{"id":11339,"date":"2017-06-12T10:02:25","date_gmt":"2017-06-12T10:02:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/migqxjzty5-staging.onrocket.site\/blog\/?p=11339"},"modified":"2023-08-31T13:32:50","modified_gmt":"2023-08-31T13:32:50","slug":"learn-these-skills-to-robot-proof-your-career-and-get-a-pay-rise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.uk\/blog\/learn-these-skills-to-robot-proof-your-career-and-get-a-pay-rise\/","title":{"rendered":"The human skills robots can’t do"},"content":{"rendered":"

Report after report shows that more and more jobs are at risk of automation – if they haven’t already been automated that is. But a robot rendering you redundant isn’t inevitable. Here we\u00a0look at the skills that can robot-proof your career and could even help you get a pay rise.\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

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Robots will replace one-third of all UK jobs<\/a> in the next 20 years – that\u2019s more than 10 million jobs. <\/span><\/p>\n

The worst hit sectors will be retail, hospitality, transport and manufacturing – where five million roles could disappear for a workforce which does not have \u201ca degree-level qualification and may lack adaptability\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Adzuna\u2019s own research has shown that <\/span>automation is already the cause of a decline in jobs<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Yet, some experts believe there are <\/span>five highly human abilities<\/span><\/a> that robot workers will never be able to master and these five core skills could future-proof your career. Here\u2019s how:<\/span><\/p>\n

The Human Skills Robots Can’t Do:<\/em><\/h2>\n
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  1. Feeling<\/strong>: Demonstrate your empathy and intuition<\/em><\/li>\n
  2. Seeing<\/strong>: Understand the context and see the bigger picture<\/em><\/li>\n
  3. Dreaming<\/strong> and…<\/em><\/li>\n
  4. Making<\/strong>: Use your imagination to get creative and develop something new<\/em><\/li>\n
  5. Learning<\/strong>: Embrace technology to future-proof your career<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Feeling: Demonstrate your empathy and intuition<\/h3>\n

    While the <\/span>NHS has been introducing robots workers<\/span><\/a> to the front line, <\/span>research reveals<\/span><\/a> 30% of nurses\u2019 activities could be automated, and a similar proportion for doctors in some specialities.<\/span><\/p>\n

    The obvious advantage for real, live workers is the human touch. Speaking to the i paper, Helen Stokes-Lampard, chairman of the Royal College of GPs, said: \u201cWhatever happens, the GP-patient relationship is unique in medicine and there is no app, algorithm or technological innovation that can, or will, replace it in the foreseeable future.\u201d<\/p>\n

    This is true in any role. It is important to for you to develop your soft skills because robots cannot build relationships, empathise or show other forms of emotional intelligence to create personal connections with customers and colleagues.<\/p>\n

    These skills can be improved through training courses, or just going the extra mile for your colleagues and customers during the day-to-day.<\/p>\n

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    Seeing: Understand the context and see the bigger picture<\/h3>\n

    Current artificial intelligence is very good at solving one problem, but not very good at tackling a range of problems. For example, <\/span>IBM\u2019s Deep Blue machine<\/span><\/a> may be able to beat a chess grandmaster – but it\u2019d suck at Scrabble.<\/span><\/p>\n

    Humans can multitask. For example, a nurse can view a person as a whole, not just focus on one symptom. They understand the intricacies and dependencies of the human body – and can correctly diagnose an illness that a robot worker may miss as it is too focused on one specific ailment.<\/span><\/p>\n

    Diversifying your skills set can help you to optimise your multitasking abilities. \u201cThe best response [to automation] is to increase the skills of the labour force,\u201d according to Gregory Mankiw, an economist at Harvard <\/span>speaking to the NY Times<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

    You may even want to consider going back to school<\/a> as a growing number of jobs require a degree – and unemployment rates are more than double for non-graduates (5.9%) compared to graduates (2.9%), research reveals<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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    Dreaming and making: Use your imagination to get creative and develop something new<\/h3>\n

    Curiosity and creativity are developable human traits that robots struggle to embrace. You don\u2019t need to come up with the next Uber or Mona Lisa – but you can bring creativity and innovation to the table at work in a <\/span>range of ways<\/span>, for example, you could identify bottlenecks, take risks and participate whenever you can.<\/span><\/p>\n

    You could also build a personal brand to differentiate yourself and show your skill set. Try participating in industry-specific websites where workers can express their ideas on related issues and attend seminars both internally and externally to network, expand your mind and give you a new perspective.These ideas may be applicable to your current role, or introduce you to a new concept and career entirely.<\/p>\n

    These ideas may be applicable to your current role, or introduce you to a new concept and career entirely.<\/p>\n

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    Learning: Embrace technology to future-proof your career<\/h3>\n

    If you understand technology, then you will be prepared for the changes it will bring to your career. You may want to study programming to help you understand how technology works, or learn to provide human support for the machines.<\/span><\/p>\n

    For example, human delivery and taxi drivers could help self-driving vehicles to handle trip-related emergencies with the proper training.<\/span><\/p>\n

    Your learning should not be limited to technology. You must <\/span>constantly reskill and upskill to stay relevant in the workplace<\/span><\/a> because, the truth is, no one really knows the impact robot workers will have on your job. You need to make sure you\u2019re adaptable to fully robot-proof your career.<\/span><\/p>\n

    \"embrace<\/p>\n

    If you want to take control of your career why not start by finding out how much you’re worth with ValueMyCV<\/a>\u00a0before checking out the 1 million+ jobs on offer at Adzuna<\/a>?<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Report after report shows that more and more jobs are at risk of automation – if they haven’t already been automated that is. But a robot rendering you redundant isn’t inevitable. Here we\u00a0look at the skills that can robot-proof your career and could even help you get a pay rise.\u00a0\u00a0 Robots will replace one-third of Continued \u00bb<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":58,"featured_media":19612,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[821],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11339","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-job-market"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11339","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/58"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11339"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11339\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19615,"href":"https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11339\/revisions\/19615"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/19612"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11339"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11339"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11339"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}