CHP019: How The Skills Gap in Tech Benefits You




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Summary: <p><span style="color: white;">How The Skills Gap in Tech Benefits You – Career Hacking Podcast Episode 19</span></p> <p><span style="display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;" class="mce_SELRES_start"></span><span style="display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;" class="mce_SELRES_start"></span><span style="display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;" class="mce_SELRES_start"></span></p> <p>Listen and subscribe on <a href="http://wehnered.com/iTunes">iTunes</a> | <a href="http://www.wehnered.com/Stitcher">Stitcher</a> | <a href="https://www.wehnered.com/Google-Play-CHP">Google Play</a> | <a href="https://www.wehnered.com/PlayerFM">PlayerFM</a> | <a href="https://www.wehnered.com/iHeartRadio">iHeart Radio</a> | <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dGm2P9t-o5k">YouTube</a></p> <p>Please subscribe, rate, and review the Career Hacking Podcast.</p> <p>There is a massive skills gap in tech! Meaning, <strong>there are more job postings for certain jobs in tech than qualified people to fill them</strong>. This is a huge opportunity for individuals to level up their careers with only 6-12 months of training online. Let's make it happen!</p> <p>In today’s episode, I would like to share a topic with you that has come up quite a bit in recent conversations.  What would I recommend to individuals to help them prepare for the next stock market correction? What should people be doing today to help weather a similar market slide as 2008?</p> <p> </p> <p style="text-align: center;"><img class="alignnone wp-image-6490" src="https://www.wehnered.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Screen-Shot-2018-05-31-at-9.03.21-AM.png" alt="" width="852" height="204"></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.wehnered.com/dqhe"><img class="alignnone wp-image-6491" src="https://www.wehnered.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Screen-Shot-2018-05-31-at-9.05.42-AM.png" alt="" width="255" height="55"></a></p> <p>Market corrections periodically happen every so often regardless of what's happening in the world, and it’s smart to start sharpening your pencil and developing the abilities today that will help you avoid being laid off, or at least make finding a new job much easier.</p> <p>Let’s take a moment to learn from history. Even those that were well positioned and comfortable in their roles struggled to find work during the recession. Maybe that was you, or maybe you’re counting on your current experiences to help you weather the next storm. Knowing </p>