Shaping a New Job Market in a Post-Pandemic World - A complete shift in the skills needed needed for future jobs

Analysis by Maria Wehbe, Featured Writer and Sarah Helmy, Visiting Contributor

This pandemic has left us confused, lost, and absolutely unsure of what to expect next. Starting with the economic, educational, and public sectors, all of which have been hit by the pandemic, there is one sector that has been especially damaged, and that is the job market. The fact that future expectancies and planning have been made near impossible due to the unpredictable course of the pandemic has engulfed people in a spiral of uncertainty and insecurity about what the future holds. To put it in another way, the reason why joining the labor market in a post-pandemic world is more worrisome than other sectors is because the skills required for these jobs are not ones that we possess nor ones that we are currently acquiring. In fact, it is expected that 85% of jobs that will exist in 2030 do not even exist yet.