Sentences with phrase «skills as a proxy»

Many companies view language skills as a proxy for soft skills like communication, empathy and ability to get along with people.

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So researchers have used proxy indicators for symbolic abilities, such as early art or sophisticated toolmaking skills.

As we've gotten into the high school business ourselves, there's been a really big push on writing, which we think is a proxy for critical thinking skills.

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Given the paucity and skill of surface measurements even at the height of GHCN, the reasoning for discarding those proxies seems ever fainter as time passes.

The uncertainty range around the reconstruction widens notably before about AD 1600 as a result of reduced proxy availability and consequent decrease in reconstruction skill.

One such skill is the ability to write using standard, correct grammar and punctuation.2 Content apart, correct writing is a gatekeeper in the legal profession, critical for attorneys3 and their clients.4 Further, lack of knowledge of the rules governing standard or professional writing can serve as a proxy for other deficits in students» previous instruction.

Surely «extensive experience in the conduct of litigation» is just a proxy for what really matters and that there are individuals who can acquire the necessary (and rather different) skills of managing the conduct of litigation as a judge without extensive experience on the other side of the bench as a litigator.

This means the market relies on elite credentials and firm reputation as a proxy for skill,» explains Professor William Henderson, of Indiana University Maurer School of Law.

There are an alarming number of people that want to use past salary as some sort of proxy for skill.

Interestingly Americans with higher skills (those with a Bachelors degree or higher as a proxy) are faring much better in the job market (4.2 percent unemployment rate) and have an unemployment rate far below the national average of 8.3 percent.