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How Career Services Can Enhance ‘Soft-Skills’ in Students

Symplicity

In today's job market, having the right technical skills is no longer enough to succeed. Employers are increasingly looking for candidates who possess a range of soft skills, such as communication, teamwork, and problem-solving. They’re interpersonal skills. Leadership skills.”

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How to use marketing to engage program-switchers

EAB

This makes enrollment marketers’ jobs challenging. Marketing to students by program of interest sounds like a good idea, but with the knowledge that many students apply to programs outside their original program of interest, how can marketers know what messaging will be most effective? Ready to find out more?

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Chatbots in Higher Education and the Future of Communication

HEMJ (Higher Ed Marketing Journal)

As a result, they’re adept at communicating through a personal device any time of day. Enter one of the latest trends in communication technology: the chatbot. Companies use chatbots as a messaging service to provide immediate responses to commonly asked questions. The Role of Chatbots for Universities and Colleges.

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Catalyze college coaches gain hirable skills during returner service year

College Forward

Catalyze coaches with College Possible are gaining many invaluable leadership skills during their AmeriCorps service term. Coaches contribute to organizational goals at their university site College Possible Catalyze coaches fulfill their term of service on one campus, serving eligible college students enrolled at that university.

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Report: Students Interested in HBCUs Have Unique Wants and Concerns

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The report is based on EAB’s 2023 Student Communications Preferences survey, which was taken by over 1,000 students who indicated that they were considering an HBCU. That’s something that our students communicate,” he said. A crucial place to communicate that sense of belonging is on social media.

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Report: Students Interested in HBCUs Have Unique Wants

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The report is based on EAB’s 2023 Student Communications Preferences survey, which was taken by over 1,000 students who indicated that they were considering an HBCU. That’s something that our students communicate,” he said. A crucial place to communicate that sense of belonging is on social media.

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The Problem With Mass Personalization in Higher Ed Marketing

HEMJ (Higher Ed Marketing Journal)

With so many options available to today’s prospective students, how can higher education marketers overcome a “sea of sameness” to shine attention on their institution and online degree programs and boost enrollment? But higher ed marketers know that’s much easier said than done.