[Source: This article was published in searchenginejournal.com By Matt Southern - Uploaded by the Association Member: Bridget Miller]
LinkedIn has released a list of professional skills that companies need most in 2019.
There are 50,000 professional skills in the world, according to LinkedIn data.
The company has combed through its data to determine the hard skills and soft skills that are most valuable this year.
“These are the skills your boss and your boss’s boss find most valuable, but have a hard time finding – and the skills that’ll most help you better serve your clients and customers.”
Those who are looking to improve their skill set this year could consider this data a starting point.
According to LinkedIn data, 57% of senior leaders today say soft skills are more important than hard skills.
Here’s what they need most and why:
To no surprise, many of the most valuable hard skills are those that can be utilized in today’s increasingly digital world.
Here’s are the top 5 skills companies need most and why:
Here are the rest of the most in-demand hard skills in order:
LinkedIn measured demand by identifying the skills listed on the LinkedIn profiles of people who are getting hired at the highest rates. Only cities with 100,000 LinkedIn members were included.
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