skills

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Nothing else matters, such as efforts to measure applicants’ cultural backgrounds, empathy, compassion and interpersonal skills — to list non-academic factors the DOJ suggests should be out-of-bounds for admissions committees.

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026

She says, since an NHS restructure in 2022, integrated care boards have been under intense pressure to balance budgets while losing staff with the skills and knowledge to design complex, "person-centred" packages.

From BBC • May 19, 2026

This club of apiarists -- ranging from hobbyists to full-time commercial bee farmers -- gathers regularly to learn new skills and discuss tricky problems, not least the parasitic varroa mites that plague their hives.

From Barron's • May 19, 2026

Founders who built their names on coding and hard-charging leadership are learning that in the AI era, soft skills matter more than ever.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026

And I wrote it about Lucinda when I saw her displaying leadership skills as far back as preschool.”

From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix