In present ages, technology is taking over almost all the sectors. And recruiters these days are looking for some specific technical skills in the candidate’s resume. No matter what your corporation or your position is, It’s an implacable truth that you will be placed on top of your circumstances or you will be the outdated as the cassette tape if you don’t prepare yourself for time.

7 Most in Demand Job Skills of 2020

We have gathered here top 7 skills recruiters are looking for candidates resume. They want someone having some of these skills in them for better performances in the job.

WRITING

All the written contents that exit do not build itself own. These are to be written by some individuals. It is really a great skill or power of writing by which one can go far in his/her career. And, this writing skill starts with giving a lot of information clearly but in a few words or briefing but comprehensive of copywriting.

DIGITAL MARKETING

For making our living approach better, easier, and more contemporary, the world is being become digital day by day. The main reason why you need to be skillful in digital marketing that most of your potential customers are now using their mobile devices on-the-go to search for local businesses and purchasing things. So, if you are good at digital marketing then it’s going to add some extra values in building your career.

EXCEL

Mastering in Microsoft Excel is not only important for software engineers but also for those who are trying to fix up their career. Actually, Microsoft Excel is a spreadsheet and this software comes with million rows of data. In today’s working world, Excel is the most required and used software ever.

Being great at Excel can make you like a star when your boss or colleagues need someone with well known in Excel. It also showcases your productivity thought. So, skilled in Microsoft Excel should be on your resume.

CODING

We all are in the technical medium. But, there aren’t sufficient coders to meet the requirement. Actually, coders are like treasures for inside and outside of a corporation or a tech industry. And, code learning is also quite profitable for anyone who is trying to step on the upper level. So, start and get the experience of coding before it becomes commonly used to the next generation.

The code has become the 4th Literacy. Everyone needs to know how our digital world works not just engineers’.–Mark Surman, Executive Director of Mozilla Foundation.

WEB DEVELOPMENT

You don’t have to worry about your job or career if you are a good web developer or a programmer. Because there is an abundance of jobs in web development.

On the other side, there is a huge shortage of quality web developers in industries and they are requiring for this skill. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, by 2020, an estimated 1000000 computer programming jobs in the U.S. will go unfilled. so, it can assume that the whole corporate world is going to face this serious problem.

And, if you enough capable to show this in-demand skill, it would add extra value for you and you can also consider as an employee in your desired industry.

You can be your own employer too by freelancing to become a web developer. To lead a life like a true self-directed, you can choose web development as your career.

PROJECT MANAGEMENT

As the world is becoming more complicated day by day, the obligations are also getting tougher. To handle all these complications, teams of working are growing larger.

So, it’s hard to get a clear concept how a project is going well. In this situation, the project manager gets gratified to fill up that vacant by assuring that members are doing their responsibilities well and completing the project on the given budget and time.

It’s a sign of a perfect handled capability of project management that must be required for a good project manager.

COMMUNICATION SKILL & PUBLIC SPEAKING

Well, probably you are too good at content or article writing. But it seems quite incomplete without the power of speaking. Communication skill & public speaking means mastering the art of presenting well. In this corporate world, most of the times you’ll be judged based on your 3,5, or 10 minutes interaction with someone may be from your desired industry or the industry you’re trying to get in. And sometimes, your good controlled over speaking skill annihilates the rate of your CGPA too.

However, the practice of this skill you can start easily with the seeking opportunity in where you can get a chance to say something in front of some unknown individuals or in a public place.

Contributor: Anika Tasnim |  Studying at Mawlana Bhashani Science & Technology University, Bangladesh.