{"id":18700,"date":"2016-02-02T08:28:22","date_gmt":"2016-02-02T13:28:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.albany.com\/career-chameleon\/2016\/02\/8-ways-you-can-improve-your-job-skills.html"},"modified":"2017-11-30T13:05:05","modified_gmt":"2017-11-30T18:05:05","slug":"8-ways-you-can-improve-your-job-skills","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.albany.com\/career-chameleon\/2016\/02\/8-ways-you-can-improve-your-job-skills\/","title":{"rendered":"8 Ways You Can Improve Your Job Skills"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Are you a &#8220;jack of all trades&#8221;? A &#8220;renaissance man&#8221;? Someone<br \/>\nof many talents, but an expert in none? The job market that we are seeing today<br \/>\nhas been and will continue to be shaped by changing technology. Look at the<br \/>\nskills gap that we currently have. Yes, it might be greater in some areas and<br \/>\nless in others, but regardless of the industry, we are seeing knowledge gaps<br \/>\nbeing created due to the need for specific and changing skill sets.<\/p>\n<p>There are many opinions on the ways that our society as a<br \/>\nwhole can work together to close these skills\/knowledge gaps; many beginning<br \/>\nwith the education that we receive needing to be more geared to STEM skills. Bridging<br \/>\nthe gap for the future of our workforce is very important. The steps to do so<br \/>\nneed to be taken early on in our scholastic careers to really fine tune the<br \/>\nskills needed to be successful in such a dynamic job market. However, those of<br \/>\nus already in the workforce can help to bridge the gap as well.<\/p>\n<p>Learning a new skill, may be just what you need to fit into<br \/>\none of those specialized areas. This is not saying that you have to master<br \/>\nnanotechnology (although it is a growing field) but that you make the effort to<br \/>\nimprove upon your existing skillset to stay competitive in an evolving<br \/>\nmarketplace. However, going back to college to attain another or advanced<br \/>\ndegree is very costly, it may be something you want to do in the future, but<br \/>\ncannot right now. It is okay, there are other options for you to work at<br \/>\nimproving your skills in an affordable way.<\/p>\n<p>The first thing that you should do as an employee who wants<br \/>\nto learn or get more experience in a specific area in your career, is to ask.<br \/>\nApproach your supervisor and ask how you can get more experience doing x, y, or<br \/>\nz. Most employers want their employees to learn to be able to contribute in<br \/>\nmultiple ways, not to mention this shows initiative as an employee.<\/p>\n<p>If that does not work or you want to take things into your<br \/>\nown hands here are 8 affordable ways to help you specialize in your career:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.udemy.com\/\">udemy<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.udacity.com\/\">udacity<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.coursera.org\/\">coursera<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/alison.com\/\">Alison<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.edx.org\/\">edX<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/novoed.com\/\">NovoEd<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.codecademy.com\/\">Codecademy<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ocw.mit.edu\/index.htm\">MIT OpenCourseWare<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Are you a &#8220;jack of all trades&#8221;? A &#8220;renaissance man&#8221;? Someone of many talents, but an expert in none? 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