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Industrial revolution. When we talk about the future of work, one of the topics that might surface, is the industrial revolution. If you remember from our history classes, so far we’ve been through three industrial revolutions. The first one started in the 18th century and it was all about steam power and the mechanization of production. The second one began in the 19th century, through the discovery of electricity and the production of the assembly line. The third one began in the 70s, and it was about partial automation and memory-programmable controls and computers. And now, we are starting to witness the 4th one.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

The goal of Industry 4.0 or the cyber revolution is to merge the abilities of both humans and machines. While we have grown with movies like The Terminator, The Matrix and I, Robot<\/a>, where we were taught about the robot uprising and AI<\/em><\/strong> takeovers, we are far from that scenario. If it’s steered in the right direction, the cyber revolution will bring us smart cities, sustainable energy, 3D printing, artificial intelligence, genome editing, autonomous vehicles, and other significant improvements in our daily lives.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

The rise of the remote worker<\/h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

There is no doubt that this pandemic accelerated the future of work at an unprecedented speed. In a matter of weeks, COVID-19 sent the whole globe to work from their homes. Of course, this change caused the unemployment rate to skyrocket. Many businesses are facing temporary challenges, like the supply chain distribution. But these problems will be resolved once the social interaction restrictions and travel restrictions will be lifted. But what’s here to stay, post-pandemic as well, is the possibility of working remotely, according to this study by GitLab<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Remote-work has a lot of benefits to both employees and employers as well. The study shows remote-workers have the opportunity to grow while focusing on their family without having to give up their careers. Other benefits are: a flexible schedule, lack of commute, costs savings, increased productivity, improved health, reduced anxiety and stress, and the freedom to travel. It also levels out the playing field by giving people that have a disability or a chronic illness a chance to work. Many of the industries that are supporting remote work, like Information Technology, Marketing, Business Administration and Management, Mobile App Development, are still hiring.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Since this pandemic started, we, here at 123FormBuilder (your trusted form builder<\/a> platform), have been working remotely for almost two months. We are fully mobile and have fine-tuned processes across all our departments. We are keeping the company culture alive and interacting with our colleagues, via different online activities, and with the help of HiBob<\/a>, a people management platform. And guess what? We are also hiring! You can take a look at our available jobs right here<\/a>.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Transferable skills and career changes<\/h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

While the pandemic took the unemployment rate at an all-time high, the people started to look for alternatives. One of these alternatives would be leveraging your current skills and making a career change. This change is possible with transferable skills, which are abilities or talents that can be applied to multiple jobs, roles, or industries. These skills don’t depend on your actual job, but are developed and refined throughout your career.
Some of the most important transferable skills are:<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n