This means that within 5 years, our professional skills will only be half as valuable as they once were. They will become 50% outdated.
The half-life for technical skills is half that – 2.5 years until half are outdated.
The is according to Boston Consulting Group.
This half-life is shorter than it was a few years back due to the number of changes impacting us and our careers. New ways of working, locations of teams, technologies, etc.
The challenge for organizations is to build strategies for new and more effective reskilling and upskilling for their workforce, to remain competitive AND keep in mind those new skills have a half-life as well.
The Adecco Group puts the current and future challenges into perspective.
✅ “To face this challenge head-on, we need a skills revolution.”
✅ “85% of all jobs in 2030 have not been invented yet.”
Talk about a moving target. Stay tuned to hear more.
What do you think? Is a 5 year half-life for professional skills realistic in today’s world? Is it more? Is it less? How about 2.5 years for technical skills?
