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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2009 12:51:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Margaret Rouse</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Soft skills are usually identified by phrases such as &#8216;must be able to work well under pressure&#8217; or &#8216;must work well in a team environment.&#8217; While many applicants consider such statements to be nothing more than an indication of the work environment, it is in fact a statement of the soft skills being sought.&#8221; Will [...]]]></description>
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<td>&#8220;Soft skills are usually identified by phrases such as &#8216;must be able to work well under pressure&#8217; or &#8216;must work well in a team environment.&#8217; While many applicants consider such statements to be nothing more than an indication of the work environment, it is in fact a statement of the soft skills being sought.&#8221;</p>
<p>Will Smith, <a href="http://www.marionstar.com/article/20090830/NEWS01/908300309">Skills employers seek in job candidates</a></td>
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<p>Today&#8217;s WhatIs.com Word of the Day is <a href="http://searchcio.techtarget.com/sDefinition/0,,sid182_gci1314684,00.html">soft skills</a>.</p>
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		<title>Overheard: India faces &#8220;employability&#8221; problem</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jun 2008 11:16:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Margaret Rouse</dc:creator>
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<td><a href="http://cdn.ttgtmedia.com/ITKE/uploads/blogs.dir/8/files/2008/04/keyboard.gif" title="keyboard.gif"></a>Recent statistics show that the job opportunities in India have outnumbered the available hands. The problem is more of “Employability” rather than employment.  </p>
<p>vidyai, <a href="http://saitaconsulting.com/blog/?p=21">The Soft Skills Training – Where it begins!!</a></td>
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