What's the Number One Skill Every Student Has to Have?

Find out what skills employers value most

Being a student means harnessing a range of skills in order to reach your goals and succeed – from collaboration when you work on group projects with other students, to critical thinking and problem solving. But which skill comes above all the others as the most crucial? We spoke to Google's Education Evangelist Jaime Casap to find out.

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