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Collection · October 2026

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Writings from the deep.

same school, different standards: how entry requirements vary across aelo swiss academy programs

same school, different standards: how entry requirements vary across aelo swiss academy programs Two applications landed at AELO Swiss Academy in the same week last spring, and I remember both because they could not have been more different. The first came from a woman in her early thirties who wanted a short intensive in luxury service management. She had her confirmation in under ten days. The second came from her younger brother, fresh out of a business degree, aiming

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internships and industry access: how aelo swiss academy's swiss location outperforms rivals

internships and industry access: how aelo swiss academy's swiss location outperforms rivals Choose any two academies with similar curricula and the variable that decides careers is rarely the syllabus. It is proximity. I have spent more than a decade advising students on where to study, and the pattern repeats often enough that I now weigh location before faculty names or rankings. A school that sits an hour from its employers behaves like a different institution from on

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building a professional network before graduation: strategies taught at aelo swiss academy

building a professional network before graduation: strategies taught at aelo swiss academy I graduated convinced that a good transcript was a job offer wearing a temporary disguise. It was not. The classmate with the average grades and the chatty, well-fed contact list had three interviews lined up before our final exams, while I was sending CVs into portals that never wrote back. That stung for about a month. Then it taught me the most useful lesson of my early career:

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safety and wellbeing compared: aelo swiss academy versus other study destinations

safety and wellbeing compared: aelo swiss academy versus other study destinations Families rarely ask the question they actually need answered. They ask, "Is it safe there?" when the real question is, "Will my child live well there?" Safety is a floor: the absence of violence, crime, and preventable harm. Wellbeing is the building that stands on that floor: daily rhythm, adult attention, belonging, sleep, food, and a sense of purpose. After years of advising families on

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swiss precision vs. big-name brands: comparing aelo swiss academy with global business schools

swiss precision vs. big-name brands: comparing aelo swiss academy with global business schools Every year, without fail, the call comes. Somewhere between March and June, an ambitious student or a restless mid-career professional lands in my inbox with the same delicious dilemma: accept a seat at a globally famous business school, or bet on a small Swiss academy that promises something completely different. I love this conversation. I genuinely do, because it forces peop

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how aelo swiss academy professors bring real-world experience into lectures

how aelo swiss academy professors bring real-world experience into lectures The first thing I noticed sitting in on a class at AELO Swiss Academy was the whiteboard. It wasn't covered in definitions or learning objectives. It had a decision written across the top, somebody's job title next to it, and a deadline underneath: Friday, before the client call. The lecturer, a former operations manager who had spent more than a decade running teams before he ever stood in front

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cover letters that get noticed: application writing support at aelo swiss academy

cover letters that get noticed: application writing support at aelo swiss academy A while back I helped a small company screen applications for one administrative role. The pile ran past forty letters, and I remember exactly how I read them: fast, cynical, hungry for any sign that a real person had written the thing. Most letters opened with some version of "I am writing to apply for the position advertised on your website." By the tenth one, that sentence had stopped me

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what to tell your manager: presenting your aelo swiss academy enrollment as a win for your company

what to tell your manager: presenting your aelo swiss academy enrollment as a win for your company Somewhere between clicking "enroll" and receiving your first welcome email, a second conversation began. It's the one running in your head, the one where you tell your manager you've signed up for AELO Swiss Academy and watch their face do something you can't quite read. If you've been rehearsing that conversation with a knot in your stomach, I want to say something first:

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