okay if you've seen this meme before I'm sure that's how a lot of us have felt uh the past year
when or the past few years really technology is continuing to change at such a quick Pace
it's hard if not impossible to keep up with it alongside that though I often find that myself and
others I'm including myself in there too because I think we all do this to some degree when this
new technology or maybe it's not new but it starts getting hype we went from web3 being super popular
and you know getting paid these crazy salaries to now everyone's switching into Ai and that's where
to be it can be overwhelming do I go in that area do I focus on that direction is it going to just
be is it actually going to stay a trend or is it just a hype there's a lot of questions and a lot
of things to unpack here and it also brings up the question am I going to become Irrelevant in
this video I'm going to share with you different insights and advice backed up by data that I have
around the big question which is how to stay relevant in the tech industry this question is
more important than ever as Tech continues to grow at a faster pace how do we stay relevant how do we
stay in demand where should we put our focus and our learnings if you haven't already make sure to
hit that subscribe button for more Tech encoding related videos and let's get into it [Music]
speaking of staying relevant and keeping up to date with all these Tech Trends I want to
share with you one of the tools that I've been using for my email automation collaboration and
getting statistics behind it mailjet mailjet is an easy to use marketing platform for Designing
sending and monitoring email marketing campaigns also including newsletters and automated emails
so whether you are a solo entrepreneur or you lead a collaborative team mailjet has
a drag and drop email editor that helps you create beautiful emails that connect with new
and existing customers I know for me the drag and drop editor has been a huge game changer I
don't have to go in and code anything it's very easy to use and to kind of expand on that point
you can create and send beautiful emails without having to touch a single line of code so the email
editor makes it easy to create engaging email campaigns newsletters and also automated emails
in literally minutes also too they have a ton of different pre-designed templates so you can focus
more time on different tasks versus the design of the templates what should I use for me that
has really helped and you know I love numbers so they also have statistics you can actually
get actionable insights to create engaging campaigns so you can track the performance
of your email marketing campaigns in real time see what works what doesn't work and learn from
that two other things I want to highlight one being segmentation so you can send customized
emails to your customers that they actually want to open so so with mailjet segmentation
feature you can send specific and targeted messages based on each customer's interests
attributes and behaviors so you don't have to send a blanket email versus you can actually
send customized emails to different segmentations and also do automation you know anything automate
that I can automate I am here for so you can streamline your email workflow so you can engage
with new and existing customers at the right moment with the right message so maybe you are
like me and you're managing your own business while working at a company you can't be doing
both at the same time so this is a huge feature to automate emails they can arrive at the inboxes
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and when it comes to developing your technical skill set we often think about our well our
technical skills which makes sense the problem is a lot of times we put too much focus on just
the technical aspect what we should be learning next where the trends are going what technology is
going to be in demand and in turn we forget about the importance of our soft skills developing soft
skills such as communication collaboration negotiation leadership these are all skills
that will help you work better in teams and at the end of the day I really truly believe that
yes technical skills are so important especially if you're obviously in a technical role but
regardless of that it's important to not neglect the soft skills all right we're heading to my
co-working space need to get out of the house today I'm feeling a little a little housebound
but at the end of the day people hire people and I know some of us or sometimes we go why
do I have to focus on soft skills I just want I got in Tech so I could focus on technical skills
or maybe you're someone who's very focused on soft skills you're thinking why do I need to learn or
understand the basics even of technical skills we all have our strengths and our weaknesses
and the reality is though people hire people I can't emphasize that enough it's so important
because it might not seem fair it might not seem right but a lot of people would rather work with
good people who can learn technical skills than people who have these great technical skills
but not the ability to communicate to collaborate now let's get a little bit into the data into the
numbers well for one thing according to Forbes the demand for cloud computing Engineers will
increase by at least 26 by 2023. this year today and the jobs for artificial intelligence could
grow up by 28 this year those are big numbers now why am I sharing them with you what relevance
does it have to do it's kind of round of Tiff well the relevance is this I could continue to
go on in this list for different roles in Tech that are continuing to go in demand and increase
so why am I sharing these with you because I want to put your mind at ease that you don't
need to necessarily chase the latest and greatest technology in order to be in demand I just listed
two completely different areas that are continuing to grow in demand and I mean we could go on let's
see here what else do we have roles related to big data analytics may increase by 39 percent
stated by Forbes again continuing to grow and grow so there are so many options and the last
