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Re:U.S. Employers Struggle to Match Workers with Open Jobs by ikeyany on Friday September 01, 2017 @11:26AM (#15149225)
The industry chases away all the talented people with soft skills by telling them those skills aren't "merit-based".
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Re:U.S. Employers Struggle to Match Workers with Open Jobs by damnfine on Friday September 01, 2017 @11:49AM (#15149512)
And vice versa, chases out many with the hard skills, because they are socially lacking. They want some weird in between that doesnt seem to exist in nature.
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Re:U.S. Employers Struggle to Match Workers with Open Jobs by ikeyany on Friday September 01, 2017 @12:31PM (#15149984)
That's why it's essential to have a well-rounded education, even if you're a technical wizard.
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Re:U.S. Employers Struggle to Match Workers with Open Jobs by watwut on Friday September 01, 2017 @12:19PM (#15149858)
It is possible to have both. There is no contradiction between those those two types of skills.
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