On top of that, "unemployment rates were high, but even higher for narrow skill sets within the Web development scene," Mr. Taylor said.
For employers who recruit economists with first-class degrees, only to find that they possess very narrow skill sets, lack communication skills, and have little knowledge of real economies, the current curriculum hurts their bottom line.
While there is certainly a place for employees with narrow skill sets, colleges and employers agree that the future lies in the ability of the next generation to connect, communicate, share and learn from one another.
He meant well, but as I explained to him, I have a narrow literary skill set that does not include creating fiction.
But they have been criticised for focusing too heavily on a relatively narrow biomedical skill set, and the transferability of such programmes to people with low health literacy and/or complex personal or social circumstances has been questioned [ 5, 16, 17].
It was a setup that forced them to be decorators, and it also narrowed the skill set required for a win to sewing, glueing, and painting.
Just when we thought we knew Tom Cruise, just when we thought we'd seen every possible permeation of his narrow yet effective onscreen skill set, the botched Mummy trailer has suddenly thrust him into a bold new paradigm.
Current academic programs generally focus on the development of a skill set in one specific discipline and define excellence as mastery of a narrow area.
Certainly within his skill set.
His awareness, his skill set.
"He has a different skill set.
