Are you Skilled?

A skill is basically the ability to do something well, to be great at doing something.

My question is what are you great at or what are the things that you want to be great at doing?

A research conducted and published by LinkedIn in October this year, outlined the top 10 in-demand Skills for the coming year and beyond.

Catherine Fisher, the researcher, stated that "While some skills expire every couple of years, our data strongly suggests that tech skills will still be needed for years to come, in every industry. Now is a great time for professionals to acquire the skills they need to be more marketable."

I believe this is the more reason for young executives to get more skills while they can to always stay on top so as not to be drowned by the noise and competition.

Find the hottest, most in-demand skills around the globe:

Note that these are technical and computer related skills.

Cloud and Distributed Computing
Cloud computing, also known as on-demand computing, is a kind of Internet-based computing, where shared resources, data, and information are provided to computers and other devices on-demand. It is a model for enabling ubiquitous, on-demand access to a shared pool of configurable computing resources.

The point is that, because of the massive amount of data being stored and used globally by companies over the internet, cloud computing provides a better alternative to storage – scalable storage, cheaper, remote access to data, etc.

Statistical Analysis and Data Mining
Data mining is a process used by companies to turn raw data into useful information.

What will be the use of all these data collected by organizations if they cannot be analyzed and put to proper use? Experts in this field would be required to make meaning with data.

Web Architecture and Development Framework
Website architecture is an approach to the design and planning of websites that involves technical, aesthetic and functional criteria. As in traditional architecture, the focus is on the user and user requirements. This requires particular attention to web content, the business plan, usability, interaction design, information architecture and web design. It also includes deciding technology stack, site map, and navigation system of website.

Middleware and Integration Software
Middleware is a general term for software that serves to "glue together" separate, often complex and already existing, programs. Some software components that are frequently connected with middleware include enterprise applications and Web services

User Interface Design
User interface design (UI) or user interface engineering is the design of user interfaces for machines and software, such as computers, home appliances, mobile devices, and other electronic devices, with the focus on maximizing usability and the user experience.

Network and Information Security
Information security, sometimes shortened to InfoSec, is the practice of preventing unauthorized access, use, disclosure, disruption, modification, inspection, recording or destruction of information.

Security is one of the top needs in organizations today, services and skills in this area is in high demand.

Mobile Development
Mobile application development is a term used to denote the act or process by which application software is developed for mobile devices, such as personal digital assistants, enterprise digital assistants or mobile phones.

Take a course to learn how to develop a mobile and web app.

Data Presentation
In the field of math, data presentation is the method by which people summarize, organize and communicate information using a variety of tools,