Technical skills

Written By:  Peeush Bajpai

                     CEO & Founder

                     SpringPeople

As the pandemic takes a backseat and enterprises start opening up with big plans, technology companies brace for another challenge—shortage of skilled manpower. According to a report, at present, nearly 75% of technology companies are facing a difficulty in finding candidates with the right kind of skills.

The most in-demand skills that tech companies are looking for in employees are data analytics, AI and ML and digital project management, along with soft skills, among others. The key soft skills in demand are communication, critical thinking and problem-solving. To recruit, most employers currently want to hire skilled manpower and not freshers. Candidates who can be production ready resources from the day of joining. Companies, in fact, look to hire apprentices from through their learning partners like ourselves through HIR TRAIN AND DEPLOY model where the candidates are selected by the vendor partner through company defined process, the candidate is then trained on the right skill set required for the hiring position and once the candidate completes the skill training successfully, he/she is absorbed on the company payroles.

Experts say that, since finding candidates with the right skills is becoming more difficult by the day, while competition for qualified candidates also grows, organizations will have to expand their pipelines for recruitment .Also, there will be a rise in talent acquisition cost, too, because organizations have to pay more as bonus and other incentives to attract skilled manpower. Thus, acquiring the right skill sets becomes important for job security.

Here are a few skill sets that will help candidates get good jobs in the IT sector…

Data analytics

Even if automation helps networks to run by themselves, companies still need people with such skills as data science and data analytics to work on the algorithms to run the networks better. Data science is also in great demand. According to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, demand for data science skills will drive an over 24% rise in employment over the next three-four years. Individuals seeking jobs in the cyber security field should consider getting certified or pursuing on-the-job training in data analytics. At present, knowing how to manipulate big data sets is more valuable to employers than extensive knowledge in installing firewalls.

ML and AI

Machine Learning (ML) skills, as well as programming Artificial Intelligence (AI), offer a fast track to the cyber security jobs. Cyber security experts trained in ML to recognize and take action on cyber threats are in high demand nowadays. A report says AI is likely to eliminate nearly 2 million jobs by this year, but it will, at the same time, create about 2.5 million others. The best candidates for ML cyber security jobs should have strong mathematics skills and interest in puzzles. There are plenty of online and traditional educational programs to acquire ML skills.

Digital Project Management

Project management is not only meant for tech companies, but is an important aspect for developing digital products and services in timely and cost-effective ways. The understanding of a variety of methodologies, such as Agile and Scrum will stand out in a resumé. Digital Project Managers should also have comprehensive knowledge of how these projects are developed—from ideation to trials to the final product or service.

Important Soft Skills                  

The best security professionals today must have more than just technical skills. Besides being able to analyze anomalies and patterns in networks, they should have great communication skills to explain what a particular data means to stakeholders and decision makers. Additionally, since most cyber security positions involve protecting sensitive data, candidates have to show that they are trustworthy and have strong critical thinking, as well as problem-solving skills and can be calm while facing challenging situations.

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