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12 In-Demand Skills That Will Help Boost Your Résumé In 2024
As the new year approaches, you ought to begin cultivating and growing your skill stack to stay ahead of the competition and be ready to take your career to the next level. While others may be taking it easy during the last few weeks of the year, you can stand out by getting a headstart on your goals now.
Continuous learning and staying updated on your industry’s latest technologies and trends are essential to remain competitive in 2024 and beyond. Adding skills like coding, data analytics, cybersecurity and artificial intelligence to your toolbox will be invaluable to your career. In addition to technical skills, soft skills, such as communication, critical thinking and problem-solving, are essential for navigating the workplace.
Spotify Is Laying Off 1,500 Employees Who Will Be Notified Later Today
Spotify is cutting jobs for the third time this year. In a pre-holiday shocker, Spotify is laying off 1,500 workers, or 17 percent of its workforce, CEO Daniel Ek announced in a press release on Monday. The cuts are being made due to what Ek called “the challenges ahead” and he elected to make them immediately instead of doing smaller reductions over time. Affected employees will be notified later today, he added.
Bitcoin Has Surpassed $41,000 For The First Time Since April 2022. What’s Behind The Price Surge?
Bitcoin is once again having a moment. On Monday, the world’s largest cryptocurrency soared past $41,000 for the first time in over a year and a half — and marking a 150% rise so far this year. Volatile bitcoin rocketed from just over $5,000 at the start of the pandemic to nearly $68,000 in November 2021, according to FactSet, a period marked by a surge in demand for technology products. Prices fell back to earth during an aggressive series of Federal Reserve rate hikes aimed at taming inflation and then the collapse of FTX, one of the biggest companies in crypto.
*Episode- Keep Getting Your A$$ Kicked In Your Job Search? Here's How To Bounce Back
If you are in the interview process, you will need to be prepared for a long slog. There will be times when a company strings you along, neglects to offer feedback and ghosts you. It may be cold comfort, but you are not the only one going through this, as it has become commonplace in today's labor market. In this LinkedIn Live, I share how you can mentally bounce back from the suckerpunch that is job interview rejection.
*Episode- What Super Successful People Do During The Holiday Season
This is a season where it's socially acceptable to coast. Most people enjoy the holiday slowdown and pay scant attention to their jobs and careers. They put themselves on autopilot and glide through the end of the year. People who have achieved great success in their lives and careers look at the holiday season very differently. They recognize that there is still so much yet to accomplish. For them, there is enough time to take proactive steps to improve themselves and enhance their careers and lives.
Toxic Work Culture Driving Young Employees To Quit The Next Day
Being in a toxic work culture is enough to make majority of young employees quit their jobs tomorrow, according to a new report, as workplace stress continues to impact employees. A new poll by Lifesum among Gen-Zs and Millennials in the United States revealed that three-quarters of them would leave their employers tomorrow because of toxic work culture. In the US, 48% of the respondents said they would replace their job tomorrow for one that would better support their well-being.
Twilio Lays Off Another 5% Of Employees Following Activist Pressure
Just a few hours after Spotify announced a large round of layoffs, Twilio is also announcing hundreds of job cuts. Around 5% of the company’s workforce will be impacted. Today’s news proves that we’re not done with tech layoffs. And this isn’t even Twilio’s first round of layoffs, as the company cut around 11% of its staff in September, 2022. Just a few months later, in February of this year, Twilio laid off another 17% of its workforce.
One CEO Says You Should Never Ask This Question In A Job Interview
While achieving a healthy work-life balance continues to be a top priority for job seekers, broaching this topic during an interview could tank your chances of getting hired. There is one question, in particular, you should “never” ask an employer, says Bert Bean, CEO of the staffing firm Insight Global: “What’s the work-life balance for this role?” Bean has interviewed hundreds of job candidates throughout his career as a recruiter-turned-CEO. With this question, he explains, “You risk sending the wrong message about your career aspirations to a future employer.”
The Blind Ambition Podcast
Erika Voss doesn't have the typical background of a technical executive at a large enterprise software company. She began her career as a corrections officer at a maximum-security prison. We explore how she transitioned from becoming a public servant, which she admits she would have been happy spending her entire life doing, to breaking into the tech industry with an untraditional, non-technical background.
Erika explains how she learned the technical skills, including finding a mentor that encouraged her to get trained, and bridged the gap with her communications and leadership skills. She outlines how to sell yourself in a job interview and best highlight your transferable skills across industries and professions. Finally, we dig into the challenges of becoming a technical executive and what it takes to get promoted to a director, senior director, and finally, a vice president of engineering at some of the most influential financial services and tech companies.