Top 5 Skills to Learn in 2016

• Coding

Coding is the #1 in-demand skill in the workforce today. Whether knowing a little bit of HTML or more complicated and robust languages like Java, Python, or Angular having some coding skill is better than none at all.

Java’s one of the most popular coding languages for people to learn who are looking for a second career, and jobs that require Java skills are among the most in-demand and prevalent jobs today.

• Python is a general purpose programming language created in the late 1980s, and named after Monty Python, that's used by thousands of people to do things from testing microchips at Intel, to powering Instagram, to building video games with the PyGame library.

AngularJs is used to build more responsive websites like this one! You can build a website that reacts more like an application instead of a series of asp.net web pages.

CEOs of large companies are also stepping out and urging today’s younger generations to learn how to code.

• You can learn more about how to code at: https://www.codeschool.com/?gclid=CJv8spOEpM8CFU6RfgodjAgKBQ or https://www.codecademy.com/

• Big data

With the advent of the Internet of Things, and the mountains of data that are already piling up, knowing how to handle and what to do with it all will be essential. Every app that’s created is also an analytic app and it’s up to people who have experience handling large swaths of data to use it.

• To take advantage of the new jobs in big data one could learn: SQL, mySQL, noSQL, R programming, and MongoDB. Also gaining a certification can help! You can earn one by going to: https://certification.comptia.org/certifications/server.

• Cloud computing

The cloud’s been gaining steam, and more organizations are adopting it as their new normal. Partially due to the rise of the remote employee and partially due to progress that’s been made in security, the cloud is quickly becoming the ‘new normal’ in business today.

• Cloud computing can lead to many jobs in the field, but to take advantage of that one would want to gain a certification or "cert" from: https://certification.comptia.org/certifications/cloud

• Mobile

As the world’s Internet users slowly move to heavier mobile use, the need for talented people to design that mobile experience will grow.

• You can grow by gaining a certification at: https://certification.comptia.org/certifications/mobility

• Data visualization

As we mentioned before, the amount of data that’s being produced 1on our mobile applications and websites is astonishing. Moving into the future, there will be a growing need to people with the skills to get a handle on all data, and arrange it in a meaningful way.

It cannot be stressed enough that learning how to use networks, computing, and data will lead to one to many new career opportunities!