The Five Post-Coronavirus Career Skills

The pandemic has dramatically changed the job market. There are still uncertainties to how the post-coronavirus world will be like in the face of unemployment, pay cut and layoff threats. According to the Department of Statistics, Malaysia’s unemployment rate is currently the highest in a decade. Therefore, reskilling and upskilling has been the trend to expand the job prospects. Here are the top five career skills you will need to have in the current post-coronavirus landscape.

1.     Tech Savviness

The pandemic has brought an enormous transformation in the digital world. As virtual meetings and social media platforms are commonly used to for teams to stay connected, you will need to sharpen your skills with these tools efficiently. If you are knowledgeable with digital and social media marketing skills, you will be an asset to your company in being more irrepressible to future pandemics. Hence, stay updated on trends in  Search Engine Optimisation (SEO), Search Engine Marketing (SEM), email campaigns or website development. Regardless if you are working in the factory or office in the post-coronavirus now, you are encouraged to be more comfortable with these tech tools for better effectiveness.

2.     Flexible to Change

Change has already been ongoing and, it will be fruitful for you to adapt to the new chance or the new ways of office functions. Flexibility and adaptability to respond to change are the trending skills needed these days. Anticipation skill will be great as it requires you learn to acknowledge the possible futures and to utilise this elevate responsiveness to enhance your decisions and actions in the present. 

3.     Critical Thinking

Critical thinking will be a valuable skill that an employer will appreciate, as well as being creative in solving business problems. It will be a great skill to have if you can impartially evaluate information to make a sophisticated decision when facing obstacles. During the pandemic, there are cases where we received news that are not genuine or misinterpretation of data and studies while leaders, businesses and governments are trying to pint-point and shift the attention. It would be a great value when you can equitably evaluate information from divergent sources to confirm the trustworthiness. 

4.     Creative Mind

The pandemic has changed the working world by sharpening the creativity and innovation skills to survive in the business world. These skills has shown great importance in the current pandemic situation. Businesses are expanding through digital ordering, fitness couches or, companies moved to online workouts and, retailers moved to roadside pickups. Creativity is still going to be essential as we require human ingenuity to create and dream up new products. 

5.     Emotional Intelligence

What is emotional intelligence? It is a quality that guides a person to understand the emotions of others and besides, handling their emotions well too. Good leaders should have this trait as they are empaths and able to ascertain the mental and emotional wellbeing of their employee. With the current pandemic situation, you will have a better chance of survival if you have high emotional intelligence. People may feel uncertain about their job or the future of their business during this period. Therefore, it is a good way to connect with people on an emotional level. If you have a strong EQ, you will be desired by companies in different industries. 

The bottom line 

While a wide range of jobs might be at risk from the economic deterioration, the digital and tech jobs will continue to grow. Besides, this growth has also hastened. Employers have a large pool of candidates to choose from during the post-pandemic, you should do your best to reskill yourself to be as attractive as possible to allow you to stand a better chance of landing yourself the most suitable job. 

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