Focus on Market-Driven Skills
The market determines which skills will be valuable now and in the future.
For example, right now there’s great demand for software developers, but a limited supply.
Future-proofed skills can either be essentials (e.g., health, security, utilities, etc.)
One last caveat before moving on: Naturally, you have to be suited for that skillset.
Ideally, you’d like it.
At worst, you should be better than average within a year of learning.
Remember, change is the only constant.
double-check your skillset lines up with what they want.
If the big players want them, everyone else will too.
Although both jobs require a lot of writing, the simple change in diction makes a world of difference.
Essentially: Find a job title that includes your skillset rather than just promoting your skillset.
Don’t tell employers that you are a generalist.
Every business needs profit to survive.
You’re either helping the company increase its profits, or you are an expense.
In every business expenses are kept down.
I could never be worth more than any other man who could do the work I did.
They showed profits, and they could command a reasonable share of those profits.
While other peers or colleagues manually input information, you might use algorithms andautomate taskswhenever possible.
The processing power of the computer compliments the intuition and creativity of the human mind.
In the job market, these human-computer combinations are equally valuable as they are in chess.
We’ve always used tools to enhance our powers of cognition.
so you can ensure you’re always employed, you’ll need to master them.
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