Hi, and welcome back to a new How Did You Make
It? I'm Yosra, your host, and today we have a
different kind of episode. There is no certainty
on how the job market will look like by 2030.
However, trust in institutions you might have
heard of or not yet. The World Economic Forum,
the OECD and the European Commission have shared
skills, knowledge, behaviors and attitudes you
need to have. So let's look into it. So, in the
next 5 to 10 minutes, I will share them with
you and connect those insights to the episodes
I've published for you to understand what it
actually means. The goal here is to share as
much as possible, but it will be up to you to
read more about it and find what resonates with
you. So let's start with what the research says.
According to the World Economic Forum, 85 million
current jobs might disappear by 2030. But, but,
but, but, 97 million new jobs will be created
at the same time. Those new jobs won't look like
the past ones, which means that you have to develop
new skills in order to match those new skills
requirements. So the job market is changing.
The landscape is changing. And all the institutions
are aligning with how we need to adapt to that
new change. I will link my sources so that you
can sit down and have a look at them by yourself.
But let me start with the top 10 fastest growing
scales by 2030 according to the World Economic
Forum. First, and I'm sure everyone knows, so
first would be AI and big data. followed by networks
and cybersecurity, technological literacy, and
then in the fourth position, we'll have creative
thinking. Then resilience, flexibility, agility,
and in the sixth position, we'll have curiosity
and lifelong learning, which is something we'll
get back to. In the seventh position, we'll have
leadership and social influence, talent management,
analytical thinking, and lastly, Number 10, environmental
stewardship. Okay, so that's a lot of skills.
Soft and hard skills, as we call them. I know,
or I hope, you'll be sitting down and looking
more into them to understand exactly what it
means. But in the meantime, I would love for
us to just connect at least two or three of them
to episodes that were published or will be published
very soon. for you to understand clearly what
does it mean on the ground. Okay, so the first
skill I want to get back to is curiosity and
lifelong learning. So their curiosity and drive
to learn more either got them to the job they
had in mind or that they discovered towards the
end of their studies what they saw being brought
to life. when they finished their studies. And
it didn't stop there. Even if they managed to
get the job they wanted or they were in a position
that they were interested in, they realized that
they should learn more. They should go on websites,
wherever it is, Coursera or EDX or anything on
YouTube. Some of them took classes and changed
roles thanks to that. Sometimes it was the complete
opposite, as we saw last week with Keneshi, who
at the beginning of the launch of the podcast,
with Yovana learning Japanese by herself and
making it happen. For the second batch, actually,
I might mix two or three skills together from
technological literacy, network cybersecurity,
AI, big data. If you were able to listen to both
French and English episodes, you got to understand
that a lot of people have been developing those
kind of skills. So we have the episode with Emma
and we also have the episode with Lubna, as well
as Alison and Lawrence. What I want to highlight
there is that both Emma and Lubna shared how
difficult the learning path is there. You have
to understand if you start your journey there,
it will be long, it will be difficult, but it
will be incredibly rewarding because you can
hear in the discussions with the guests how proud
of themselves they are now that they managed
to go through this very difficult and long journey.
Why does this matter? Why should you care? I
have three reasons for you. First, your degree
alone will not be enough. The OCDE reported that
people have degrees, but not the right skills
for available jobs. So you need to make sure
that if you're aiming for something, that you're
not limiting yourself to your qualifications.
You're looking into the skills that are needed.
The second reason is you need to make sure that
you're not Forgetting about the soft skills,
the human skills, as the World Economic Forum
calls them. The resilience, the communication,
the creativity, the critical thinking. You need
to make sure that during any of the experiences
you had in the past, you have now and that you're
looking into, you have opportunities to develop
those or consolidate those. And the third and
last reason that I'm thinking of as well is that
your capacity to adapt will be a game changer.
Why? Because if we're seeing constant change,
you'll have to constantly learn, develop new
skills, new habits to meet the new expectations
or simply embracing new industries or new roles
that will be created along the way. So all the
skills you're building now, your curiosity, your
digital literacy, they will help you seize those
opportunities which will come your way or you'll
have to look for. As I mentioned in the beginning,
you need to have a look at the research, at the
findings yourself. Some things that I did not
mention here might resonate with you. But here
are four first actions. you should start with,
in my opinion. First, list the skills that are
listed in the research, on the articles, in the
findings. What are they? What do you master?
Thanks to school projects, student jobs, volunteering,
what are you missing? How can you fill those
gaps given your situation? Second action you
can take. Once you have this exhaustive list,
You need to have a second list where you list
out opportunities which are out there that you
can seize to fill those gaps, for example. If
we start with technical skills, if you're starting
from nothing, find online classes. And if your
learning style is more in -person, try to find
what's around you that can help you develop those
skills. For soft skills, like adaptability, problem
solving, etc. Is there anything at your current
job that can testify of it? Is there any volunteering
opportunities you can sign up for? It can be
online, on -site, it can be wherever it makes
sense given your own situation. And don't overwhelm
yourself. Take one element at a time and decide
what makes sense for you. And you need to decide
as well as How many times a week would you do?
Because you will need to do it consistently.
So do you need half an hour, an hour a week,
a day? What can you give into those consistently
in a very long period of time to make sure that
those skills are something you actually master
eventually? And I do insist on the consistency.
You have to do it. often, regularly, as much
as possible for a very long period of time because
things are not coming overnight. You need to
put the work in to make things happen for yourself.
And the third point is highly connected to what
I just said is you have to focus on yourself
only. Don't focus on what others are doing and
how far they are from your own journey. Their
journey is theirs, and the only thing you can
do and what is in your control is your actions
and behaviors. If you're being consistent, curious,
rigorous in your learning journey, that's all
that matters. It is going to be difficult. It's
very hard to be consistent when you're the only
one who's holding yourself accountable for doing
something, but you can do it. And the fourth
action that I will suggest to you is to reach
out, to ask for help. To join events around you,
community is a game changer. We learned in each
episode that they can introduce you to other
opportunities you didn't even know existed. But
also what they can do is empower you, uplift
you, help you. And if you're wondering where
can you build that community, that strong community,
you can build it in so many different settings.
Within your job, within your volunteering, within
the sports activities that you're doing. You'll
eventually find it. Only, only if you put yourself
out there. So here, with all those four actions,
we're not predicting what the future is, but
we are preparing for it. Do not stay on the sidelines.
Let's wrap it up. The world is changing. Fast.
But the good news is, you're not late. In fact,
you're right on time. The best thing you can
do for your own future... is to start thinking
not just about the job you want, but the skills
you're building. So start small, stay curious,
and get ready. You've got this. And don't forget
to rate the pod and subscribe wherever you're
listening to it. And I'll see you next week.