Job-seekers risk becoming unemployed in the long term when they are rejected because they have the wrong skills, a study by the Ministry of Trade and Industry found.
A mismatch of skills - not a candidate's education level, industry type, experience or salary expectation - is also the biggest factor why applicants are turned down by potential employers during a job search.
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