• Companies Today often Seek Skills and Specific Skill Sets in Lieu of Technical Knowledge

     

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Published: 01.12.1996.
Language: English
Level: Secondary school
Literature: n/a
References: Not used
  • Essays 'Companies Today often Seek Skills and Specific Skill Sets in Lieu of Technical K', 1.
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The Changing Workplace
Times change - and reasons behind the changes are both varied and plural. Historically companies view management positions as requiring a technical knowledge base of all positions contained in that group (Carlson, 2002, p.42). Current times and trends have changed this viewpoint, however; companies today often seek skills and specific skill sets, in lieu of technical knowledge.
My father (likely your father, and even more likely his father's father before him) worked for a single company - at the very least in a single industry. …

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