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It can be difficult to discern which skills companies are prioritizing, and what can make your resume stand out to recruiters. That’s why LinkedIn uses its vault of business data to publish a job market roadmap every year.
This year, the company used LinkedIn Learning data to determine which courses correlated with promotions in 2020. Using that information, LinkedIn published some of the top hard skills employers are looking for in 2021.
Below, we listed out the skills recruiters are looking for — as well as some online courses you can take to learn them. E-learning platforms like LinkedIn Learning, Udemy, Coursera, edX, and Codecademy all offer free or affordable options to flexibly gain new expertise and even get a certificate of completion to add to your profile or resume.
Whether you want to learn to code in Python or Java, explore the possibility of a project management career, or transition into data science, there are plenty of certificates, mini-degrees, and online master’s programs that can help you advance your career.
LinkedIn Learning (Free with 1-month LinkedIn Premium trial; $19.99 or $29.99 per month after trial ends.)
Codecademy (Classes listed below are free; other requires a Pro membership — $19.99 per month annually or $39.99 per month month-to-month)
Udemy (Courses can be bought individually or with Udemy subscription for $29.99 per month)
edX (Free to audit; optional paid certificates)
Coursera (Some courses are free to audit with optional paid certificates; Others are free with a 7-day trial)
FutureLearn (Some courses are free to audit with optional paid certificates; Others are free with a 7-day trial)
LinkedIn Learning (Free with 1-month LinkedIn Premium trial; $19.99 or $29.99 per month after trial ends.)
Udemy (Courses can be bought individually or with Udemy subscription for $29.99 per month)
edX (Free; optional paid certificates)
Coursera (Some courses are free; Others are free with a 7-day trial)
FutureLearn (Some courses are free to audit with optional paid certificates; Others are free with a 7-day trial)
LinkedIn Learning (Free with 1-month LinkedIn Premium trial; $19.99 or $29.99 per month after trial ends.)
Codecademy (Classes listed below are free; other requires a Pro membership — $19.99 per month annually or $39.99 per month month-to-month)
Udemy (Courses can be bought individually or with Udemy subscription for $29.99 per month)
edX (Free; optional paid certificates)
Coursera (Some courses are free; Others are free with a 7-day trial)
FutureLearn (Some courses are free to audit with optional paid certificates; Others are free with a 7-day trial)
LinkedIn Learning (Free with 1-month LinkedIn Premium trial; $19.99 or $29.99 per month after trial ends.)
Udemy (Courses can be bought individually or with Udemy subscription for $29.99 per month)
edX (Free; optional paid certificates)
Coursera (Some courses are free; Others are free with a 7-day trial)
FutureLearn (Some courses are free to audit with optional paid certificates; Others are free with a 7-day trial)
LinkedIn Learning (Free with 1-month LinkedIn Premium trial; $19.99 or $29.99 per month after trial ends)
Udemy (Courses can be bought individually or with Udemy subscription for $29.99 per month)
edX (Free; optional paid certificates)
Coursera (Some courses are free; Others are free with a 7-day trial)
FutureLearn (Some courses are free to audit with optional paid certificates; Others are free with a 7-day trial)
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