17 online classes that teach the skills you need for the modern workforce — all for just $11 today
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With each new year, the workforce and its needs look a little different from the year before.
This difference is still yet greater between decades, but especially so in the last two or three. Massive advancements in tech and science have redesigned the work landscape, and in doing so have altered what qualities and skills employers look for when hiring for today’s world.
Some of these trends are easier to spot: more of an emphasis on familiarity with social media, coding, big data manipulation, and technical skills as they apply to tech. But just because these seem like the most obvious areas to jump into does not mean that other sociological or interpersonal skills have become any less important. In fact, they’re even more important now.
A recent analysis examined 24 million job listings in order to determine what key skills, across nine industries, employers were actively looking to find. The result?
Employers want multifaceted employees who possess "hard" skills like technical digital skills as well as "soft" skills like the ability to work with a team and communicate effectively.
While developing hard skills is important for the job and the résumé, in an increasingly diverse and global workforce, it is the hybrid employee that will be the most attractive to employers.
One of the easiest and most concrete ways to show your ability in hard and soft skills is by offering a class that you’ve completed to develop and learn them. Thankfully, they don’t have to be expensive.
Right now, Udemy has slashed prices on its courses from $200 to $10.99 through January 11.
1. Learn how to really use Photoshop
UdemyYou'll likely need to know how to use Photoshop in today's workforce, and if you don't know what you're doing it's an enormous waste of time. Even if knowledge of it isn't essential for your job, it's definitely a skill that sets you apart from peers. This course will help you create Photoshop Effects from scratch and make popular photographic effects in Adobe Photoshop by doing practical projects.
Photoshop Effects - Create Stunning Photo Effects, $10.99 (originally $200)
2. An entire MBA in 1 course
UdemyTaught by a former Goldman Sachs employee, this #1 best-selling course on Udemy will teach students everything you need to know about business from startup to IPO. The content is all based upon his work experience at several firms such as Goldman Sachs and the hedge fund industry and venture capital sector.
Think of this course as the "greatest hits" business summaries from an award winning business school professor's own MBA, undergraduate business degree, and work experience in equities, consulting, hedge funds, venture capital and starting a company on his own.
An Entire MBA in 1 Course:Award Winning Business School Prof., $10.99 (originally $200)
3. Perfect your résumé, LinkedIn, and networking and interviewing skills
UdemyTaught by an award-winning MBA professor, this #1 best-selling career development course teaches students how to master networking and each step in the long hiring process. Interview do's and don'ts and practice questions to optimizing LinkedIn and Resume formatting.
The Complete Job, Interview, Resume/LinkedIn & Network Guide, $10.99 (originally $200)
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