Aspiring Minds (an employability assessment company) has launched a first-of-its-kind, free, interactive platform that links job qualifications to job vacancies and compensation.
“The U.S. Skill Map fills a huge information gap between job openings and qualified candidates,” said Varun Aggarwal, cofounder and chief technical officer of Aspiring Minds. “Continually refreshed with new data, it connects the dots from supply to real-time demand for particular competencies. The map shows which qualifications are most-required and command the highest salaries, both nationwide and in each state.”
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Despite 5.8 million open positions in the U.S., only 5.1 million people were hired in May, according to the U.S. Department of Labor.
The U.S. Skill Map meets the needs of three groups:
- Job seekers, who struggle to understand which skills are in highest demand, and where, and which career paths are most profitable
- Employers, who have trouble finding qualified candidates
- Higher education institutions, which can use guidance in preparing students
To develop the map, Aspiring Minds analyzed more than 4 million job openings and matched them with some 200 job skill sets, spanning cognitive and soft skills across hundreds of industries. This was done for the U.S. overall and by state.
The key insights of their analysis are in the full version of this article.