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• What Matters More: Skills or Degrees?

  "Certainly, the soft skills of creative thinking, critical thinking, communication and leadership do not go out of date and remain in demand by employers. But the hard facts and skills of most of the disciplines are changing as technology ripples through the economy and society" (¶1)

  tags: degrees skills soft thinking transferable

• What Are The 10 Most Spoken Languages In The World? | Babbel Magazine

  "When we count the top 10 most spoken languages according to the total number of people who speak them (whether or not the language is their mother tongue), eight of the 10 languages from the list above still make an appearance, but with a few major differences: English narrowly edges out Chinese for the top spot, Japanese and Punjabi lose their spots, and French and Indonesian join the top 10 ..." (Top 10 Languages by Total Number[s] of Speakers, ¶1).

  tags: Chinese countries education English speaking populations French Japanese languages Spanish

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