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Forget Learning To Code, Bosses Value Collaboration and Communication (fastcompany.com)

Posted by msmash on from the what's-hot-these-days dept.

The top priority for developing talent is to train for soft skills, according to LinkedIn's 2018 Workplace Learning Report which surveyed more than 4,000 professionals. From a report: The report found that while automation is requiring workers to maintain technical fluency across roles, the rise of machine-led tasks makes it necessary for them to do what machines can't, which is to be adaptable, critical thinkers who can lead and communicate well.

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  1. Re:Great, let me change my resume by ShanghaiBill · · Score: 5, Informative

    1. This LinkedIn report is based on a survey, so it is about what people say, not what they do.
    2. Much of the survey concerns hypothetical future actions.
    3. The survey questions are not mostly about developers, but about characteristics needed in all employees.
    4. The report PDF is displayed with a light gray font on a white background, making it nearly unreadable. This doesn't reflect directly on the contents, but it does show that the team that created it were incompetent at least for the presentation.