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Matching mismatched skills – an innovative approach

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“The crisis is not over. It has just been put on pause” – Jean-Claude Junker, the President of the European Commission warns in his State of the Union Speech. His stark words come just after running through the EU’s dreary … Continue reading Matching mismatched skills – an innovative approach

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Why aren’t rich companies and highly skilled candidates a match made in heaven?

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By Maria Dahl, Junior Consultant at the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), Paris A solution to the alleged skills mismatch between labour supply and demand  The so-called ‘unskilled Generation Y’ might not be so inadequate. On-the-job training has almost … Continue reading Why aren’t rich companies and highly skilled candidates a match made in heaven?