an SEO specialist and content creator. Since 2007, he has been working in the field of information technology and internet communications. He tries to present the articles in a simple and understandable language.

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