Well Rounded People... Who needs them?

Today I sat in on a career and internship meeting for students at the university. I thought overall the meeting was very informative to these students and gave them a lot of insights into what an employer may be looking for. After the meeting a student was walking through the halls and made the following comment:

            “I am sick of hearing about WELL ROUNDED students. Who cares if I play games, collect cards, play sports, or don’t do anything in my spare time? When I am hired at a company I am paid to show up and do my work and I should be hired based on my technical abilities, not on all this other BS.”

I thought this comment was very interesting and something that I would have to say I don’t agree with. What do you think?

--Eric (Grand Valley State University)