Rising skills to add to your resume in 2025
Skills to stay current in an ever changing job market
The job market is evolving faster than ever. Professionals today are on track to hold twice as many jobs throughout their careers as compared to fifteen years ago. In a widely shared article this year the New York Times profiled Gen X professionals who have seen their chosen career paths all but disappear. It isn't all doom and gloom though, new technology creates new opportunities. Job seekers can get ahead by acquiring and claiming rising skills to adapt to this new era. Here are the top rising skills to add to your resume in 2025.
Skills to stay current in an ever changing job market
The job market is evolving faster than ever. Professionals today are on track to hold twice as many jobs throughout their careers as compared to fifteen years ago. In a widely shared article this year the New York Times profiled Gen X professionals who have seen their chosen career paths all but disappear. It isn't all doom and gloom though, new technology creates new opportunities. Job seekers can get ahead by acquiring and claiming rising skills to adapt to this new era. Here are the top rising skills to add to your resume in 2025.
Jobs are evolving
According to the Burning Glass Institute, the average job has seen 30% of its skills replaced in the past decade. This doesn't mean that job is going away, it simply means it is evolving. As the pace of technology change accelerates, the demand for emergent or rising skills does as well. Companies are looking for candidates who can keep up with the pace of change, that means that you need to show how you’ve grown and expanded your skills throughout your career on your resume. You don't need any certifications or new degrees, chances are, you’ve likely already acquired some rising skills in your area.
Here are some top rising skills according to the Burning Glass Institute:
- Data collection
- Data analysis
- Software as a Service
- Cloud infrastructure
- Big Data
- Algorithms
- Statistics
- Data visualization
- Metrics and data presentation
- AI Literacy
- AI Fluency
- AI Model Training
- Digital Transformation
- Process Transformation
- Digital Security & Privacy
- Systems evaluation
- Vendor evaluation
- Social Media
In LinkedIn’s Skills on the Rise report from March of this year, they found similar results, including rising demand for technical skills like AI literacy and Large Language Model Development and Application. Non-technical roles are increasingly expected to have these tech focused skills. If you’re a marketing professional, you likely don’t need deep knowledge of large language models, but you certainly need to know prompt engineering and automation tools. That said, LinkedIn's list reflects another skill trend all together, one of decidedly human skills like adaptability, conflict resolution, innovative thinking and public speaking. As tech continues to grow at a rapid pace, human skills and intuition will become increasingly important.
We encourage you to look up specific lists for your job title and industry. One great way to do this is to use the technology itself! Go ask ChatGPT what rising skills someone in your position should be looking out for. As you apply for jobs, keep an eye out for emerging skills in job descriptions. You can likely claim some of these skills already. If you’re currently in a role and passively job searching, look around in your current role for opportunities to expand on these emerging skills.
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