There are many different learning styles among students in the classroom. This article looks at the role learning traits play in postsecondary education, as educators work to prepare students with the education and training they need to be successful in the workplace. While opinions may differ as to the usefulness of learning trait familiarity, this author stresses that it may still be worth noting the use of learning trait assessments as a means to make skill and information transaction more palatable to the student, and as instruments to promote metacognition concerning an individual's strengths and weaknesses in areas of soft skills as well.