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Question of the Day

Career #7

What are the top

ten job skills of 2016?

www.ngpf.org Last updated: 11/14/17

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  1. Cloud and Distributed Computing
  2. Statistical Analysis and Data Mining
  3. Web Architecture and Development Framework
  4. Middleware and Integration Software
  5. User Interface Design
  1. Network and Information Security
  2. Mobile Development
  3. Data Presentation
  4. SEO/SEM Marketing
  5. Storage Systems and Management

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Follow Up Questions

  1. Which of the top ten skills are you familiar with? What do they mean in your own words?
  2. How would you categorize most of these skills? Technical? Non-technical? Requires a high school degree? College Degree?
  3. What kind of education/experience do you need to acquire some of these skills?
  4. What types of companies hire people with these skills?
  5. Given that it is the #1 skill that employers are looking for, what is cloud computing?