The employment market is ever changing. These days, companies are having to keep up to speed with the fast pace changes of how businesses are developing, meaning that employees are expected to evolve too.
As a result of the constant changes across customer needs and lifestyle trends, employees are expected to have skills which reflect these, so they fit the demands and expectations of a large range of business needs.
If you’re currently looking to hire the best talent of today, there are a number of hard skills to look out for on a CV.
Here are the top skills which are rising in demand for 2019 and beyond.
Financial Advisory
With today’s fast-evolving businesses, companies are becoming more demanding for financial updates and forecasting. As the workplace becomes more competitive with rival companies, and the current boom of web and mobile businesses, financial professionals are vital for any business.
Today’s finance professionals always need to show a razor-sharp ability to provide analytical support, as well as a sound understanding of industry-standard software. To ensure you are finding the right employees who have these skills, you should turn to financial services recruitment agencies. They work with potential recruits who have a background in this sector.
Programming
In the last couple of years, there has been significant growth in the demand for employees who can build web apps and backend infrastructure. This should come as no surprise; the online world is getting bigger and more complex, with the need for those with skills across programming.
This covers everything from Java and HTML to areas of web and app development.
Search Engine Optimization
With the continuous rise of online businesses, there is more focus than ever before on how to improve a company’s online presence. The answer to that lies with a solid SEO strategy. No matter what area of business you work in, you’ll no doubt need to rely on Google or online traffic at some point.
SEO covers the art of optimising content, generating backlinks, and utilising paid adverts. Therefore an employee with these skills will be highly needed.
Mobile Development
As people choose mobile shopping over desktop shopping, it’s not ‘new news’ that mobile technology is a key growth area in the tech industry.
Businesses now need experts who can quickly and professionally develop mobile apps that will not only rival competitors but adapt websites to mobile-compliance.
Cloud Computing
Many companies are beginning to use cloud-based information as their go-to option.
As the world is quickly becoming more digitalised and connected, there is a rising need for employees who know how to work with the online cloud. This also ties in with network security and cloud security, as online companies are progressively becoming under attack from hackers, threats, and viruses.
As well as looking for candidates with a range of these hard skills, equally asses their qualities too. Key ‘soft skills’ include confidence for presentations, efficiency, and time management, which should all be showcased through previous work examples. A balanced combination of some of the above hard skills and the right soft skills should lead you to find the talent of tomorrow.