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Sunday, January 12, 2014

MUST READ ARTICLE: Technology, Data, Excel skills are in High Demand in 2014: List of Skills Here

This is a MUST READ article!!! You MUST know what skills are in demand. Forget the UTTERLY STUPID ADVICE "Follow your Passions" - BullShit! --> Follow the MARKET. Keep track of the skills in demand. Align yourself to the market demands. And you will survive. Stay isolated in a bubble, and you will die (professionally).

From the Link: http://ca.news.yahoo.com/linkedin-39-top-25-most-demand-career-skills-122242234.html
  • Job seekers should find a way to highlight their technological skills in 2014
  • 20 of the top 25 skills most in demand by employers in 2013 involved technology
  • The hottest skills of 2013 were as below:
  • Social Media Marketing
  • Mobile Development
  • Cloud Computing
  • Distributed Computing

Other skills in 2013's Top 25 included the following:
  • Perl/Python/Ruby
  • Statistical analysis and data mining
  • User interface design
  • Digital and online marketing
  • Recruiting
  • Business development/relationship management
  • Retail payment and information systems
  • Business intelligence
  • Data engineering and data warehousing
  • Web programming
  • Algorithm design
  • Database management and software
  • Computer graphics and animation
  • C/C++
  • Middleware and integration software
  • Java development
  • Software QA and user testing
  • PR and communications
  • Software engineering management
  • Information security
  • Strategy and strategic planning
  • Storage systems and management
Other USEFUL INFO (Read every word, here - twice or thrice !!!):
  • New technology skills have HIGH value 
  • Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) education is a top priority for many of the world's governments
  • The rankings paint a picture of a world overwhelmed with information, with businesses scrambling to store, retrieve and make sense of it all
  • Ranking have the following in the top 12:
  • Cloud and distributed computing
  • Data mining
  • Data engineering
  • Other Non-Technology Skills:
  • However, not all of the skills on the list were technology-driven
  • There is still demand for non-technology skills like: 
  • Recruiting
  • Business development
  • Strategic planning
  • Many employers are looking to grow, as all of these skills help businesses hire more employees and find new sources of revenue

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