How to Get a Job in a Declining Market.
About this episode
This episode discusses the challenges of finding a job in a declining market and the evolving skills required by employers in the UK.
How to get a job in a declining market is becoming one of the biggest questions facing workers in Britain, especially as AI skills, digital literacy and retraining move rapidly from “useful extra” to “apparently essential by next Tuesday.” In this episode of Mark and Pete, we look at the UK jobs market, the skills employers are now demanding, and whether ordinary applicants are being asked to become data analysts, project managers, cyber-security experts and emotionally intelligent machine-whisperers all at once. Reed, the major UK recruitment agency, says the most valuable skills for jobseekers now include artificial intelligence, machine learning, cybersecurity, data analysis, digital marketing, project management, cloud computing, green skills, leadership and human resources . Which is quite a list. Once upon a time, being reliable, presentable and able to answer the telephone without causing a constitutional incident was considered a decent start. But the labour market is getting tighter. UK vacancies have fallen, unemployment has risen, and there are now more jobseekers competing for each available role. Employers can afford to be choosier, while applicants are increasingly…
People in this episode
Hosts: Mark, Pete
Topics covered
- job market
- AI skills
- digital literacy
- retraining
- employment trends
- skills demand
Keywords
- job market
- AI skills
- digital literacy
- retraining
- employment
- skills demand
- UK vacancies
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Reed
Places: Britain, UK
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