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4 Ways To Take Advantage of the Tech Takeover

July 26, 2017 By Chris Thompson 16 Comments

Businesses are changing in a huge way. Whether it’s medical breakthroughs or communication tools, technology is changing working life forever.

4 Ways To Take Advantage of the Tech Takeover

Unfortunately, technology has also led to many popular jobs facing extinction, with accountants and real estate brokers among those highest at risk of being replaced by robots.

It’s believed that over a third of current job roles will no longer exist in the U.S. in 15 years’ time. This is higher than other first-world countries, including the U.K. and Germany.

But instead of worrying about the possibility of losing the career or business you’ve spent your working life building, embrace the change and get ahead of the game. Here’s how:

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  • Get Certified
  • Retrain In a Tech-related Role
  • Take Your Role Freelance
  • Make a Difference in Society
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Get Certified

While the majority of the modern day workforce are competent with the basic tech tools on offer, bagging yourself a specialist certification can not only enhance your chances of a future role, but it can also increase your prospected wage.

The United States’ Secretary of the Treasury Steve Mnuchin told the LA Times that automation will enhance the roles available to the workforce, making them more productive. “It’s [artificial intelligence] taken jobs that are low-paying,” he said. “We need to make sure we are investing in education and training for the American worker.”

With more and more businesses moving onto the cloud, a certification in NetSuite can propel your career prospects. A recent tech salary survey found that four in five respondents believe their workload is going to continue increasing in the next 12 months thanks to NetSuite. However, only 21% revealed they had a foundation NetSuite certification.

In the US, a junior NetSuite administrator receives an annual wage of $57,582; nearly a 40% increase over a junior admin assistant. The death of storage admins is clear, with data becoming the prominent role on offer. By retraining to expand your skills, you could help secure yourself a ‘safer’ job that offers greater financial reward.

However, it’s not just data experts that could benefit from improving their workplace qualifications. IT certificates are fast becoming the way to improve your career across a whole range of industries. Experts claim that becoming certified in your specialized subject can add an extra 5% onto your salary compared to non-certified employees.

Retrain In a Tech-related Role

It’s never too late to change your career path. Although lower paid jobs are becoming few and far between thanks to the tech takeover, advances in technology have led to the creation of many new higher paid roles.

A recent list of the best jobs in America was dominated by tech jobs once again. Chief economist of Glassdoor, Dr Andrew Chamberlain, told Business Insider that this is because every industry, from health care to retail, are hiring candidates to work in these positions. “All organizations today with a mobile app, web presence, or digitized data are struggling to fill jobs like data scientists, software engineers, and mobile developers,” he says.

Therefore, with more positions constantly becoming available and a lack of candidates filling the roles, retraining for a tech-based job could secure your future. A study recently found that six out of 10 students in the United States who studied engineering graduated from university. An amazing 97% of them managed to land a career in the field.

With online courses readily available to study, changing careers is as simple as retraining. Tech qualifications are available to work on around your commitments. With so many roles in tech expected to thrive across industries, now is the time to take advantage of the tech takeover.

Take Your Role Freelance

If you’re fed up with the usual 9-to-5 grind, technology has made it a lot easier to walk away and start afresh.Click To Tweet

It’s 2017 and having a healthy work/life balance is super important. By being your own boss, you can often choose when you work. Freelance copywriter and videographer Simon Furnivall says this was a key reason for him leaving his previous role. “I’ve always wanted to write a novel,” he says.

“Working long hours and having a daily commute meant that I wasn’t able to spend nearly as much time as I’d have liked on this. That’s when I thought about working freelance. It’s allowed me to spread out my time in a more productive way. I have a Google Calendar that I share with my clients to let them know when I’m free. It’s allowed me to keep my hand in my profession as well as aim for my goal.”

Besides choosing when to work, being a freelancer also allows you to work with more than one client at a time. It isn’t necessary to be office-based anymore, thanks to technology. This has led to a lot of companies, especially start-ups, outsourcing their work.

Hiring a freelancer allows a company to reduce their overhead and hire specific professionals. Branch out and open yourself up to more opportunities. You can become an expert in your field and make more money while doing so.

Make a Difference in Society

Technology is noticeable in every trade and industry. However, with each advance comes another opportunity for innovative changes. From creating a website for a charity, to developing educational applications, technology can genuinely change the world for the better. You might even help to find a cure for a deadly disease.

Behind-the-scenes opportunities are thriving. A technological blanket now hides many of those who make a positive difference in the world. Although those who crave recognition may suffer, those who want to just make a difference have a great opportunity to do so.

So, don’t fret about the tech takeover – embrace it. Get on board with the latest developments and embrace all the opportunities that will come your way.

