Top 10 + 1 resume skills for 2025
The World Economic Forum is the International Organization for Public-Private Cooperation.
Best known for its Annual Meeting in Davos-Klosters, the Forum is independent, impartial and not tied to any special interests, and its activities are distinguished by the active participation of government, business and civil society figures. It will not be surprising to many of us in Executive roles to hear that the Forum found that :
- 50% of us will need to reskill by 2025 as the “double-disruption” of the economic impacts of the pandemic and increasing automation transforming jobs takes hold.
- 97 million new jobs may emerge that are more adapted to the new division of labour between humans, machines and algorithms.
- Critical thinking and problem-solving top the list of skills that will grow in prominence in the next five years.
- Newly emerging this year are skills in self-management such as active learning, resilience, stress tolerance and flexibility.
Top 10 Skills for 2025
+ Problem-solving skills
- Analytical thinking and innovation
- Complex problem solving
- Critical thinking and analysis
- Creativity, originality and initiative
- Reasoning, problem-solving and ideation
+ Self management skills
- Active learning and learning strategies
- Resilience, stress tolerance and flexibility
+ Working with people skills
- Leadership and social influence
+ Technology use and development
- Technology use, monitoring and control
- Technology design and programming
So what is the “+ 1 More”?
Based on the briefs we see in our Executive Searches, we agree that these are in high demand. But remember, the critical other: Deliver Results. Employers want to hear that you are resilient, creative and a strong social leader – but they also want to hear that you deliver results. What revenue did you deliver? What costs did you cut? What profit growth did you achieve? Delivering results tends to be the skill that candidates cover least in their resumes. Look at your resume: Are there numbers on the first page of your CV that relate to your achievements?
A resume by itself will not secure your next role. However, how you write your resume often reflects what is in your mind and how you present yourself during an interviews.
