They push the educational system to concentrate on schooling more people with strong STEM skills.

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Even more important, when Jobs returned to Apple in 1996 (after being kicked out in 1985 by less than creative senior executives), he not only leveraged again his disruptive skills as the new CEO, but he created a top team of people with strong innovation and execution skills.

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And a recruitment site, oilandgaspeople.com, set out strong prospects for people with the skills the sector's seeking.

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These are people who may lack medical and technical skills but have strong relationship skills and empathy for the community.

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Their financial acumen and communications skills make people with a real-estate background a strong fit for articulating and negotiating insurance contracts with clients, she says.

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