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Assignment: Prepare: Prior to beginning work on this discussion forum, read the articles Teaching Writing Skills That Enhance Student Success in Future Employment ; An Inner Barrier to Career Development: Preconditions of the Impostor Phenomenon and Consequences for Career Development; and 9 Questions That'll Help You Find Your Dream Career; watch the video Business, Management & Administration; and review the General Education Curriculum found in General Academic Information and Policies in the Ashford University Catalog. This catalog addresses the core competencies that the general education courses must cover: Ethical Reasoning, Written Communication, Oral and Interpersonal Communication, Information Literacy, Critical Thinking, and Quantitative Reasoning.

Reflect: Think about the core competencies as previously mentioned, and ponder your time taking general education courses. Reflect on the specific courses not associated with your college major and determine the level of new information you have acquired that relates to the core competencies. You must also think about a potential job you might apply to once you graduate and determine what skills you developed through general education courses that make you qualified for a specific job.

Write: For this discussion, you will address the following prompts:

• Review a job description through a job website (e.g., Career Builder, Monster, etc.) in your desired career field. Please provide the job title and the link to the job description.

• Identify at least five skills you have obtained through your general education courses that will make you successful at this job.

• Demonstrate with at least two examples how your newly acquired knowledge and skills have shaped both your personal and professional development.

• Describe your plans for putting your education to use within your community.

Your initial post should be at least 250 words in length.