You may wonder why teachers keep going on about developing your skills all the time. The reason is that they are important if you are going to be able to choose where you work in the future. It is your skills that give you more to "sell" to an employer than just your time.
The skills that a geologist requires are very broad. A geologist needs a good understanding of all aspects of science; they need to be able to interpret data from: specimens, graphs, maps, cross-sections, diagrams, photo-micrographs, satellite images, mathematical models and more. They have to be numerate and literate as they have to interpret data and then communicate their interpretation to a variety of audiences.
If you can master these skills (by working hard and practising them) there are rewards out there. There are skill shortages in several fields of geology at present such as in the North Sea Oil Field that are leading to higher wages being offered, though the importance of having a range of skills is apparent from the fallout from the drop in coal prices that is affecting parts of Australia.
How are you going to make sure that you have the skills to acheive your dreams?
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