As a prospective student, you may associate the fall season with the beginning of an academic journey. However, there’s a growing trend that is challenging this convention – starting your studies in the winter semester. Starting your learning journey in the winter offers unique advantages that can enhance your experience, open doors to exciting opportunities, and provide a fresh perspective on your educational path. In this article, we ll delve into why starting in the winter semester is a great idea.
Soft skills development today is undeniably crucial for teenagers and young professionals who want to establish the foundations of an impactful future. In fact, according to the World Economic Forum and LinkedIn, the most important skill sets needed for jobs in 2025 and beyond are almost all soft skills. Having developed soft skills programs for young professionals and executives for the past 9 years, I wanted to confront this perspective with other industry and academic professionals from EHL Hospitality Business School and others to share their vision of soft skills and offer concrete advice on how to develop them in young people.