WEBVTT 00:00:04.490 --> 00:00:07.009 Hi, and welcome back to a new How Did You Make 00:00:07.009 --> 00:00:09.650 It? I'm Yosra, your host, and today we have a 00:00:09.650 --> 00:00:12.810 different kind of episode. There is no certainty 00:00:12.810 --> 00:00:15.669 on how the job market will look like by 2030. 00:00:16.329 --> 00:00:19.690 However, trust in institutions you might have 00:00:19.690 --> 00:00:22.570 heard of or not yet. The World Economic Forum, 00:00:22.870 --> 00:00:25.410 the OECD and the European Commission have shared 00:00:25.410 --> 00:00:29.309 skills, knowledge, behaviors and attitudes you 00:00:29.309 --> 00:00:35.460 need to have. So let's look into it. So, in the 00:00:35.460 --> 00:00:37.880 next 5 to 10 minutes, I will share them with 00:00:37.880 --> 00:00:40.320 you and connect those insights to the episodes 00:00:40.320 --> 00:00:42.600 I've published for you to understand what it 00:00:42.600 --> 00:00:45.759 actually means. The goal here is to share as 00:00:45.759 --> 00:00:48.700 much as possible, but it will be up to you to 00:00:48.700 --> 00:00:51.340 read more about it and find what resonates with 00:00:51.340 --> 00:00:55.659 you. So let's start with what the research says. 00:00:56.659 --> 00:01:00.579 According to the World Economic Forum, 85 million 00:01:00.579 --> 00:01:04.840 current jobs might disappear by 2030. But, but, 00:01:04.939 --> 00:01:09.400 but, but, 97 million new jobs will be created 00:01:09.400 --> 00:01:13.480 at the same time. Those new jobs won't look like 00:01:13.480 --> 00:01:17.079 the past ones, which means that you have to develop 00:01:17.079 --> 00:01:21.500 new skills in order to match those new skills 00:01:21.500 --> 00:01:25.680 requirements. So the job market is changing. 00:01:25.879 --> 00:01:29.879 The landscape is changing. And all the institutions 00:01:29.879 --> 00:01:33.780 are aligning with how we need to adapt to that 00:01:33.780 --> 00:01:37.079 new change. I will link my sources so that you 00:01:37.079 --> 00:01:39.459 can sit down and have a look at them by yourself. 00:01:39.579 --> 00:01:42.939 But let me start with the top 10 fastest growing 00:01:42.939 --> 00:01:46.280 scales by 2030 according to the World Economic 00:01:46.280 --> 00:01:51.019 Forum. First, and I'm sure everyone knows, so 00:01:51.019 --> 00:01:54.810 first would be AI and big data. followed by networks 00:01:54.810 --> 00:01:59.049 and cybersecurity, technological literacy, and 00:01:59.049 --> 00:02:02.049 then in the fourth position, we'll have creative 00:02:02.049 --> 00:02:05.950 thinking. Then resilience, flexibility, agility, 00:02:05.989 --> 00:02:08.849 and in the sixth position, we'll have curiosity 00:02:08.849 --> 00:02:12.590 and lifelong learning, which is something we'll 00:02:12.590 --> 00:02:15.710 get back to. In the seventh position, we'll have 00:02:15.710 --> 00:02:18.889 leadership and social influence, talent management, 00:02:19.210 --> 00:02:23.250 analytical thinking, and lastly, Number 10, environmental 00:02:23.250 --> 00:02:28.430 stewardship. Okay, so that's a lot of skills. 