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Data surfaced by LinkedIn from 20+ million jobs revealed the 15 most in-demand soft & hard skills. The study looked at the skills that are in highest demand (based on hiring rate) relative to the supply of people who have those skills.

The top 5 most in-demand soft skills are:

#1 #Creativity

Connecting dots—that are seemingly unrelated—to generate original, useful solutions is an incredibly valuable skill in every employee, regardless of what industry or country you’re doing business in.

#2 #Persuasion

Persuasion is convincing others to buy into your idea or a different way of doing things to build consensus or make a decision. It’s one of the most powerful communication skills for all employees to have in their skillset.

#3 #Collaboration

People who can work effectively and efficiently to achieve a common goal—or influence others to the right end game.

#4 #Adaptability

The only constant in life—and in business—is change. Employees who thrive in a dynamic environment and bounce back quickly in the face of challenges are the ones who can handle anything that comes their way.

#5 #Emotional #Intelligence

Emotional intelligence is the ability to perceive, evaluate, and respond to your own emotions and the emotions of others. It underscores the importance of how employees interact with each other.

The top 10 most in-demand hard skills are:

#1 #Blockchain

Blockchain is typically used to support cryptocurrency. But blockchain’s novel way to store, validate, authorize, and move data across the internet has evolved to securely store and send any digital asset...

... As companies explore how to take advantage of this technology, they have a huge need to build this skillset, as it is extremely difficult to hire for.

#2 #Cloud #Computing

Today, companies are built and run on the cloud. They need talent who have the skills to help them drive technical architecture, design, and delivery of cloud systems like Microsoft Azure.

#3 #Analytical #Reasoning

Today, data is the foundation of every single business. Organizations want talent who can make sense of it and uncover insights that drive the best decisions for the business.

#4 #Artificial #Intelligence

AI augments human capabilities. The people who can harness the power of AI, machine learning, & natural language processing, are the ones who can help your organization deliver more relevant, personalized & innovative products & services.

#5 #UX #Design

It seems like the average attention span of consumers decreases every year and they have no patience for products that aren't intuitive. Organizations need more expertise to help them build more human-centric products and experiences.

#6 #Business #Analysis

Business analysis made the most significant jump of any skill on the list and it's one of the few hard skills every professional should have, as most roles require some level of business analysis to make decisions.

#7 #Affiliate #Marketing

With the decline of traditional advertising and the rise of social media, affiliate marketing is rapidly rising as a must-have hard skill. Affiliate marketing leverages influencers on social media to tie their brand to personal experiences and stories.

#8 #Sales

You’d be hard pressed to find a company that doesn’t need great sales people—those who can effectively manage a sales team, the ability to understand the sales funnel, work with cross-functional partners, and sell into the highest levels of the business.

#9 #Scientific #Computing

Computing skills are held by data science professionals, engineers, & software architects. Companies need professionals that can develop machine learning models & apply statistical & analytical approaches to large data sets using programs like Python.

#10 #Video #Production

Video continues to be top-of-mind for companies because the consumers have an insatiable appetite for watching videos. Cisco estimates that video will account for 82% of global internet traffic in 2022.

Full report here learning.linkedin.com/blog/learning-…