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How Skill Forgetting Makes You a Better Hire
This episode of Career Skills with Fexingo challenges the assumption that more skills always make you more valuable. Lucas and Luna explore the concept of 'skill forgetting'—why deliberately letting go of outdated or low-impact skills can sharpen your expertise and increase your value in the job market. They break down a 2025 study from MIT Sloan on knowledge decay rates across industries, and walk through a real-world example from a senior product manager at Spotify who cleared her resume of five legacy skills and landed a director role within four months. The hosts discuss when to…
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