Here’s how to help students hone soft skills
Every college student’s dream is to land the perfect job upon graduating, yet a GPA of 4.0 doesn’t always correlate to good job prospects.
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Ohio State University has figured out how to teach hard and soft skills
More than ever before, colleges are figuring out how to help students enter the workforce with the most up-to-date hard and soft skills possible.
Teaching life skills is the latest trend in higher ed
Recent college graduates need life skills more than they need technical skills to succeed in the workplace, according a national poll from High Point University (HPU). In fact,…
How can higher ed address the soft skills gap?
The soft skills gap is troubling, and while a study shows that the majority of corporate and academic respondents feel their new recruits and students are prepared with…
Higher ed must help students improve critical-thinking skills
Critical thinking is one of the top-requested skills employers look for in job applicants, but is higher ed doing enough to help students develop this skill?
How to develop soft skills in the digital age
With the rise of automation, organizations worldwide have made soft skills like communication, collaboration, and critical thinking a top priority. To work successfully alongside machines, recent grads and…
7 alarming problems with students’ critical thinking
Critical thinking is one of the top-requested skills employers look for in job applicants, but are colleges and universities doing enough to help students develop this skill? Fifty-nine…
Training new grads to beat out the bots
As graduation nears for many college students, the job hunt is officially on. And, as if the pressure to land that first gig weren’t high enough, today’s grads…