Survey These are the top skills employees want to learn

Survey These are the top skills employees want to learnSurvey These are the top skills employees want to learnSome workers feel like theyll need to add to their arsenal of skills to keep up at work in the future.The 2017 Skills Gap Report, released byonline learning companyUdemy, provides a snapshot of what American workers want to get better at to further their careers, with the most choosing tech skills, at 43%.Toluna Group did an online survey for Udemy of more than 1,000 U.S. full-time, 18+ workers.Heres what American workers think theyre lackingWith 35% of American workers agreeingthat the skills gap affects them personally, other things employees said they want to get better at - other than brushing up on their technology chops - are leadership management at 30%, productivity skills at 26%, interpersonal work relationships at 24%, and soft skills at 22%.Heres how people feel about the perceived US skills gapAmong millennials, 43% say they feel personally affected by the skil ls gap, compared to 38% of those in Generation X and 23% of Baby Boomers.More than half of millennials - 51% - say theyve lowered the bar in terms of what they predict for their careers, versus 21% of people in Gen X and 24% of Baby Boomers.Kevin H. Johnson, CEO of Udemy,commented on the research in a statement.The nature of jobs is quickly changing with automation, globalization, government policies, and other factors, making it impossible for anyone to predict which skills a job will require in the future, he said. This only serves to widen the perceived skills gap. In such an uncertain environment, its not surprising that workers are confused about how to plan their careers, but were encouraged to see how many of our survey respondents are learning online on their own and are hungry for more and better training from their employers.