Companies today often seek skills and specific skill sets in lieu of technical knowledge.

The Changing Workplace Times change - and reasons behind the changes are both varied and plural. Historically companies view management positions as requiring a technical knowledge base of all positions contained in that group (Carlson, 2002, p.42). Current times and trends have changed this viewpoint, however; companies today often seek skills and specific skill sets, in lieu of technical knowledge. My father (likely your father, and even more likely his father's father before him) worked for …

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