With the current professional climate and employment landscape in flux due to COVID-19, one thing remains true: Now and post-pandemic, workers are beginning to envision a different career plan for themselves. What skills are needed to get back to work? Are specific industries now more suitable for continued professional growth than others? What will the situation look like in five, 10, 20 years?
According to a February report by the McKinsey Global Institute, 25% more workers than expected believe that they will need to change their career path.1 In addition, PwC’s March Workforce Pulse Survey found that 32% of U.S. workers now consider the soft skill of problem-solving to be crucial to professional success.2