What employers look for: The skills debate and the fit with youth perceptions

Journal of Education and Work

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 201-218

  Taylor, Anthea ^a  

^a EDITH COWAN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 27944509681     PISSN: 13639080     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13639080500085984     Document Type: Review

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