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☆ Mark Cuban: People with these 3 skills will be most successful in the future job market
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-24 | by ( Morgan Smith | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

To navigate this change — and maybe even new job requirements — Mark Cuban says you'll need to be curious, agile and adaptable. And yet, "it's a skill that can be rare to find," Joseph Fuller, a professor at Harvard Business School, recently told CNBC Make it. Honing these three soft skills — curiosity, agility and adaptability — will never stop paying dividends for your career, Cuban adds. "The skills you need for a job today, 10 years, 100 years from now, are always the same," he says. Sharpening your curiosity skills will help you come up with stronger solutions to work problems faster, she added.

Persons: — Mark Cuban, Aneesh Raman, Joseph Fuller, —, Barbara Pécherot Organizations: Economic, CNBC, LinkedIn, Employers, Harvard Business School, Arizona State University's Thunderbird School of Global Management

☆ This simple habit separates highly successful people from all others, says former Google exec: Doing it has ‘never been easier’
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-11 | by ( Ashton Jackson | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

In 2014, the 53-year-old founded her Minnesota-based communications firm, Digital and Savvy, to provide public relations services to large companies and CEOs, from Target to entrepreneur Gary Vaynerchuk. That was after she worked as a public relations executive for over 10 years in the Middle East, most notably as Google's head of communications for that region. One habit helped Abouelenein continue advancing her career even after starting over in another country, she tells CNBC Make It. Though she's a public relations veteran and successful CEO, she still took a "finance for non-finance executives" course last year. "In today's world, everything is changing rapidly," Chaudry told CNBC Make It recently, adding that "the way you work, how you work, where you work — all that is changing."

Persons: Maha Abouelenein, Gary Vaynerchuk, doesn't, Abouelenein, Aneesh Raman, she's, We're, Jay Chaudhry, Chaudry Organizations: Digital, CNBC, Research Locations: Minnesota

☆ Amazon CEO says this ability separates successful careers from stagnant ones: ‘You have to be ravenous’
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-15 | by ( Tom Huddleston Jr. | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

The key to success is to never stop trying to learn new things, according to Amazon CEO Andy Jassy. "You have to be ravenous and hungry to find ways to learn," Jassy said last week in a video posted by Amazon about the company's famous list of 16 leadership principles, originally penned by founder Jeff Bezos. One of those principles, "Learn and Be Curious," says the best leaders "are never done learning and always seek to improve themselves." Jassy said he's seen that ability make the biggest difference between people who successfully grow their careers and those who remain "stagnant." Plus, sign up for CNBC Make It's newsletter to get tips and tricks for success at work, with money and in life.

Persons: Andy Jassy, Jassy, Jeff Bezos, he's, Aneesh Raman, Bezos, Julia Stewart, Stewart, I've, I'm Organizations: Amazon, CNBC

☆ AI skills can help you land a job or promotion faster—especially for Gen Z, says new research
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-18 | by ( Morgan Smith | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

AI skills could rival job experience in hiring decisions — and not just in techClose to 70% of leaders say they won't hire someone without AI skills and would rather hire a less experienced candidate with AI skills than a more experienced person without them, according to the report, which surveyed more than 30,000 people in 31 countries. Some companies including Google and Amazon have announced investments in teaching their workforce AI skills, but such initiatives aren't the norm: Only 25% of companies are planning to offer training on generative AI tools like ChatGPT and Microsoft Copilot, Microsoft and LinkedIn found. There are dozens of free online courses people can use to learn AI skills offered by companies like IBM and Google and Ivy League institutions like Harvard University and the University of Pennsylvania. "Less than two years after generative AI burst onto the scene, we're seeing this technology being woven into the fabric of work across a wide range of industries," Stallbaumer says. Generative AI tools in particular have seen a surge in workplace adoption, with usage doubling in the last six months, Microsoft and LinkedIn report.

Persons: Raman, it's, Colette Stallbaumer, Stallbaumer, It's Organizations: —, Microsoft, LinkedIn, CNBC, Google, IBM, Ivy League, Harvard University, University of Pennsylvania

☆ 'Where do you see yourself in five years?': Recruitment expert on why you shouldn't care about this age-old question
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-18 | by ( Sophie Kiderlin | In | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

It's a question that most people have asked themselves or been asked in job interviews, by mentors, career advisors or even just their parents. "The thing that matters most is skills," Raman said. Next to skills, learning should be another key focal point and goes hand in hand with being able to adapt in an ever-changing job market. He has said that asking about the culture of learning is the most important question job seekers can ask in interviews. This is due to the changing nature of jobs and the labor market, Raman said.

Persons: it's, Aneesh Raman, Raman, you've, — Organizations: CNBC, LinkedIn's, Employers

☆ The most important question to ask in a job interview, according to a LinkedIn expert
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-01 | by ( Jennifer Liu | In Jljenniferliu | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

There are plenty of good questions to ask during a job interview to get to know your potential new employer. "The most important question to ask before you accept a job is: What is your culture of learning?" These offerings are pretty typical but don't address the actual culture of learning, Raman says. Instead, listen for evidence of the following six components of a culture of learning, according to LinkedIn expert Britt Andreatta: Learning opportunities aren't just limited to scheduled courses. Junior workers may especially benefit from asking how managers promote a culture of learning, Raman says.

