In this rapidly evolving employment landscape, some of the most in-demand occupations of 2018 didn’t exist as little as five years ago.
This progression is only set to increase in upcoming years, which is why it is essential for both businesses and individuals to anticipate the necessary future skill sets that will help them to thrive in an ever-changing working environment; successfully adapting to these future careers.
This widespread innovation and automation is not something we should view as a disruption. Rather, we should embrace the push into careers that are focused around knowledge and creation. Technology will continue to create more exciting opportunities for the future workforce, leading us to bigger and better things. For those industry areas that choose to embrace these new changes, employees are set to experience new job opportunities, as companies begin to employ more high-tech processes and virtual collaboration.
This article will provide you with all of the information needed to ‘future-proof’ your career. From valuable skills to careers that are predicted to thrive with these technological changes, you’ll be future ready in no time!
Future Skills
While no one can predict what the future will look like for jobs in the UK; we can definitely pinpoint the skills that will be the most in demand in the workplace based on current trends. Below are five skills predicted to become valuable to careers in the years to come.
Critical Thinking and Complex Problem-Solving
Although it is anticipated that we will become increasingly reliant on technology in the workplace (even more than we are now!) and automation may take over several jobs that currently exist; there is one thing that technology is not close to being sophisticated enough to do just yet: critical thinking. We are not ready to trust computers to do that much heavy lifting for us, which is why your future career will require you to have exceptional critical thinking and complex problem-solving skills. A majority of jobs will require you to be always analysing a variety of situations, deliberate solutions depending on and influenced by these situations and employ logic and reasoning to make decisions and problem solve.
Creativity
Again, another aspect that robots have simply not mastered yet is the art of creativity. The ability to create original content will be one that is highly sought after in the future, so the more creative you are, the less likely your job will be overrun by technology and digital advancements.
STEM
With the rise in demand for careers in science, technology, engineering and maths, these industry areas are predicted to remain very popular in the future. STEM careers highlight the importance of skills in technology – a reoccurring theme in this article – as these advanced skills are deemed necessary to keep up in this progressive world.
Interpersonal Skills
A self-explanatory skill – yet just as important as the others – people skills are an essential factor within a workplace. Interpersonal skills are highly valued by employers at present and there are no signs of this skill losing its worth in future careers. To succeed in the future job market, it is essential that you know how to work effectively with people. Some traits that fall under this overarching skill are the ability to communicate well (both verbal and non-verbal), team-work and collaboration, as well as more emotion-based traits such as empathy.
New(er) Technology
It always pays to be up-to-date with new and emerging technologies that continue to arise within the digital scope. Your familiarity with platforms such as social media, and skills such as a sound understanding of analytics and cloud-based programs will continue to put you one step ahead of those who are still stuck in the days where cassettes and VCRs were the latest evolutionary products.
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