Futurist Thomas Frey: Last week I was speaking at an event in Istanbul. As usual, once I landed at the airport, I made my way to the customs area where I was greeted by no fewer than 1,000 people in line ahead of me.
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Continuous learning can make you a better programmer.
Programmers make New Years resolutions like everyone else. But if your list of resolutions is still empty you might want to consider some ideas from other programmers to sharpen your skills.
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e-Learning has revolutionized the educational sector.
The future of e-Learning is brighter than ever judging by the Top 10 eLearning statistics for 2014 particle and infographic. e-Learning’s popularity isn’t showing any signs of slowing down. (Infographic)
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Tech skills are in high demand.
A list of the 25 hottest skills that got people hired on the networking site this year has just been released by LinkedIn. More than half of the skills on the list are related to tech.
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Teaching programming is part of an effort to encourage the development of tech skills at an early age.
In the near future, elementary school students in Finland could be adding coding and programming to their nightly homework routine. Following in the footsteps of neighboring country Estonia, Alexander Stubb, the Finnish Minister of European Affairs and Foreign Trade, says that teaching basic programming skills to young kids in the classroom is on the country’s radar.
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Four of the seven fastest-growing technology jobs did not even exist on TheLadders five years ago.
According to new research, technology jobs have replaced those in middle management as the positions employers are trying to fill most.
Continue reading… “Top 10 fastest growing job titles are all in technology”
Technology changes the skills we need to learn.
A New York Times column written a while ago by Bill Keller, stirred up some controversy when he wrote that he was worried about his 13 year-old daughter joining Facebook and how it would have a debilitating effect on her intellectual faculties. Technology advocates pounced on his article.
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A great public speaker is authentically present and ready to connect with their audience.
Speakers are so last century when they stand behind a podium glued to the floor, reading from slides and addressing a less than enthusiastic audience. It’s 2013, and successful speakers need to be aware that audiences have changed. They are better informed, crave connection and expect to be actively engaged in the “conversation.”
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These occupations are experiencing strong job growth and provide good opportunities for workers with the right skills.
Which jobs are hardest for employers to fill? CareerBuilder reports that 35% of hiring managers currently have positions that have remained open for 12 weeks or longer.
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Business in China are swamped with job applications from college graduates but have few jobs to offer.
The headline in he New York Times read “Degrees, but No Guarantees.” However, the story was not about the students graduating from American universities this season. Instead, it was about Chinese grads. Chinese businesses are swamped by job applications from graduating students but have few jobs to offer. As bad as our economy seems for our own grads, their prospects are better than China’s.
Continue reading… “The Chinese skills disconnect may be an opportunity for us”
Futurist Thomas Frey: Let’s first start off with a different question. “Who controls the bread supply in London?”
This was the opening question that Jonas Eliasson started with in his TED talk titled “How to solve traffic jams.”
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A survey of employers found a huge jump in U.S. employers saying they were having trouble filling open jobs.
There are 13 million people in the United States looking for work. It seems like anyone who wants to hire someone would have little difficulty doing so.
But many employers are saying otherwise.
Continue reading… “More than half of employers say they can’t find qualified workers”
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