New-age technologies and skills required

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Even though new-age technologies are threatening to cause disruptions in the jobs market, AI technology will not be able to offer the creativity and critical thinking abilities that humans have. There are some skills that will ensure that you are employable no matter what. 

The top skills that you require in this digital age are: 

1.    Understanding and managing your emotions

 

Even though the new intelligent machines will be able to identify problems and offer solutions emotional intelligence will be required for the collaboration required which includes to motivate the team, interact with others and boost morale. Empathy and intelligence are also vital characteristics of emotional intelligence. 

2.    Cultural diversity requires tact

 

Global interactions require that employees have a cultural intelligence so that insensitive collaborations and communications can be avoided. Cultural understanding or cultural intelligence is essential in the digital age. 

3.    Tech knowledge and its application

 

It is not enough to understand the various technologies, but today every person needs to also know how to adapt these to better improve your business. One example is how chatbots are helping change communications in business allowing better customer service because of advanced data analysis. Today everyone needs to be a geek.

4.    Collaborating from afar

 

In this digital age, virtual collaborations allow people to communicate and keep in touch at any time and from any place. Therefore, you need to know how to make virtual calls and share knowledge without actually having a physical meeting. 

5.    Problem-solving has changed

 

The traditional way of solving problems entailed identifying the problem, collection of data and then the decision-making process followed. Now a critical approach is needed to analyze problems in an uncertain world of constant change. People who can show critical problem-solving skills during unclear situations will be sought after.

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