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Diverse Job Roles, Diverse Companies and Diverse Industries

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"The illiterate of the 21st Century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn, and relearn."

- Alvin Toffler

Interdisciplinary Learning

Explore Diverse Job Roles to Expand Your Skill Set

In today's fast-evolving job market, the path to career success is no longer linear. Gone are the days when you could sustain your career with the same set of skills. As the industries evolve, seeking candidates who are versatile, adaptable, and collaborative, so must your skill set to match their needs.

Welcome to the era of skill stacking, the art of combining diverse, complementary skills with your core skills to expand your skill set, bridge your skills gap, enhance employability, and be more adaptable to changing market dynamics. This skill set varies for each individual based on their strengths, interests, and career goals.

So, how do you stack your skills and stay relevant in the rapidly changing professional landscape? Start exploring diverse job roles to expand your skill set, adopt a T-shaped model to stack your skills, and make your skill set more dynamic to stay industry-relevant.

Explore a job
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Explore Job Roles

Select job roles that align with your career goals and know about skills, tools, concepts, and basic terminologies.

Experience a New Field
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Learn by Shadowing

Observe a professional, understand industry dynamics, and learn how a skill is applied practically in real-world situations.

Build a T-shaped profile
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Identify the T-Shape

Determine whether the relevant skill would be a right fit on the vertical or horizontal bar of your T-shaped skill set.

Upskill or cross-skill
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Start Skilling

Based on the skill's core or complementary alignment, upskill, reskill or cross-skill with the given learning resources.

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"Great at One, Good at Many"

- a smart strategy to enhance one's employability

Developing a T-shaped profile—having a broad understanding of various fields while specialising in one's chosen discipline—illustrates this concept and serves as an effective strategy for navigating a dynamic job market.

"Jack of many trades and master of at least one."

What is a T-Shaped Skill Set?

A T-shaped skill set refers to a combination of deep expertise in a specific field (core skills represented by the vertical bar of the T) and broad knowledge across diverse disciplines that might be adjacent and related (complementary and transferable skills represented by the horizontal bar of the T).

A Few Examples

  A software engineer who not only codes proficiently but also understands user experience (UX) principles and visual design basics.


  A musician who is also a software engineer develops an AI-driven music production app.


  A great writer who understands psychology → Creates content that persuades and sells.


  A restaurant manager who develops financial literacy can make stronger strategic decisions.



							T-shaped profile
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"The future belongs to those who learn new skills and combine them in creative ways."

- Robert Greene

Explore

Multiple Job Roles

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Experience

New Fields

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Establish

A T-Shaped Profile

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Enhance

Your Employability

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Learn by Shadowing

How You Explore a Job Role

Here’s a step-by-step guide to exploring a job role and enhancing your employability.

Start job exploration program

Step 1

Select a job role and know the key skills, tools, concepts and terminologies.

Job shadowing

Step 2

Shadow a professional and understand how a skill is applied practically.

Real-world case study

Step 3

Learn real-world problem-solving through an interactive use case.

Collaboration

Step 4

Understand how you collaborate with cross-functional team members.

Hands-on activity

Step 5

Complete real-world tasks and have a taste of what it’s like to do the task.

Certificate

Step 6

Earn a 'Certificate of Exploration' and add value to your resume.

Skill yourself

Step 7

Upskill, reskill or cross-skill with the learning resources provided.

Community

Step 8

Connect the dots to find a combination of skills that fit well together.

Added Benefits

While exploring the job role, you also:

What You Get

Why Employers Look for a T-Shaped Profile

Individuals with a T-shaped profile possess an interdisciplinary background and can see the big picture, approaching problems from various perspectives.

This fosters creativity and collaboration, making them better equipped to navigate complex projects that require knowledge from multiple domains. Below are a few traits that employers value in them.

Find Your Ikigai

You are Unique

Everyone is unique with their own strengths and talents.

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"There is no more effective way to empower people than to see each person in terms of his or her strengths."

- Donald Clifton

Discover what makes you unique and nurture those qualities, as they will ultimately bring you profound joy and attract recognition and rewards you truly deserve.

Expand Your Horizons

Explore a Job Role

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