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Business Acumen Skills: Definition and Examples

Written by Indeed Editorial Team

Reviewed by Gus Pelogia

Updated July 24, 2025

Many jobs require employees to have business acumen skills to exceed in their positions. Business acumen skills are skills that enable a person to understand and manage …

By Elaine Lu Hoffstaetter
Elaine Lu Hoffstaetter Career Readiness Coach (Central Career Services)
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Pre-Grad and Professional School Week, Coming up October 6-10!

Next week, Cornell Career Services and the Health Professions Advising Center (HPAC) are hosting Pre-Grad and Professional School Week, a weeklong series of events for students interested in attending graduate school–whether that’s law school, med school, a PhD program, or …

By Alex Jablonski
Alex Jablonski Associate Director, Pre-Law and Pre-Grad Advisor
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