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A Missing Communication Skill…Active Listening

Communication is more than verbalization. In fact, without active listening, dialogue can become a one-way street! How easy it is to become distracted by the events around us or to be thinking of your “snappy response”  without truly hearing what is being said. Active listeners ignore internal and external distractions and focus so intently that [...]

Communication Skills Rank First for Hiring

Forget the emoticons and the BTW – shorthand of texting.  Nearly half of employers say they expect college grads to be able to do more. As to what skills they look for in potential hires, effective oral and written communications ranked the highest for 89% of those surveyed.  Second- critical thinking and analytical reasoning skills [...]