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7 tips for teaching the soft skills employers want

Tips for Teaching the Skills Employers Want

Janet Mizrahi is a continuing lecturer of professional writing at the University of California, Santa Barbara. She is also an author at BizCommBuzz. Because I taught business communication for nearly two...

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Cengage Introduces New Career Search Tool to Help Close the Skills Gap

Cengage recently launched Skill Map, a new online tool to help learners explore in-demand skills and jobs and get started on the right “Career Journey.” Read on to learn more about this...

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Cengage Unlimited Explorations: Writing Skills

This Cengage Unlimited Exploration was created by Sandy Keeter—professor in the Information Technology Department at Seminole State College in Florida. Writing is an important skill for any college student, no matter...

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Skills for Students Living in the 21st Century

Reading Time: < 1 minuteWhen evaluating job preparedness in recent college graduates, both students and employers see room for improvement. According to a recent Cengage Group study, in 2023 more than half of employers (53%)...

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Career Readiness: Acquiring the Skills Needed for Success

Matthew Ponder teaches Geography at Eastfield College in Mesquite, TX. Today’s job market is incredibly competitive. This is especially so for new college graduates, who are expected to not only have the...

Career Checklist: Assess Your Students’ Skills

Reading Time: < 1 minuteGetting a job: it’s top of mind for most soon-to-be graduates. However, to get that job, students need to enter the workforce with the skills employers want. But how closely are...

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Robots Need Not Apply: Uniquely Human Skills for the Workforce

Within the next few months, college graduates will be hunting for jobs, but are they losing out to technology? Automation is replacing positions at organizations across the globe, causing real fear among...

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Lightning Talks in Asynchronous Education

Faculty across higher education are charged with creating educational strategies to better engage diverse learners. Instructors in all programs have a responsibility to provide dynamic, quality education, but online instructors must also...

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