Adjective
this wall map of the bay is for decoration only—it's not employable for actual navigation
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Adjective
Exactly how jobs and professions will change is not yet clear, but universities tasked with producing employable graduates are already thinking about how higher education can stay relevant amid the uncertainty.—Anna Esaki-Smith, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2024 The goal of the program is to make students more employable.—Caleb Scott, The Arizona Republic, 11 Jan. 2024 Fluency with code would round out my children’s literacy—and keep them employable.—James Somers, The New Yorker, 13 Nov. 2023 His development into a functional, joyful and — yes — employable adult is largely the result of a doting family with the resources to access the best treatment and the contacts to provide rare opportunities.—Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2023 For the most part, the people losing their jobs are educated and highly employable professionals.—Jeff Volkheimer, Fortune, 31 Jan. 2023 Bronny James isn’t going to USC this fall to become more employable and lift his family out of poverty.—Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2023 The male candidate was perceived as more competent and more employable.—Richard J. Crisp, Scientific American, 1 May 2015 Because most of those who are incarcerated are eventually released, Aventiv CEO Dave Abel said, communities benefit when people leaving jail are employable.—Arcelia Martin, Dallas News, 18 May 2023
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