Tech companies, and all organizations in the digital economy, are coming to realize that digital skills are vital for employees in the digital era. It is more important than ever that new employees are cross-disciplined and have both hard and soft skills. Whatever the specific job you are interviewing for, recruiters will be looking out for a wider skill set and broader experience in their new hires.
Recruiters and hiring managers look for candidates who can jump right in on the first day of work and start helping the company achieve its goals. That means finding people with the right technical skills to get the job done.
In this blog post, we explore the top digital skills tech companies are searching for today.
Programming, Web and App Development
At the heart of any tech product or digital service is coding. The core languages that most programming and web and app development positions need include; Bootstrap, jQuery, Angular, Code Igniter, PHP/JavaScript, and MySQL. These skills are listed on a regular basis in the top 10 most in-demand by employers on LinkedIn.
Having a portfolio of projects demonstrating your coding skills can also help to validate your knowledge and expertise, helping you to land your dream role.
Digital Business Analysis
Digital Business Analysis helps organizations to make the right choices by providing an independent and objective mind set and applying a range of proven analysis techniques to make a convincing business case for investment in a digital solution. Digital Business Analysts are at the epicenter of digital transformation projects. They help organizations develop a digital ecosystem of technologies that will help drive digital transformation and business growth.
Digital Marketing
To promote their products and services tech companies will look to Digital Marketing. Understanding of how to get the most value for money out of the broadest range of networks will be key here. In-demand skills for Digital Marketers include:
- Digital marketing tools
- Analytics tools
- Social media marketing
- Content marketing
- SEO
- UX (User Experience Design)
Soft Skills
Apart from the hard skills, you should also possess soft skills as a tech professional in order to provide competition. Soft skills are equally as important as hard skills as they go hand in hand. Soft skills such as being a problem solver, having great communication skills, adaptability, time management, creativity, persuasion skills, and curiosity are must-have skills.
Something They Haven’t Seen Before
When an employer has to decide between a dozen or so equally qualified candidates they will want to see something to help them make a decision, something unique that a candidate can bring to the team. It might be work on an emerging technology or something completely out of left field. Our programs provide this element of uniqueness with each participant on our Professional Certificate programs gaining experience working in international cross-functional teams to develop a prototype of a digital product. Experience working in international cross-functional teams is highly sought after by tech companies worldwide. Communicating clearly to team members around the world and across multiple time zones helps organizations to operate more effectively and efficiently.