I am busy prepping my statistics class for the fall (as well as doing a bunch of stuff that I should have done in June, but I digress). Most of my students are required to take statistics and are afraid of mathematics so I'm going to try to convince them to embrace statistics by showing them that more and more non-statsy jobs require data collection, data analysis, data driven decisions, program assessment, etc..  I find that my students are increasingly aware of the current job market as well as their student loan debt. As such, I think that students are receptive to arguments that  explain  how even a little bit of statistical knowledge can make them more attractive to potential employers. Here are some resources I have found to do just that.  This article by Susan Adams for Forbes lists the top ten skills employers are looking for in employees. Included in the top ten: "2. Ability to make decisions and solve problems 5. Ability to obtain and ...