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4 Hard Skills Companies Need Most

in 2020

ard skills are easier to quantify and less skill that various companies now require. While it
Hnebulous than soft skills. They can be acquired originated a decade ago as a means to store and move
through training and practice through courses and cryptocurrency, blockchain can be applied to all forms
certifications. of data.

“For hard skills, blockchain was the surprise of 2020, 2. Cloud computing was the number one hard skill
taking the top spot. Companies are realizing that in 2019 and has slipped position to number two. Still,
blockchain is not just for Bitcoin anymore. We are there is a lot of value tied to cloud computing,
already seeing the rise of awareness and interest in
talent with blockchain skills so that businesses can 3. Analytical reasoning can be applied to making
better understand these wider applications, but there sense out of all the data businesses have today.
are few individuals with these skills relative to the Applying analytics and business intelligence (BI) tools
demand,” to create actionable dashboards and make sense of
data.
For 2020, the five leading hard skills companies need
most as per LinkedIn Learning are as follows: 4. Artificial intelligence (AI) has dropped one slot
since 2019 but it is still one of the hottest segments
1. Blockchain offers an innovative way to store, in IT today. AI can be transformative; it branches
validate, authorize, and securely move data across the into various segments like machine learning (ML)
internet. Knowing your way around it is a very coveted and natural language processing that can streamline
various processes and enhance businesses.

24 January 2020