In contrast, 32% indicated that they had done some restructuring of the IT department, and nearly half of those companies had built new roles related to cloud computing, such as workers skilled in building private clouds or departmental liaisons who understand the needs of various lines of business.
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As I said: Anne is everything a company could want in a call center representative: passionate about customer care, skilled at dealing with snarky callers such as myself, and skilled at seeking solutions.
The first stage in the cycle is that of factor-driven economies which focus on low-cost basic factor conditions, such as low-skilled labour, natural resources and geographic location.
Other bright ideas include getting local firms to pool information on new markets and to work more actively on fixing problems such as shortages of skilled labour.
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U.S. tech companies have long backed raising the number of visas the government issues for skilled immigrants such as software engineers, and argue the country is losing its competitive edge as other economies attract skilled labor forces.
Multinationals such as Google are highly skilled at reducing their U.S. tax bill to near-zero, in part by shifting income to low-tax countries.
Tier 2 visas were supposed to be reserved for skilled jobs such as engineers.
They do not consider less-skilled professions such as waiting tables as middle class.
By outsourcing those low-skilled jobs to China, Americans have actually become more competitive in high-skilled jobs such as management, innovation and marketing.
But such concerns were quickly dispelled once the folk-rock trio's trademark intricate vocal harmonies and acoustic and electric guitar parts were enhanced by the JLCO's tight ensemble playing and skilled soloists such as saxophonists Sherman Irby, trumpeter Marcus Printup and trombonist Vincent Gardner.
With the prospect of such levels of investments flowing into the UK's energy sector, it seems clear that the nuclear industry will have to compete with the oil and gas industry, with the wind power sector and with renewable fuels companies, not just to attract electricity customers, but also to attract skilled staff such as engineers and scientists.
They are normally restricted to low-skilled jobs, such as catering, cleaning and security.
Other reforms recommended in the reports would achieve important policy objectives, such as providing additional labor mobility to skilled foreign nationals.
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The issue of lost women workers remains a delicate one for many companies, particularly in highly skilled professions, such as consulting or banking.
The tool is particularly effective when employed by skilled traditional hunters, such as San bushmen in Botswana, some of whom were the first to use it.
There was also disagreement about how to deal with certain higher-skilled construction jobs, such as electricians and welders, and it appears those will be excluded from the deal, said Geoff Burr, vice president of federal affairs at Associated Builders and Contractors.
Not having the proper resources to cover long-term care costs can result in a nest egg being used to pay for medical expenses, post-acute institutional care such as that which is provided at a skilled nursing facility, home-health care and other health-related expenses not covered under insurance.
This is due to lower ore grades, strong currencies in key producing countries such as Australia and Canada, and shortages of skilled labor.
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During a short-term stay, veterans receive services such as respite care, rehabilitation, hospice, skilled nursing, and maintenance care for those waiting for placement in the community.
It said cities that had performed well, such as Edinburgh, Cambridge and London, all had strong private sectors, and high numbers of skilled residents and "knowledge workers" - those who work in professions such as law, accountancy and finance.
The PC Bang offers skilled game players like Insoo perks such as free transportation.
Labour-market reforms would increase demand for less-skilled workers, particularly in service industries such as health care.
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Innovation in higher education, such as online teaching, would help raise the supply of skilled workers.
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While this skills crisis is adding to unemployment rates in developed countries and cities such as New York, in developing countries, un-skilled young people are being trapped in working poverty for life.
McKinsey, like the government, thinks that there is something in this, and in other common explanations of Britain's productivity gap, such as failure to exploit economies of scale and a poorly skilled workforce.
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Singapore imports most of its lower skilled labour from other countries in the region such as India and the Philippines.
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There are many others like it such as Uber and Zaarly, whose success will benefit low-skilled workers more than MBAs and BAs.
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Immigration attorneys said the J-1 visa program doesn't face the same oversight as other temporary-worker programs, such as the H-1B, commonly used to bring in skilled workers, or the H-2A, for seasonal agricultural laborers.
Big companies such as Cigna and Aramark are considering leaving town, along with more skilled graduates.
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America's ex-president Bill Clinton and Britain's former prime minister, Tony Blair, were skilled in the theatre of public contrition on issues such as slavery.
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