Recently, the President of the United States launched the Computer Science for All and TechHire Initiative Program. This was an effort to increase the high end coding skills of workers in the United States of America.
The American government hopes that the two programs will play a great role in creating the future Bill Gates and Zuckerbergs. The reality on the ground is glaring. The popular blog Venture Beat recently reported that approximately 99% of businesses in the United States do not have people proficient in C++ or Java.
Moving away from programming, the following skills are a must have for all employees who want to remain relevant in the fast changing world:
a) Analytical Skills
This is the ability to look at various sources of raw data and draw useful conclusions. Most employers regard this as one of the most valuable skills for business. It is unfortunate that this skill is missing from the most technically qualified people in many organizations. We expect that statistics experts should be in a position to interpret raw data and come up with useful insights. The ability to perform advanced analysis on data has a great role to play in contributing to a country’s GDP.
Employees in various companies and government should arm themselves by taking online courses to build on their analytic skills.
b) Basic Scripting Languages
Employees should understand Visual Basic for Microsoft Applications, JavaScript for web browsers and bash for Linux or Unix. These skills are easy to learn for all professionals coming from different career backgrounds.
c) Simple SQL commands
These are essential skills that help in the analysis of raw data. The data is turned into useful information that can help informed decision-making.
It is critical for most people to have hands-on skills on HTML editing and the process of enhancing internet security. What is the point of working so hard and then letting crooks (hackers) still company or useful information? This explains why you or your workers should strive to become technology savvy.
