10 Technology Skills That Will No Longer Help You Get A Job

I found this article interesting because, in a world where the workplace is rapidly changing, the jobs that are available today may not exist tomorrow.  It seems like just a few short years ago, skills with programs like Adobe Flash, Windows XP, as well as PC Support and Systems Management were in high demand.  Now, according to author Brian Hall, the jobs once held by people with these skills are becoming obsolete.  A survey of 1,100 tech-hiring professionals, created by DICE, reveals that many tech skills are becoming out-dated, and specific technologies are evolving at a rapid pace.  Hall points out that skills such as software support or search engine optimization are falling by the wayside, citing "the explosion of smartphones, apps, and real-time location information," especially social media recommendation, as the reason for a decline in the importance of search results.  The evolution of the workplace in the past fifty years has been so dramatic that this realization begs the question of what the next fifty years might hold.  By the time a student completes a four-year degree or an extended training program, the skill/degree may no longer be in demand.  Simultaneously frightening and exciting.