Summer Camp – Hope for the Pandemic Kids
by Amrit & Loralyn If our cover photo made you uncomfortable, that’s okay – we had a hard time with it, too, and have an even more difficult time seeing the encampments on the sidewalks…
Soft Skills – What’s All the Fuss About?
Everyone debates if we should call them soft skills or essential skills or human skills or people skills – but nobody debates how skills like critical thinking, problem solving, creativity, and communication are for success in interviewing and building interpersonal relationships.
How Starting Grad School During a Pandemic Taught Me Essential Soft Skills
by Eleanor I’m an intern attending graduate school. Over the past year we have all witnessed the switch from in-person classes to online learning. Regular classrooms were traded in for zoom sessions, in person communication…
The Importance of Soft Skills in Building Anti-Fragile Relationships
Everyone, well okay – most people – understand the value of relationships. Whether these interactions are personal or professional, there is either value, or there is not. When the value of a relationship has diminished,…
Soft Skills in Action: What I Learned on the Ropes Course
by Carly My name is Carly and I’m currently looking for work in biology on the path to a full-time job in sustainability and building a better future. I love learning new things and applying…
The Resilient Weed: A Story of Growth and Perseverance
by Carly My name is Carly and I’m currently looking for work in biology on the path to a full-time job in sustainability and building a better future. There is always that one weed that…
Why I Transferred Colleges
My name is Yasy – I’m a sophomore at Georgetown U. My freshman year of college, I decided to do something that I never foresaw myself doing — I transferred. You see, unlike many…
Back to School – or NOT: Why Soft Skills Matter More Than Ever
“Summertime sadness” is always in the air around this time of year. However, that sentiment has taken on a whole new meaning and depth here in 2020 – the year that everyone is vociferously wishing…
Communication Training on Giving and Receiving Feedback is Critical in Professional Development
Last week, I had the incredible opportunity to interview a US veteran who had served in the Middle East. When Nick Palmisciano returned to the US after being deployed for his country, he craved building…