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Skills you need to survive
the 21st-century career
Renaissanc jo i WordPres
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OVERVIEW
Skills needed for
WordPressers to survive
the 21st-century career.
How can we address
the skill gap today in
education.
What are
Renaissance jobs?
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Top skills for WordPressers
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WHAT IS THE SKILL THAT
MAKES YOU
IRREPLACEABLE?
13%
of you said that
communication is
the skill that makes
you irreplaceable.
My approach to learning
Imagination
Emotional intelligence
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SKILLS YOU LEARNED AT UNIVERSITY
Do you have a university degree?
63%
37%
Yes No
Communication
- Written & oral communication
- The ability to defend your opinion
- Language skills
Other skills
- Critical thinking
- Problem solving (analysis)
- Learning “how to learn” & research
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60%
of participants
said that development is the most
respected professional skill in
WordPress .
“Few professions today are hotter
than that of a software engineer…
and yet many foresee automation
taking over the work of coding in
the near future."
Deloitte Review
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Type of skills organisations are seeking to
develop over the next years
Adaptability/ Flexibility
Communications/
Interpersonal skills
Technology skills
0 10 20 30 40 50
“Tech is just the enabler –
humans matter still. Tech plus
soft skills is the Golden Ticket if
you have them combined."
Greg McKenna, Business Insider
Source: Commonwealth Bank Business Insights Report FY19
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Career skills in education
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32%
of participants
said their degree is directly relevant
to their job.
Computer Science
Software Engineering
Graphic Design
Digital Media Design
Digital Communications
Business
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"We’ve entered a time
when it’s necessary to
have competencies in
addition to the
credential of a degree."
Susan Adams, Forbes
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Renaissance jobs
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Renaissance jobs are jobs
that combine technical
expertise with expertise
in design, project
management, or client &
customer interaction.
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38%
said that the role of learning has never
been more important.
of survey participants
"What the new age of digitisation and constant
change means is workers and employers will
need to make a commitment to lifelong
education to stay current and relevant."
Greg McKenna, Business Insider
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Soft skills are in.
The role of learning has never been
more important.
New opportunities to expand knowledge
& grow expertise.
Communication & learning are the most
relevant career skills developed at
university.
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450
Survey Participants
nevena.blog
Nevena Tomovic
Business Development Manager
at Human Made
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