Visit Our US Site
With the advent of technology, especially automation, the industrial landscape is changing rapidly. The fourth industrial revolution underpinned on the marriage of digital and physical technologies has the potential to upend most job roles. So, the job you are in now may not be available in a few years down the line or change its characteristics altogether. In our rapidly changing and turbulent times, your current job description can become irrelevant or very different. As competition rises, business organizations are forced to change their strategies, processes and workflows to remain agile, customer-oriented, efficient, productive, and profitable.
In pursuance of these objectives, they may dispense with their existing job roles and settle for the ones that are futuristic and imbued with the ability to withstand any challenges. Hence, with so much at stake and many vocations going extinct, you have no option but to future-proof your career. This means reskilling or upskilling yourself in future skills courses and technologies and ensuring you remain relevant and not hit the ‘dead end’ of your career. Let us discuss the ways you can future-proof your career if not your present job.
Ways to future proof your career
Future-proofing your career entails taking the extra steps to make yourself ready for future job requirements and roles. It would mean learning digital literacy skills to fit into the evolving job roles and positions in the future.
Become tech-savvy: Industry 4.0 means the convergence of many technologies such as the Internet of Things, Cloud Computing, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning, Data Science, and many others. With such diverse range of technology in the offing, you must prepare yourself to deal with it instead of shirking your hands off them. It is time you learned about new technologies by signing up for future skills courses and get ready to adapt to the new domain. Another area where automation may not be that successful is project management. Here, human ingenuity for analysis and drawing insights can prevail over robots. So, brush up on your project management skills while using advanced tools for tracking and analysis. Even though automation and robotics may execute a workflow at mindboggling speeds, creating a strategy to integrate and implement them in the workflow would require human intervention.
Join the right organization: When starting your career, try to get into an organization where continuous development programs are run to enable employees to hone their skills in new processes and technologies. With such an organization you can fulfill your potential and remain relevant to the changing dynamics of industry and economics. Also, you may continue with professional development by enrolling into digital literacy skills that most employers seek. Further, imbibe competencies such as communication, leadership, stress management, and innovation to be prepared for the jobs of today and tomorrow.
Cross-functional skills: You should broaden your skills across functions and processes. This can keep you in good stead in a challenging and uncertain environment. With specialization, you can remain relevant even when traditional skills can become outdated.
Think globally: It is time to come out of your comfort zone by looking at sectors or even geographies. As more number of businesses operate globally, working with a broad range of employees, clients, and stakeholders can make you more confident of working in any domain. Better, learn another language and expand your horizon.
Conclusion
In a likely uncertain future work scenario, prepare yourself to be resilient in facing disappointments and setbacks irrespective of the plans and preparations you make. Keep the focus on your health and well-being, future learn activities, evaluate your strengths, and remain flexible and positive.
