Tech firms, along with all other organisations operating in the digital economy, are beginning to recognise the importance of employees having digital skills in this day and age. More than ever, it is critical that new hires possess both hard and soft skills in addition to cross-disciplinary knowledge. Recruiters will be seeking for new candidates with a larger skill set and more experience, regardless of the exact job you are interviewing for.
Ten of the most in-demand digital talents for businesses both now and in the future are included in this list.
1. Programming, Web and App Development
2. Digital Business Analysis
3. Digital Design and Data Visualization
4. Digital Project Management
5. Digital Product Management
7. Social Media
8. Data Science and Data Analytics
9. Decision Making for Leaders
10. Something They Haven’t Seen Before
Employers want to see something special that a candidate can bring to the team when they are trying to choose from a dozen or so similarly qualified individuals. Work on a cutting-edge technology or something entirely unrelated could be included. Each participant in our Professional Certificate programmes get experience working in multinational, cross-functional teams to produce a digital product prototype, which adds a distinctive element to our programmes. Tech businesses globally are in great demand for experience working in cross-functional international teams. Organisations can function more successfully and efficiently when team members are communicated with clearly both locally and across time zones.
