LinkedIn lists the top 10 skills you must have if you want to succeed in the workforce in the future

The Australian workforce is facing a critical skills gap, where more than 50 per cent of employees are struggling to keep up with the rapid industry changes, according to new research.  

LinkedIn launched its Future of Skills 2019 Report on Wednesday, which is based on the responses from almost 5000 employees and employers surveyed from across the Asia-Pacific region, including Australia.

The report revealed some surprising results, including a critical skills gap between the learning and development opportunities employees want and what employers are providing.

To help employees get ahead and succeed, the report lists the top 10 rising skills they need to keep up with the frantic pace of the ever-changing workforce, regardless of what industry they're in.

Just over half of Australian employees (53 pr cent) surveyed agreed the skills they need to get ahead are changing rapidly while 39 per cent per cent admitted they're daunted by the changes. 

What's most concerning is that just under half (49 per cent) of Australian employers surveyed believe their staff currently have the right skills to keep up with with industry changes.

Engaging employees to learn new skills was the biggest skills challenge almost four in 10 (39 pr cent) employers faced.

'Employees in a lot of industries aren't keeping up to date with skills, which have a shelf life of less than five years,' LinkedIn Asia Pacific learning solutions senior director Jason Laufer told Daily Mail Australia.

'The Australian workforce is at a critical juncture where it's exporting more talent than importing. No industry is immune to change.'

The top 10 rising skills Australians must have in the future to succeed are based on skills data listed by LinkedIn members on its platform and on the exponential growth in the last few years in adoption by professionals.

The 10 skills you need to benefit in the workplace of the future  Contingency: Ensuring companies comply with the regulatory and legal requirements Social Media Marketing: Promotes products and services through social media platforms such as Facebook, Twitter and  Instagram Continuous Integration: Development practice that requires developers to integrate codes into a shared repository which is checked regularly. This allows for problems to be detected early. Workflow Automation: Uses technology to automate the flow of data in business processes and replaces manual work with rule-based logic. It cuts processing time and manual errors while increasing efficiency and productivity.  Gesture Recognition Technology: Designed to recognise the physical movements, or 'gestures,' of humans using a computing device as an input for applications and devices  Blockchaining: Sets up and manages distributed and decentralised public ledger that is used to record transactions across many computers so that those involved record cannot be altered retroactively Artificial Intelligence: Simulation of human intelligence processes by machines, especially computer systems. These processes include learning, reasoning and self-correction. Robotic Process Automation: Business process automation technology based on the notion of metaphorical software robots and artificial intelligence workers. Automating high volume, repeatable business tasks and processes using software with artificial intelligence and machine learning capabilities Human Centered Design: Developing solutions to problems with a deep focus of understanding the human perspective in all steps of the process Front-end Web Development: Converts data to graphical interface for users to view and interact with data through digital interaction using HTML, CSS and JavaScript to build websites and web apps

Continuous integration, workforce automation and social media marketing have been named as the top three rising skills in demand in Australia right now.

There is three times more demand for professionals with these technology-dominated rising skills, which will eventually expand across all industries. 

'It's not only professionals adopting these skills, organisations are also vying for talent with these skills, the report states.

'These skills may be nascent now but will potentially see wide-scale adoption in the future.'

'Using rising skills as a signal, you can make decisions and take actions to ensure your business stays competitive in the market.'

While most rising skills are technology-dominated 'hard' skills, the human 'soft skills are just as important in the changing workforce.

The best soft skills are creativity, problem solving, critical thinking and adaptability, according to Mr Laufer. 

'These skills are pertinent in being able to execute the ever-changing technologies and allows individuals to excel in these areas,' he told Daily Mail Australia.

'A combination of soft and hard skills ensure employability in the future.' 

Employees shouldn't doing all the work to upskill.

Employers can also be doing a lot more to address the skills gap.

One in three employees have quit a job citing insufficient access to development opportunities while three in five said time was the most biggest hurdle for training in the workplace.

Mr Laufer suggests employers work together with employers to devise individually tailored carer development plans aligned online training.

'Not only does it increases job satisfaction but it also helps grow the Australian economy with a better skilled workforce,' he told Daily Mail Australia.

Source: Daily Mail

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