Currently, many of the companies and institutions are beginning to face a reality, and it is the crisis of personnel with new skills, especially those related to new technologies.
According to McKinsey & Company, 87% of companies have skills gaps now or expect to have them in the next few years. In fact, by 2030, more than 85 million jobs will become vacant due to talent shortages, at a global cost of $8.5 trillion.
This is a problem, because the demand for emerging skills in fields like cybersecurity, data, sustainability, and digital transformation will only grow. Yet workers in the United States recently scored just 36 out of 100 on Salesforce's Digital Skills Readiness Index, indicating a widening skills gap.
This is not a generational issue. In fact, only 31% of Gen Z staff (those born between 1997 and 2012) say they feel “very equipped” for a first digital job, that is, 69% are not, or at least do not feel so.
What is the solution to this difficulty?
Simple: training.
It is necessary that, either in a corporate or personal way, the professional profiles begin to train, especially in those areas involved with information technologies, robotics, systems, communications and networks, since these are the fields that change at the moment at higher speed.
It is important to note that traditional institutions are not managing to keep up with the market either, making it necessary to look for academic options that have, by their nature, greater possibilities of adaptation, such as distance universities, which not only allow you to study from where you are (portability), but also allow you to study with a program related to your objectives, and not by a rigid system that offers the same curriculum to everyone.
Acquiring new skills, especially those currently in demand, will allow you to be a coveted professional profile, giving you the opportunity to choose the life of your dreams and enjoy professional success, being the one who decides your path.
According to the World Economic Forum, for workers who remain in their current roles, the proportion of basic skills that will change in the next five years is 40%, and 50% of all employees will need retraining.
Do not delay and start the path of evolution. Focused on your goals.