The Skills Companies Need Most in 2020—And How to Learn Them | Top Skills - The Learning Blog

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At LinkedIn Learning, we surfaced timely data from our network of over 660+ million professionals and 20+ million jobs to reveal the 15 most in-demand soft and hard skills of 2020, says Deanna (Lazzaroni) Pate, Marketing Leader - Brand & Marketing Communications.

The Skills Companies Need Most in 2020 And How to Learn Them
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Whatever your goals are for 2020— to take on a bigger project, start a new job, lead a team— learning these skills can help you stand out for that next opportunity.

Consider this your guide to the skills most worth learning this year and free courses to help you learn them on LinkedIn Learning. 

That’s right. For the entire month of January, we’ve unlocked courses that will help you hone these highly sought after skills—for free. So dive into the list and start learning the skills companies need most.

The Soft Skills Companies Need Most in 2020 
What you need to know about 2020’s trending soft skills:

Soft skills are the essential interpersonal skills that make or break our ability to get things done in our current jobs and take on new opportunities ahead.

Topping this year’s list are creativity, collaboration, persuasion, and emotional intelligence—all skills that demonstrate how we work with others and bring new ideas to the table.
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Source: The Learning Blog