According to LinkedIn, while the COVID-19 pandemic led to loss of jobs, it also made businesses start seeking professionals with the following skills mentioned in this article. Hari Srinivasan, Vice President of Product Management, Linkedin Learning, says in an article that if you have the following skills, you would be in high demand:

1. Proramming

You likely agree that programming has become increasingly important in this modern world as more people are looking for ways to automate many processes. This skill became even more important when the pandemic hit because it meant less face-to-face interactions. Automated processes running via programmes will make it nearly unnecessary to meet one-on-one.

2. Digital Marketing

This is another skill that has grown due to the popularity of the internet and social media. However, before the COVID-19 pandemic, many people, especially seasoned businessmen still favoured a physically present sales team. Now that people are limiting physical contact, digital marketing is the surest way to reach customers. More companies are seeking employment in this sector.

3. Financial Forecasting

Everyone wants to know the future of their businesses of even that of an investment that they are yet to make. As a Financial forecaster, it will be your job to the process, estimate, or predict a business’s future performance. To do this, you will require a broad knowledge of tech tools that will make your work easier. This skill is in high demand as the future of many businesses seem uncertain in these trying times.

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4. Data Analytics

Data analysis is a process of inspecting, cleansing, transforming and modeling data with the goal of discovering useful information, informing conclusions and supporting decision-making, according to a Wikipedia definition. Social media data is one of the most underrated features of the platform and a professional data analyst in this field can turn it into a gold mine for employers. With this skill, clients will be lining up at your doorstep.

5. Project Manager

Project managers, especially agile ones, are in high demand at this time because companies need to achieve goals while most of their employees work remotely. An agile project manager will properly plan and ensure that projects are executed on time. This will be an important role if movement restrictions continue in many parts of the world.

These are skills that are in high demand in the wake of COVID-19 pandemic and that you can learn over weekends or during your time off to improve your hiring potential.

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