competencies

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Employers increasingly emphasize demonstrated competencies, project-based experience and practical problem-solving abilities.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

"Instead of dismantling everything, we can actually reuse the facilities, the skills, the competencies we have."

From BBC • Jan. 29, 2026

"We believe it is time to bring in new competencies and perspectives to the Board to support Mike Doustdar and his leadership team in executing on the company’s strategy," he said in a statement.

From Barron's • Oct. 21, 2025

I feel like General Zod from Superman, floating off into space trapped inside a two-dimensional phantom zone, screaming in silence about my job qualifications and core competencies.

From Slate • Oct. 6, 2025

Servants’ wages are high, but other wages not much higher than in England; yet industrious people invariably make fortunes, or at least competencies, even when they begin with nothing. 

From Letters from the Cape by Duff Gordon, Lucie, Lady