The Right Skills Could Be Your Ticket to a New Job, Data Shows

Many job seekers worry about having the right education or experience for the roles they're applying for. But new data from LinkedIn, whose parent company is Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), shows that your skills may be the single most important consideration for employers deciding whether to hire you.

In conjunction with the recent launch of its new skill assessment tool, LinkedIn discovered that 83% of employers agree that skills and credentials are becoming more important in the course of hiring talent. That's good news for workers who possess lots of skills but perhaps lack years of job experience or even a formal degree -- something employers often mandate.

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