STEM
jobscontinue their explosive growth, but employers also want soft
skills
Dive Brief:
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LinkedIn's 2017 U.S.Emerging Jobs Report shows that the
biggest job growth on the horizon is intech professions. Big data
engineers, data scientists, machine learningengineers and other
tech specialists will be in demand, according to thecompany's
five-year study. Although datascientist jobs have grown 650%,
supply of actual skilled workers hasn't kept upwith job growth - a
common problem right now.
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Soft skills are emergingas key competencies in tech firms,
says LinkedIn. Right now, hiring managersare looking for workers
with high levels of adaptability, culture fit,collaboration,
leadership skills and growth potential, according to the
study.
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The top emergingsoft-skills jobs that don't require
technical know-how are customer successmanager, sales development
representative and brand partner. The report alsoshows that some of
these emerging skills were nonexistent five years ago, andthat many
professionals aren't sure their current skills will be relevant
oneor two years from now.
Dive Insight:
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The continued growth intech jobs is no surprise. Science,
technology, engineering and mathematics(STEM) jobs are here to stay
and growing in number and demand. And thanks toautomation and other
disruptive forces, employers right now are finding theyhave to
recruit and train employees for jobs that don't exist yet. To help
filltech jobs now and into the future, employers might need to
consider rebrandingtheir STEM positions.
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The emerging professionsLinkedIn calls "high mobility"
jobs are the flexible type usuallyassociated with gig workers, such
as independent contractors and consultants.By all reports, the gig
economy is growing fast and is predicted to dominatethe workforce
by 2027. More employees are looking for and expecting flexiblework
schedules to balance home and work responsibilities. Therefore,
they mightfind high-mobility jobs worth pursuing in the future -
and employers will needto be able to adapt if they want to find
people with the right skills.
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Calls for flexibilityalso explain the growing need for
soft skills and employees that are adaptable.Some employers, thanks
to a dearth of STEM talent, have opted to hire employeesstrong in
various soft skills and train them on the technical know-how
theyrequire.
概要：
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领英网站年美国新兴职业报告显示，科学技术相关的职业对人才需求量的增长最大。根据网站为期五年的研究报告表明，雇主对大数据工程师，数据专家，机器学习专家以及其他技能方面的专家需求持续增长。但普遍的问题是，尽管对数据专家的需求增加650%，实际技术人员的供应量少于需求量。
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领英表示，软技能已成为高科技公司员工的主要竞争力之一。如今，雇佣者正在寻找适应能力强，懂得跨文化交流，有合作精神，有领导力，有发展潜力的雇员。
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在技术工作领域方面，亟需的软技能职业包括客户成功经理，开发销售代表以及品牌合作伙伴。报告还表明，这些职业五年前并不存在，并且这些专业人士怀疑他们现今拥有的技术在几年之后是否还有用。
分析：
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科学技能相关的职业需求量猛增是正常的现象。与科学，技术，工程，数学相关职业的需求量会保持持续不断的增长。由于自动化以及其他颠覆性的技术出现，企业雇主意识到需要创造一些未曾存在过的职业，为其雇佣合适的人才，或者培训员工以适应新兴的职业。为了更好地雇佣技术性人才，与科学，技术，工程，数学职业相关的雇主需要重新考虑重新塑造公司品牌形象。
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被领英网站定义为高流动性的职业通常指有高度灵活性的职业，最常见的就是零工职业者，例如独立合同工以及独立咨询师。根据大量的报告，零工经济正在飞速发展，并且将在2027年成为一种主要的职业类型。越来越多的雇员正在寻找有高度灵活性的职业，以平衡工作与日常生活。因此，求职者在未来寻找一份有价值的，并且用工灵活的职业，因此雇佣者需要学会适应这样的情况，以雇佣到合适的人才。
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灵活用工的需求增加，能够解释为何雇主对有软技能，拥有适应能力的雇员的需求量增加。由于缺乏技术性人员，一些雇主开始选择拥有诸多软技能的人才，并且培养他们学习专业科学技能。
翻译人：俞亦岑
来源：
https://www.hrdive.com/news/stem-jobs-continue-their-explosive-growth-but-employers-also-want-soft-ski/512565/