00:02:29.189 --> 00:02:32.710 Soft and hard skills, as we call them. I know, 00:02:32.710 --> 00:02:34.969 or I hope, you'll be sitting down and looking 00:02:34.969 --> 00:02:37.289 more into them to understand exactly what it 00:02:37.289 --> 00:02:40.189 means. But in the meantime, I would love for 00:02:40.189 --> 00:02:43.509 us to just connect at least two or three of them 00:02:43.509 --> 00:02:48.069 to episodes that were published or will be published 00:02:48.069 --> 00:02:51.259 very soon. for you to understand clearly what 00:02:51.259 --> 00:02:55.199 does it mean on the ground. Okay, so the first 00:02:55.199 --> 00:02:57.860 skill I want to get back to is curiosity and 00:02:57.860 --> 00:03:01.620 lifelong learning. So their curiosity and drive 00:03:01.620 --> 00:03:05.780 to learn more either got them to the job they 00:03:05.780 --> 00:03:09.699 had in mind or that they discovered towards the 00:03:09.699 --> 00:03:13.479 end of their studies what they saw being brought 00:03:13.479 --> 00:03:16.560 to life. when they finished their studies. And 00:03:16.560 --> 00:03:19.180 it didn't stop there. Even if they managed to 00:03:19.180 --> 00:03:21.780 get the job they wanted or they were in a position 00:03:21.780 --> 00:03:24.759 that they were interested in, they realized that 00:03:24.759 --> 00:03:28.000 they should learn more. They should go on websites, 00:03:28.379 --> 00:03:34.740 wherever it is, Coursera or EDX or anything on 00:03:34.740 --> 00:03:39.300 YouTube. Some of them took classes and changed 00:03:39.300 --> 00:03:42.900 roles thanks to that. Sometimes it was the complete 00:03:42.900 --> 00:03:47.599 opposite, as we saw last week with Keneshi, who 00:03:47.599 --> 00:03:49.639 at the beginning of the launch of the podcast, 00:03:50.020 --> 00:03:53.680 with Yovana learning Japanese by herself and 00:03:53.680 --> 00:03:57.580 making it happen. For the second batch, actually, 00:03:57.599 --> 00:04:01.020 I might mix two or three skills together from 00:04:01.020 --> 00:04:04.560 technological literacy, network cybersecurity, 00:04:04.780 --> 00:04:08.150 AI, big data. If you were able to listen to both 00:04:08.150 --> 00:04:10.729 French and English episodes, you got to understand 00:04:10.729 --> 00:04:14.689 that a lot of people have been developing those 00:04:14.689 --> 00:04:17.370 kind of skills. So we have the episode with Emma 00:04:17.370 --> 00:04:20.970 and we also have the episode with Lubna, as well 00:04:20.970 --> 00:04:24.129 as Alison and Lawrence. What I want to highlight 00:04:24.129 --> 00:04:28.550 there is that both Emma and Lubna shared how 00:04:28.550 --> 00:04:32.819 difficult the learning path is there. You have 00:04:32.819 --> 00:04:34.920 to understand if you start your journey there, 00:04:35.040 --> 00:04:37.959 it will be long, it will be difficult, but it 00:04:37.959 --> 00:04:40.699 will be incredibly rewarding because you can 00:04:40.699 --> 00:04:43.800 hear in the discussions with the guests how proud 00:04:43.800 --> 00:04:46.740 of themselves they are now that they managed 00:04:46.740 --> 00:04:50.379 to go through this very difficult and long journey. 00:04:51.420 --> 00:04:54.939 Why does this matter? Why should you care? I 00:04:54.939 --> 00:04:57.660 have three reasons for you. First, your degree 00:04:57.660 --> 00:05:02.589 alone will not be enough. The OCDE reported that 00:05:02.589 --> 00:05:06.970 people have degrees, but not the right skills 00:05:06.970 --> 00:05:10.310 for available jobs. So you need to make sure 00:05:10.310 --> 00:05:13.529 that if you're aiming for something, that you're 00:05:13.529 --> 00:05:15.509 not limiting yourself to your qualifications. 00:05:15.689 --> 00:05:18.350 You're looking into the skills that are needed. 