New jobs are still being created that require higher levels of technical competencies. For existing jobs, there is a growing need for employees who are willing to do the job under new and changing conditions that require the development of additional competencies. For skilled jobs, for example, there is a need for increased competencies to operate more sophisticated machinery, to interact with more demanding customers and to use more advanced technology to perform the functions of the traditional skilled jobs. It appears that these increased competencies are being associated with almost all jobs traditionally performed in multinational firms around the world today.