siliconindia | | JULY 20259With career tech platforms enabling continuous learning and upskilling, how can professionals strategically decide which skills to prioritize in an ever-changing job market?Professionals need to be far-sighted and able to foresee the future of their specific industry & upskill themselves constantly to be in sync with the market. They should be able to effectively use AI agents and tools in their deliverables. What we need in the market along with career intelligence provider is a career predictor that gives insight on opportunities that will be available to persons with specific skillsets by extrapolating existing trends & hiring patterns. We at dResume are planning to offer this in our platform when we have sizable candidates for analytics.What role do data analytics play in shaping recruitment strategies, and how can employers leverage insights from digital profiles to forecast long-term employee potential?Data analytics will play a very crucial role in formulating future recruitment strategies. For in-depth analysis, accurate parameters and their values are very important. This is where Digital profiles will be a boon to analysts. Digital profiles, unlike document resume, are stored as dictionary values, i.e. key value pairs. So, instead of searching entire document for specific parameters based on keywords or indices, values against specific keys can be included in the analysis. This will help enhance quality of analysis. And Digital profiles will be an absolute asset for data analytics. With accurate data, companies can predict and prepare for the future & re-define onboarding plans to align with their long-term goals.How are digital platforms driving the growth of the freelance and gig economy, and what strategies can independent workers use to stand out in an increasingly competitive landscape?Unlike earlier, when freelancers had to search and acquire job works in their locality, the advent of digital platforms has flooded them with opportunities. For the right people, freelancing is more beneficial than regular jobs. This has created a very strong gig economy. With AI disrupting work across, freelancing and gig works will grow exponentially. In fact, I foresee complete organisations run with few employees and 100's of gig workers, each master in very specific tasks collectively delivering great products and services. Platforms will evolve to accommodate such large unorganized work & streamline productivity. Independent workers, on their part have to definitely keep upskilling themselves to stay afloat & thrive in the market.As the digital job market evolves, what steps can job seekers take to build and maintain a strong online presence that aligns with evolving industry demands?First, they have to move on from traditional `Print First' resume & adopt `Digital First' resume. A digital first resume is structured, interoperable & responsive. Updating and sharing it among Recruiters & recruitment technology providers like job sites, recruitment software, applicant tracking system, HRIS / HRMS will be easy & in real-time. With recruiters viewing profile from various devices, a responsive resume will adapt to the viewers screen seamlessly. When data from a resume can be shared among machines without human intervention, probability of errors is largely eliminated.Second, they should be active participants in their online professional communities, belong in their digital `tribe' & be an effective contributor among peers. This will help technology index and profile them for their knowledge & strength.What policies or initiatives can governments and educational institutions implement to equip future workforces with the digital skills necessary for long-term career success?When on the one side, the computing world is converging by understanding us humans more by the day, it will also be vital for us to start understanding machines & their intelligence. Governments & Schools should equip us for the modern world that will be intertwined with machines. Government, on their part should enact laws on the usage of intelligent machines & also for makers of AI products & services. They have to create multilevel AI regulation framework ­ from individual level to country level. Schools, on their part have to impart a completely different set of social consciousness on the usage of these technologies in an ethical, socially acceptable & non-aggressive manner. With technology having the ability to go wild, it becomes the responsibility of Governments & Educational institutions to make us humans use them rightly.
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