| | 8 December 2017HIGHERReviewIN MY VIEWBy Zairus Master, Chief Executive Officer, Shine.comRapid technological developments and rising de-mands of the new skill sets are changing the trends in the hiring industry every year. Some of the skill sets that were of utmost importance until last year looks irrelevant this year. Similarly, the skills that are useful now may not relevant in the next 5 years. Changing government policies, new technology, and new demands have made the jobs industry volatile. So, in order to survive in today's ever-changing, compet-itive job industry, skilling oneself has become a necessity.People who upskill themselves as per their industry needs move ahead in their career whereas candidates who stick to their previous skills feel lagged behind and iso-lated after a certain point of time. Same is the case with companies and organizations. The ones who constantly skill their resources move ahead from their league where-as the ones who do not pay attention to it, suffer later. As per a study conducted by Shine.com, India's most innova-tive job portal, skills related to Big Data, GST and Digital Marketing are going to be in huge demand in the coming six months. Currently, the number of candidates of who are skilled in these fields is very less. The study also shows that the majority of candidates who possess professional certifications are paid more than the regular candidates. Similarly, a majority of recruiters consider skills & professional certifications as one of the most important parameters to shortlist candidates. This demonstrates how up-skilling has become an import-ant tool for working professionals to survive in today's fast-changing job industry.SIGNIFICANCE OF SKILLING RESOURCES IN TODAY'S VOLATILE JOB INDUSTRY
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