The latest Forum report, The Future of Jobs, looks at the employment, skills and workforce strategy for the future.
Having asked chief human resources and strategy officers from leading global employers what the current shifts mean, specifically for employment, skills and recruitment across industries and geographies, they identified the top 10 skills you need to thrive in the fourth industrial revolution. Skills that make us irreplaceable in a world where more and more jobs will be taken over by robots.
- Complex problem solving
- Critical thinking
- Creativity
- People management
- Coordinating with others
- Emotional intelligence
- Judgment and decision making
- Service orientation
- Negociation
- Cognitive flexibility
Note that Emotional intelligence and Cognitive flexibility replaced Quality control and Active listening in the list.
So, what does your personal development plan look like?
Source: Future of Jobs Report, World Economic Forum