The Age of Technology: Why Computer Skills Are Becoming a Prerequisite in the Modern Work Environment
The computer and internet technology has revolutionized the way we live, do business and earn a living. We no longer need to meet people face-to-face to be able to know more about them. Their legacy and work history in the digital space speaks their truth. According to the 2018 statistics, there were more than 4 billion active internet users that made up the global digital population. The US labor market has changed dynamically in the past decade as more middle-skills jobs are in demand that require IT training in healthcare, mechanical maintenance, and telecommunications. Let’s analyze the importance of computer and IT skills that a modern labor must have to survive in this global age of technology. Digital Space Takeover The world has been taken over by the digital space with the market for IT services worth more than $657 billion worldwide in 2015 which is expected to surpass $800 billion dollars by the year 2020. The information technol...