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Businesses suffer when workers lack critical skills.

Businesses suffer when workers lack critical skills.

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Tue Apr 01 2025

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A broken bridge with a large gap in the middle. A person approaches the left side of the bridge, holding shapes to fill it. Several shapes fall through the gap.                                                  70% of business leaders say their organization has a key skills gap. 
Missing skills include: 
Digital and technical
•	Data analysis and project management	 	44% 
•	Artificial intelligence and machine learning 	36% 
•	Software engineering				36% 
•	Cybersecurity					31% 
Cognitive 
•	Strategic/critical thinking 				57% 
•	Problem solving and decision making		49% 
•	Adaptability and agility	43% 
Interpersonal 
•	Collaboration			51% 
•	Communication 		46% 
SOURCE: MIND THE SKILLS GAP: NAVIGATING THE U.S. SKILLS GAP IN 2024, ZETY

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