Persons: Aneesh Raman, Raman, they'll, Britt Andreatta, —, Young Organizations: LinkedIn, Junior

Political preferences are often summarized on two axes. models allows us to see how a model’s political preferences develop. Source: Rozado (2024), The Political Preferences of LLMsWhat determines the political preferences of your A.I. Political preferences learned from those topics may then be broadly applied across the board to many other subjects as well. If one wants to steer this process directionally, Mr. Rozado proves it is straightforward to do.

Persons: Chatbots, Tomi Um, David Rozado, Rozado’s, —, ’, Elon Musk, ” A.I, Google’s Gemini, tinker, Rozado, RightWingGPT, LeftWingGPT, chatbots Organizations: Google, Big Tech, Conservative, Government, Self, Mr, Liberal, Democratic, Yorker, YouTube, Facebook Locations: A.I, —, America

☆ This soft skill is the new Harvard degree, says expert: It’s ‘the biggest competitive differentiator’
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-28 | by ( Jennifer Liu | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

But according to one LinkedIn expert, one particular soft skill may be as coveted as an Ivy League education. Given the fast-changing world of business, hiring managers "want to look for growth mindset," says Aneesh Raman, a vice president and workforce expert at LinkedIn. "This is the new degree, the way that you've been looking for a Harvard degree." A growth mindset, coined by psychologist Carol Dweck, is the idea that you can continue to improve your abilities, talents and knowledge over time by learning through new experiences. With a growth mindset, you will see those blind spots as things that are within your control to improve."

Persons: Aneesh Raman, Carol Dweck, Raman, Shekhinah Bass, Goldman Sachs, You've Organizations: Ivy League, LinkedIn, CNBC

☆ The best career advice Barack Obama gave his ex-speechwriter
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-17 | by ( Jennifer Liu | In Jljenniferliu | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

When your boss is the president of the United States and gives you career advice, you take it. Aneesh Raman was working as a speechwriter for President Barack Obama from 2011 to 2013 and remembers one key piece of career advice the president would often share: "Worry about what you want to do, not who you want to be." Before his political career, Obama got his start in community organizing in Chicago. LinkedIn recently identified fast-growing jobs on the rise in 2024, including chief growth officer and sustainability analyst — many of which didn't exist 20 years ago. This framework is the "safest" way to think of a long-lasting career, Raman says, "because you can control all of those levers, versus job title.

Persons: Aneesh Raman, Barack Obama, Obama, Raman, who's Organizations: CNBC, LinkedIn Locations: United States, Chicago

☆ Fewer jobs require a college degree. Here's what employers are looking for instead.
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-27 | by ( Madison Hoff | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

That's according to a new report from career-site Indeed analyzing educational requirements in US job postings since January 2019. As employers shift from formal educational requirements to skills-first hiring, job seekers might want to think about their skills. Even with a shift away from college degree requirements, there could be assumed credentials and levels of education, per the new report. "There's a lot of sectors where it's really common for jobs to not include any educational requirements whatsoever," Stahle said. Controlling for occupational mix, the percentage of job postings that require a college degree has only fallen by 3.6 percent over that period."

Persons: —, Cory Stahle, Stahle, haven't, it's, there's, Raman, we've, they're Organizations: Service, Business, Labor, Delta Air Lines, IBM, BI, Burning Glass Institute, Harvard Business School, LinkedIn, Employers

☆ The A.I. Economy Will Make Jobs More Human - The New York Times
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-14 | by ( Aneesh Raman | Maria Flynn | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

There have been just a handful of moments over the centuries when we have experienced a huge shift in the skills our economy values most. Technical and data skills that have been highly sought after for decades appear to be among the most exposed to advances in artificial intelligence. But other skills, particularly the people skills that we have long undervalued as “soft,” will very likely remain the most durable. In today’s knowledge economy, many students are focused on gaining technical skills because those skills are seen as the most competitive when it comes to getting a good job. For decades, we have viewed those jobs as “future-proof” given the growth of technology companies and the fact that engineering majors land the highest-paying jobs.

Organizations: Workers

☆ The No. 1 soft skill you need to get hired right now, according to LinkedIn–and how to mention it in an interview
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-09 | by ( Morgan Smith | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

The difference between landing a job offer or a rejection can come down to how well you adjust to a fast-paced environment and interact with your colleagues. Communication is the top skill companies are hiring for right now, while adaptability is a soft skill that's "increasingly in demand" across a wide range of industries, according to new research from LinkedIn. Employers want to hire people who can quickly adapt to these ongoing changes, says LinkedIn vice president Aneesh Raman. "Adaptability is the best way to have agency right now," he notes in the report. "At its core, communication is essential for connecting, inspiring, building trust and getting work done effectively," she adds.

Persons: Catherine Fisher, Aneesh Raman, Fisher, What's, they're, you've Organizations: LinkedIn, Project, CNBC, Employers Locations: U.S

☆ If you're looking for a job, the most important skill this year is adaptability
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-08 | by ( Madison Hoff | Tim Paradis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

A new LinkedIn report noted adaptability as the "top skill of the moment." LinkedIn's Aneesh Raman said this skill is important given how AI is emerging in the workplace. Adaptability is important too given the number of jobs impacted by AI. "The main takeaway for me is that communication, not coding, is the number one skill across jobs," Raman said. AdvertisementAs job seekers search for work in a labor market with 1.4 US job openings per unemployed person as of December, being adaptable could be important regardless of whether you're looking for work.

Persons: Raman, —, Aneesh Raman, they're Organizations: LinkedIn, Service

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