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Employers Are Demanding Hard Skills Over Soft Skills, and How Millennials Can Help~article from Entrepreneur.com

November 4, 2014 One of the biggest challenges companies are facing is the skills gap. While the job market still hasn't fully recovered, there are millions of jobs that aren't being filled. The Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates that there are 4.8 million job openings in America -- the highest level since January 2001. The skills gap is bad for employers, but it's especially bad for millennials, who are graduating college without jobs. Those who focused on non-technical majors and courses are struggling to find work while companies looking to hire technical talent are under pressure to deliver value with fewer resources. In addition, the lucky few who have jobs are actually doing multiple jobs at once because of our country’s skills gap. The good news is that the millennial generation -- as it becomes the largest generation in the workforce in 2015 -- has the power to help close this gap. Read more... http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/238608?et_cid=56678&et_rid=23746466