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One in five professionals globally say not having the right skills is making their job search harder. And the skills climbing fastest in 2026 are not technical ones. They are human ones. Cross-functional collaboration, mentorship, stakeholder communication, public speaking. The kind of skills that only really develop when you are put in a room with real people, working on a real problem with real consequences. LinkedIn's Skills on the Rise 2026 report tracked year-on-year growth across 12 markets, and the message is consistent everywhere. People skills, AI strategy and business growth capabilities are what employers are hiring for right now. These are exactly the skills students build when they work on live industry projects through Practera, not in a simulation, not in a lecture, but in an environment where the stakes are real and the feedback is immediate. The students investing in this kind of experience today are the ones employers will be competing for tomorrow. Linked below 👇 #SkillsOnTheRise #WorkIntegratedLearning #GraduateEmployability #ExperientialLearning #FutureOfWork #CareerReadiness #HigherEducation #Practera #WIL