As economic uncertainty continues to shape the future of work, business schools are facing increased pressure to prepare graduates with skills that can weather market volatility.
Technical proficiency will always matter, but in today’s hiring landscape, it's the human-centered skills—communication, collaboration, critical thinking—that often determine who lands the job and who keeps it. These soft skills aren’t always cultivated in traditional coursework, presenting a challenge for institutions seeking to future-proof their graduates.
One powerful and often overlooked solution is the role of peer tutors.
Business schools across the country are leveraging peer tutoring not just to support academic performance, but to cultivate the professional competencies that define long-term success. When students serve as tutors, they’re not just reviewing material. They’re leading, listening, adapting, and solving in real time.
Knack tutors consistently report improvements in areas such as communication and public speaking, problem solving and adaptability, emotional intelligence and confidence, and leadership and time management. These are the very skills employers rank as most essential in annual surveys by NACE and LinkedIn, and they’re not learned through lectures alone. They’re developed through experience.
That’s why forward-thinking business schools are embedding peer tutoring into their workforce development strategies. It offers experiential learning with measurable return:
- Tutors are paid to build real skills
- Peers receive targeted, course-specific support
- The institution creates a scalable, flexible academic support model
At a time when students want career preparation and institutions need to demonstrate impact, peer tutoring offers both. Supporting today’s learners means empowering tomorrow’s leaders, and for business schools, the study room might just be the best place to start.
Want to explore how peer tutoring can strengthen your business school’s workforce readiness strategy? Let’s connect and build a program that supports your students—academically and professionally.
