Employers' emphasis on technical skills and soft skills in job advertisements

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Employers' emphasis on technical skills and soft skills in job advertisements

This study examined the emphasis placed on technical and soft skills in job advertisements for various industries. A total of 105 job advertisements in newspapers and jobstreet.com were analysed. The results show that almost all the job advertisements mention relevant degrees for the job and a po...

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Main Authors:	Ooi, Kien Bee, Ting, Su Hie
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Malaysian English Language Teaching Association 2015
Subjects:	HM Sociology
Online Access:	http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/15773/ http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/15773/1/Employers%E2%80%99%20Emphasis.pdf

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