00:05:19.230 --> 00:05:24.490 The second reason is you need to make sure that 00:05:24.490 --> 00:05:28.220 you're not Forgetting about the soft skills, 00:05:28.399 --> 00:05:31.180 the human skills, as the World Economic Forum 00:05:31.180 --> 00:05:34.759 calls them. The resilience, the communication, 00:05:35.079 --> 00:05:39.459 the creativity, the critical thinking. You need 00:05:39.459 --> 00:05:42.459 to make sure that during any of the experiences 00:05:42.459 --> 00:05:45.240 you had in the past, you have now and that you're 00:05:45.240 --> 00:05:48.620 looking into, you have opportunities to develop 00:05:48.620 --> 00:05:52.459 those or consolidate those. And the third and 00:05:52.459 --> 00:05:55.319 last reason that I'm thinking of as well is that 00:05:55.319 --> 00:05:57.920 your capacity to adapt will be a game changer. 00:05:58.500 --> 00:06:01.779 Why? Because if we're seeing constant change, 00:06:01.879 --> 00:06:05.019 you'll have to constantly learn, develop new 00:06:05.019 --> 00:06:09.060 skills, new habits to meet the new expectations 00:06:09.060 --> 00:06:13.420 or simply embracing new industries or new roles 00:06:13.420 --> 00:06:17.410 that will be created along the way. So all the 00:06:17.410 --> 00:06:20.389 skills you're building now, your curiosity, your 00:06:20.389 --> 00:06:25.069 digital literacy, they will help you seize those 00:06:25.069 --> 00:06:28.170 opportunities which will come your way or you'll 00:06:28.170 --> 00:06:31.990 have to look for. As I mentioned in the beginning, 00:06:32.189 --> 00:06:34.370 you need to have a look at the research, at the 00:06:34.370 --> 00:06:37.550 findings yourself. Some things that I did not 00:06:37.550 --> 00:06:41.790 mention here might resonate with you. But here 00:06:41.790 --> 00:06:45.050 are four first actions. you should start with, 00:06:45.189 --> 00:06:49.930 in my opinion. First, list the skills that are 00:06:49.930 --> 00:06:52.329 listed in the research, on the articles, in the 00:06:52.329 --> 00:06:55.990 findings. What are they? What do you master? 00:06:56.329 --> 00:06:59.310 Thanks to school projects, student jobs, volunteering, 00:06:59.470 --> 00:07:03.029 what are you missing? How can you fill those 00:07:03.029 --> 00:07:07.170 gaps given your situation? Second action you 00:07:07.170 --> 00:07:09.610 can take. Once you have this exhaustive list, 00:07:10.009 --> 00:07:13.069 You need to have a second list where you list 00:07:13.069 --> 00:07:16.790 out opportunities which are out there that you 00:07:16.790 --> 00:07:20.269 can seize to fill those gaps, for example. If 00:07:20.269 --> 00:07:23.250 we start with technical skills, if you're starting 00:07:23.250 --> 00:07:26.370 from nothing, find online classes. And if your 00:07:26.370 --> 00:07:28.750 learning style is more in -person, try to find 00:07:28.750 --> 00:07:32.829 what's around you that can help you develop those 00:07:32.829 --> 00:07:38.389 skills. For soft skills, like adaptability, problem 00:07:38.389 --> 00:07:41.529 solving, etc. Is there anything at your current 00:07:41.529 --> 00:07:45.629 job that can testify of it? Is there any volunteering 00:07:45.629 --> 00:07:49.029 opportunities you can sign up for? It can be 00:07:49.029 --> 00:07:52.490 online, on -site, it can be wherever it makes 00:07:52.490 --> 00:07:56.410 sense given your own situation. And don't overwhelm 00:07:56.410 --> 00:07:59.389 yourself. Take one element at a time and decide 00:07:59.389 --> 00:08:02.209 what makes sense for you. And you need to decide 00:08:02.209 --> 00:08:04.920 as well as How many times a week would you do? 00:08:04.959 --> 00:08:06.980 Because you will need to do it consistently. 