Tag: job skills
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Female Airline Pilot Explains How She Pursued Her Dreams
Lindy, a 27-year-old female airline pilot, obtained her flying license at age twenty. She travels worldwide and sees beautiful places such as Greece, Italy, and Cape Town, South Africa. From a young age, she knew she wanted to become a pilot when she got older. “I had always loved flying, and I admired the pilots…
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8 Soft Skills Employers Look for in Employees Without Saying So
One constant image in science fiction is a new world automated by robots. While modern technology and robotics have improved production in many fields, it still depends on people. That irreplaceable human touch is what separates hard skills from soft skills. The skills you’ve learned for a specific job are hard skills–you can learn them…
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Parole Officers Take Empathy Training, Leading Recidivism to Drop
A new study by UC Berkeley reveals that empathy training for parole and probation officers leads to decreased recidivism. Work pressures and biases can adversely impact the relationship between parole officers and their clients. This can cause offenders to end up back in prison, which perpetuates the cycle. However, the positive psychology intervention created by…
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5 Skills You Will Need to be Successful In 5 Years
“Five years from now, over one-third of skills (35%) that are considered important in today’s workforce will have changed.” – Alex Gray, World Economic Forum Okay, first thing is first: do not kill the messenger. Second, yes, we realize the word “success” means different things to different people. Here are the “stipulations” considered while forming…