thing I want you to do is as you are seeing especially right now with AI or with web3 as
you're seeing these things become so hyped and a lot of times for good reason I'm not saying there
isn't reasoning behind them but don't just keep on pivoting from one to the other rather stay focused
on your path now for example let's give a good example as to how you can continue to stay in
demand say you are a web developer I'm just using this as an example but this could be related to
really marketing to any kind of skills you have you're going you're focused on your path well the
best way to kind of continue to be in demand other than networking and building those soft skills and
relationships is just get curious now what do I mean by this all right we are off even based on
those stats and numbers I just shared with you it should be even more reason to realize that
maybe the best way to stay relevant and stay in demand your job your career in demand is to do
this opposite of what everyone else is doing so what do I mean by that the more I think about it
and the more I strategically think about my career I realize that rather than just going
with the trends and focusing on what everyone else is doing the problem with that is you're
never going to actually become an expert in any area you're going to try out this trend and then
you're quickly going to realize there's a new trend coming around you know web3 AI whatever is
next and you're never going to actually become an expert in the things that you're learning there's
no problem with being a generalist but if you're a generalist you need to be able to pick up new
things very quickly and that's the purpose you're purposefully a generalist if you're just picking
up new things because you want a higher salary it's not going to work or at least in the long
term anyways one of the best things that I really like to do is really helped me thus far in my
career is being open to evolving and growing and being really open to new technologies but having
a short-term or medium-term plan so meaning the next five years what does that look like for you
are you staying at the same company you're at and obviously this can change as you grow and
you your experience has changed but having a rough timeline and then as these new technologies come
up it's less tempting to be like I need to enter into companies around AI or I need to enter into
companies around X Y and Z whatever it is but staying focused on your plan because in turn
it will give you time first of all to see how these Trends pan out the other thing we'll do
too is position yourself as an expert position yourself as an expert in whatever role you are
in industry or in in Tech or sub industry what would you call it Niche industry I don't know
and it will just give you more credibility okay you know what I'm gonna film the rest of this
video in my car I feel like we're intimate we got a good vibe going on let's just like wrap it up in
this way uh one thing I wanted to touch on though is there's no right or wrong way to stay relevant
and that's why I'm not providing a specific prescription you could say like if you do this
and then you do that you will stay relevant but it's more so about your mindset and I hope that
really came through through this video is it's less about okay checking off these boxes I did
this step now I will be in demand and your mindset of first of all taking a step back and looking at
the bigger picture of all these Trends coming up second of all yes following the data following the
numbers I shared some stats around Cloud around data analysts there's so much more out there as
to where the trends have been consistent for a long time and where the demand will continue to
go but it doesn't mean you need to today pick up a cloud computing course or pick up a data
analyst course if you're not interested in it you know stay focused into what you are interested in
what you are working on and then maybe pick up some learnings as you go maybe it'd be 10
minutes a day maybe 10 minutes a week and 5 know what that thing is that you are really passionate
about and grow in that direction I think that's really important to note otherwise you're always
going to be chasing the latest and greatest Trend and in turn just get nowhere what does that say
a dog chasing its tail I think it is I don't know he might correct me on that I hope you really
found this video helpful I just wanted to share my thoughts around it and because I got really
sucked into when these Trends come up focusing on okay now I need to learn how to code like to be a
blockchain builder now I need to learn how to be AI specialist AI I'm really interested in though
not just because of the trend but just I have been for a while but regardless find out what
you're passionate about Focus tune out the rest of the noise and also to gotta touch on it again
remember to network and also use your soft skills just be a good be a good person be a
good team player don't just rely on your technical skills all right everyone I need to go get some
work done all right I hope you enjoyed this video covering all the ways to really stay relevant and
in demand in the tech industry and I think it's important to highlight there is no just one way
but it's whatever way works best for you this looks different for everyone and I really hope
this video also put your mind at ease that there is nothing to worry about continue to be a forever
learner I think I see that in like so many of my videos but because it's so true continue to
upskill you're going to be fine don't you know spend all your waking hours or even your late
nights learning new things it's not about that it's about being open to technology as it comes
your way being open to learning building those relationships and you will get there alright
friends I hope you enjoyed this video make sure to hit that subscribe button for more
Tech coding and career related topics leave in the comments any questions you have because I
literally I block off time throughout my days to answer every single one of your questions
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