Week 8 - Skills Needed to Get Hired

The internet is the key to most everything! The internet offers entertainment, research, marketing and business opportunities. Knowing how to navigate the internet and understanding the business world seems to be key skills that may get you hired!  I have been reading up on the top skills that employers look for at Casa Marketing (About CASA - Top Skills to Get Hired - CASA Curriculum (casamarketing.org). I am finding a trend on the highly sought skills that date back to 2013.

Interestingly enough, I have found Business Intelligence to be a hot skill throughout the years. However, Business Intelligence seemed to turn into Business Analytics. Being able to understand the business world and how to analyze certain aspects of business is highly important.  Another skill that trends more in the recent years, rather than the older years, is Social Media Marketing. Social media is an exploding market that is on the internet, such as LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter. These platforms reach millions of people and the ability to target those people with marketing is important. 

There are more skills that are shared throughout the years, but I highlighted the two that stood out to me the most. In my career and my path to leadership, these skills are just as important. Although I do not work in a world of computers, I believe business and social media marketing are important skills to be aware of. This class has piqued my interest in the blogging world and if this is something I want to pursue, business and social media marketing would be beneficial.