00:08:07.480 --> 00:08:11.500 So do you need half an hour, an hour a week, 00:08:11.560 --> 00:08:15.500 a day? What can you give into those consistently 00:08:15.500 --> 00:08:19.240 in a very long period of time to make sure that 00:08:19.240 --> 00:08:23.019 those skills are something you actually master 00:08:23.019 --> 00:08:26.560 eventually? And I do insist on the consistency. 00:08:26.620 --> 00:08:30.779 You have to do it. often, regularly, as much 00:08:30.779 --> 00:08:33.820 as possible for a very long period of time because 00:08:33.820 --> 00:08:38.360 things are not coming overnight. You need to 00:08:38.360 --> 00:08:41.299 put the work in to make things happen for yourself. 00:08:42.679 --> 00:08:45.019 And the third point is highly connected to what 00:08:45.019 --> 00:08:47.500 I just said is you have to focus on yourself 00:08:47.500 --> 00:08:50.720 only. Don't focus on what others are doing and 00:08:50.720 --> 00:08:53.909 how far they are from your own journey. Their 00:08:53.909 --> 00:08:56.370 journey is theirs, and the only thing you can 00:08:56.370 --> 00:08:59.750 do and what is in your control is your actions 00:08:59.750 --> 00:09:03.289 and behaviors. If you're being consistent, curious, 00:09:03.490 --> 00:09:06.029 rigorous in your learning journey, that's all 00:09:06.029 --> 00:09:08.629 that matters. It is going to be difficult. It's 00:09:08.629 --> 00:09:11.570 very hard to be consistent when you're the only 00:09:11.570 --> 00:09:14.090 one who's holding yourself accountable for doing 00:09:14.090 --> 00:09:17.409 something, but you can do it. And the fourth 00:09:17.409 --> 00:09:20.090 action that I will suggest to you is to reach 00:09:20.090 --> 00:09:23.129 out, to ask for help. To join events around you, 00:09:23.190 --> 00:09:26.470 community is a game changer. We learned in each 00:09:26.470 --> 00:09:28.970 episode that they can introduce you to other 00:09:28.970 --> 00:09:32.009 opportunities you didn't even know existed. But 00:09:32.009 --> 00:09:34.690 also what they can do is empower you, uplift 00:09:34.690 --> 00:09:38.110 you, help you. And if you're wondering where 00:09:38.110 --> 00:09:40.629 can you build that community, that strong community, 00:09:40.789 --> 00:09:43.450 you can build it in so many different settings. 00:09:43.789 --> 00:09:46.509 Within your job, within your volunteering, within 00:09:46.509 --> 00:09:49.850 the sports activities that you're doing. You'll 00:09:49.850 --> 00:09:53.480 eventually find it. Only, only if you put yourself 00:09:53.480 --> 00:09:57.600 out there. So here, with all those four actions, 00:09:57.779 --> 00:10:00.299 we're not predicting what the future is, but 00:10:00.299 --> 00:10:03.980 we are preparing for it. Do not stay on the sidelines. 00:10:06.139 --> 00:10:09.620 Let's wrap it up. The world is changing. Fast. 00:10:09.940 --> 00:10:13.200 But the good news is, you're not late. In fact, 00:10:13.279 --> 00:10:15.700 you're right on time. The best thing you can 00:10:15.700 --> 00:10:18.519 do for your own future... is to start thinking 00:10:18.519 --> 00:10:21.440 not just about the job you want, but the skills 00:10:21.440 --> 00:10:25.059 you're building. So start small, stay curious, 00:10:25.279 --> 00:10:31.200 and get ready. You've got this. And don't forget 00:10:31.200 --> 00:10:33.440 to rate the pod and subscribe wherever you're 00:10:33.440 --> 00:10:35.840 listening to it. And I'll see you next week.