LinkedIn, the social media platform for professionals, surveyed close to 4,000 recruiters. It published the results of the survey in the blog post, “LinkedIn Study Looking for a Job? Here Are the Top 15 Roles Recruiters on LinkedIn Are Looking for.” If you are looking for a job, it is important and helpful to be aware of the top 15 roles that recruiters are looking to fill.
Top 15 Roles That Recruiters are Looking to Fill
According to LinkedIn, these are the 15 roles that recruiters are looking to fill.
- Sales – 1M+ jobs
- Operations – 700,000+ jobs
- Engineering – 300,000+ jobs
- Information Technology – 70,000+ jobs
- Business Development – 100,000+ jobs
- Marketing – 390,000+ jobs
- Program & Project Management – 4,000+ jobs
- Administrative – 250,000+ jobs
- Finance – 170,000+ jobs
- Product Management – 35,000+ jobs
- Accounting – 160,000+ jobs
- Human Resources – 100,000+ jobs
- Quality Assurance – 80,000+ jobs
- Support – 1M+ jobs
- Consulting – 130,000+ jobs
It is important to know the types of roles that are in demand during your job search. But there are other things that I would like you to consider as well. I want you to achieve more success in your career. One of the things that I am good at is connecting disparate pieces of information. This skill enables me to make connections that can help you.
Every week, it is common to read about jobs lost to robots and jobs vulnerable to any type of automation.
[Further Reading: 38% of American Jobs Could be Replaced by Robots, According to PwC Report]
When looking for a job, you often have a sense of the kinds of roles that you want. How many of the roles you are interested in are vulnerable to automation? That is an important question worth thinking about. To answer the question let us look at the four types of work that Marty Neumeier defined.
[Related Post: Marty Neumeier’s Rules of Genius]
Four Types of Work
- Creative
- Skilled
- Rote
- Robotic
Creative Work
- Unique
- Imaginative
- Non-routine
- Autonomous
Skilled Work
- Standardized
- Talent Driven
- Professional
- Directed
Rote Work
- Interchangeable
- Routinized
- Outsourced
- Managed
Robotic Work
- Algorithmic
- Computerized
- Efficient
- Purchased
Now that you understand the four types of work, where does each of the 15 roles that you are interested in stack up?
It is worth mentioning that recently, some skilled workers are losing their jobs to automation. One example is the research work that law clerks perform. Law firms are using sophisticated software to do the research instead of skilled workers.
When I heard Marty Neumeier speak over two years ago, he emphasized that the best type of work to do is creative or original work. He also talked about the importance of continuous learning, which helps to get your creative juices flowing. Marty Neumeier says that original work is not “copyable”. And that if you want to be original, you have to invent and build from scratch. But how many people would be able do that? The answer lies in some of the skills that you master.
10 Key Skills Needed for Future Jobs
Understanding the four types of work helps you to make more intelligent decisions during the job search process. But the conversation does not stop there. I have talked about this several times that the World Economic Forum reports that you need to master 10 key skills to thrive in 2020. Creativity is among the 10 skills needed for future jobs (complex problem solving, critical thinking, creativity, people management, coordinating with others, emotional intelligence, judgment and decision making, service orientation, negotiation, and cognitive flexibility).
Mastering creativity increases your chances of producing original work. However, mastering adjacent skills such as problem solving, decision making, and critical thinking will take you closer to that goal of creating original work. Whether you are looking for a job, or you are gainfully employed, you must stay relevant in the workplace. This means you have to always update your skills and learning the 10 skills will help you.
I created 10 curated posts to start you on a learning journey to master the 10 skills needed for future jobs in a short timeframe.
- If You Read One Article About Complex Problem Solving Skills Read This One
- Why Critical Thinking Skills are the Secret Ingredients for Success
- The Beginner’s Playbook to Creativity Skills
- Why Our World Would End If People Management Skills Disappeared
- Complete Beginner’s Guide to Collaboration Skills
- Ultimate Guide to Emotional Intelligence Skills
- Ultimate Beginner’s Guide to Service Orientation
- How Decision Making Skills Can Get You Your Heart’s Desire
- The Complete Beginner’s Guide to Negotiation Skills
- Bite-Sized Guide to Cognitive Flexibility Skills
But when I worked on the curated posts, I completely forgot about the Feymann Technique.
The Feymann Technique
The Feymann Technique is a way to learn anything faster. It is named after Richard Feymann, a physicist who won a Nobel Prize. The Technique consists of four steps.
Choose a Topic That You Want to Learn
Write the name of the topic you want to learn on a blank page in your notebook. Read a book, blog posts, and listen to podcasts on the topic you would like to master. Find relevant source materials. Whenever you come across important information, write it in your notebook.
Explain What You Have Learned
Explaining a concept to another person helps you to better understand it. It also helps you to cement the information in your long-term memory so you remember more of what you learn. Teach a colleague what you learned in a way that a child would understand.
Identify Areas That Are Unclear to You
In explaining the concepts to another person, you will identify areas, if any, that you are stuck on. Go back to your source materials – the book, blog posts, or podcasts you digested. You want to gain a deeper understanding and clarity on the topic. You want to close the knowledge gaps you disovered when you were trying to explain the information.
Look at Your Explanation of the Topic
Are you using technical jargon that you need to simplify? You fully understand a topic when you can explain it in basic terms.
Practical Application of Feymann Technique
You have 10 skills you have to master to thrive in 2020. Using the Feymann Technique will help you to learn the skills faster. Review the curated posts, one at a time, using the Feymann Technique to learn the skill. I plan to do the same.
Final Thoughts on Looking for a Job? Things to Consider During Your Job Search
I started the conversation with things to consider when you are looking for a job. I mentioned the steps you need to take to lessen your chances of losing a job to automation. I introduced the 10 key skills needed for future jobs, and how you can use the Feymann Technique to learn a skill faster.
Now it is your turn to take the next steps.
3 Actions to Take
- Choose on the 10 skills to master first.
- Choose a book to read as well as the related curated post.
- Use the Feymann Technique to learn the skill faster.
Richard Feymann Books
What Do You Care What Other People Think
Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman! (Adventures of a Curious Character)The Pleasure of Finding Things Out
