On November 5th and 6th, I, along with three other first year Sauder students, were able to participate in the 4th Annual CMA Case Competition held at the Coast Coal Harbor Hotel in downtown Vancouver. I considered it a great opportunity to utilize my newly acquired skills and knowledge from university, into a real world situation, all the while practicing my analytical and presentation skills. It was quite amazing how many times, over the course of the night, we found ourselves drawing upon different resources we had be taught in our various university courses (particularly Comm 101 and Organizational Behavior) as we were continually regurgitating terms and theories, just recently learned in the the respective classes. It was truly inspiring to really see the usefulness and practicality these courses had in real life business situations. The biggest takeaway from this case competition was how many different fields we had to draw from in order to reach our conclusion, putting further emphasis on the values a general course like Comm 101 has displayed. It dislayed the true importance of the bridges between different fields of business, and showcased that in todays world, versatility really is the key to a persons success. Gone are the days of mass specialization and departmentalization. In todays business economy, employees must be able to adapt and flourish in the ever changing environment, that is todays dynamic business world.
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