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Chris Thompson is a technology and lifestyle writer from Sunderland, UK. He specialises in time management and finding practical solutions for businesses to streamline their operations.

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Comments

  1. Robert Hatcher says

    December 16, 2017 at 11:13 pm

    Yes! with the technology now especially it’s still developing/growing freelancers are the in advantage especially in the field of technology which are in demand.Perks to working as a freelancer is the market place itself,the marketplace of freelancers is competitive, the need for quality, reliable freelancers is growing. Many businesses don’t have employees and instead have a team of freelancers.Great blog!

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  2. John says

    August 1, 2017 at 10:53 am

    Retraining to tech roles is good. Also continuing to learn in any tech role is necessary to stay up to date in any high paying role. You have to keep up or you quickly lose value.
    John would love you to read ..The Continued Failure of the USA Health Care System and Our PoliticiansMy Profile

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  3. Amie says

    August 1, 2017 at 4:08 am

    Hey,

    technology have both faces.it make our life simple grow very rapidly enhance our thoughts but it has another face also.if we have not any control on it then it has dark side also.and we have to be ready for it .

    Amie

    Reply
  4. ruby singh says

    July 31, 2017 at 6:42 am

    Hi Chris,

    great informative post ,its more valuable for those who are in technical field .
    as we no freelance is good path thanks for your advise.

    ruby singh

    Reply
  5. Noelle Addison says

    July 30, 2017 at 10:54 pm

    Thanks for these tips. Retraining in a tech-related jobs allows you to open yourself up to more opportunities.
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  6. Startupedia says

    July 30, 2017 at 9:56 pm

    Opportunities must be used in right time . Otherwise it will not have any use. Today World os going through the Technological Era and we must understand how go survive it and how to utilize it.
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  7. Kumar Rahul says

    July 30, 2017 at 9:39 pm

    Was looking for the proper guidance from so long. thank you for sharing your valuable knowledge.

    Thank you very much.

    Reply
  8. hamraj says

    July 30, 2017 at 9:19 am

    hello sir, amazing post .
    thank you so much for sharing your informative knowledge with us. really helpful sir..
    would be waiting for your other blogs

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  9. Sahib Singh says

    July 29, 2017 at 1:11 am

    Being from the tech sector, this article really caught my interest. I truly believe that technology is taking over our lives, but not in a bad way. It is actually helping us improve our way of living, communicating, travelling, doing business and even sharing experiences. Technology is here to stay and we all must adapt to its fast pace.
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    • Gail Gardner says

      July 30, 2017 at 3:22 pm

      Hello Sahib,

      I feel sorry for young people who will find escaping all this technology much more difficult. All their mistakes will be saved on video for decades (until whatever medium they’re on ceases to function – provided no one copies them to whatever replaces it).

      They can never know the joy of believing they have privacy anywhere. I find it all very sad. There was a time when you could swim in your backyard and not wonder if someone was taking photos or video of you. There was a time when you could walk in the woods or a pasture and not wonder if you were being recorded.

      I am thankful I am old and have done all the traveling I am going to do. I rarely eat out, and I won’t shop in or eat at any business that has video surveillance. Thankfully, I can buy anything I want online now.

      Even appliances that aren’t marketed as smart devices may be spying on people and escaping the health risks of wi-fi will get harder and harder. People in the future are likely to die younger – and most of them won’t even know why.
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      • Sahib Singh says

        July 31, 2017 at 12:14 am

        Hi Gail,

        You are right about this. This is one aspect of technology that will be a major negative point for us all. All our mistakes, failures and more will be saved online for the world to see. I guess today’s youth will have to tread carefully about what they post online or what they get recorded doing.

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  10. Zoral.K says

    July 28, 2017 at 4:43 am

    Right opportunities needs to be used in the right way,these guidelines will surely help a person who has that mindset. Thanks for the informative post.

    Reply
  11. ucavik says

    July 27, 2017 at 10:16 pm

    Hi Chris,

    You are right about automation eating away lots of low level jobs and also raised anxiety levels in the work force, as people do not know where it will end? With machine learning and AI fast creating intelligent systems, it is really scary to think that if today’s high profile jobs also get diminished in the next 10-15 years?
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  12. Hamza Azam says

    July 27, 2017 at 2:55 pm

    Hi,
    Being a freelancer, I think one should never this opportunity. Most people can take the advantage of working from home.
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  13. Chris says

    July 27, 2017 at 1:45 pm

    Thanks for the guideline, I found it is really useful for people especially who are getting into the technical field.
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  14. Steven Jude says

    July 27, 2017 at 4:50 am

    These are good advice for a person that believe his/her job is about to be taken over by a technology. I like the freelance idea and i have seen a lot of people take this path quite successfully.
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