WordPress is increasingly popular, it is estimated that 27% of the web pages on the planet are made with this technology, learning WordPress has become mandatory in many professions.
Learning WordPress is a rising value for those people who work in any sector related to communication, development or advertising, but for many other professions in which it was not essential, they begin to incorporate some type of web that can be controlled with wordpress.
Perhaps you are wondering what are the skills that are most in demand in the labor market, now you will think Chinese, languages, twelve masters… but let’s be realistic, the most accessible skills and with a fast learning curve that I know by far WordPress.org is the one with the most job opportunities today.
WordPress is not only used for personal blogging, it is also used for many professional purposes, from stores to learning platforms.
Today I move away from the controversy of blogspot Vs WordPress to talk about the importance of adding skills to your work baggage.
We live in an age where you need digital skills to stand out.
Currently, there is a lot of “boss” and little technical, it is not a criticism but few companies can afford so much supervisor.
In medium-sized companies, sometimes it is your turn to plan campaigns, make the web and take care of zillions of things, when viewing a resume, factors such as digital and design skills are evaluated since outsourcing can be a problem and an extra expense, for not talk about how long it takes.
Apart from the fact that looking for someone outside who can manage
Many times we have to learn WordPress by surprise or by obligation at work, I give private classes to professionals, 4 years ago the star was Photoshop and Indesign now without a doubt is WordPress what the people who are working need most.
In which professions you may need to use wordpress
There are many opportunities that appear when you learn to work with wordpress
- You may think, I’m a lawyer and I don’t think I need it… well, the tentacles of inbound Marketing may start to touch some clients who seek quick advice on the net in professional blogs and in the end they end up going through those queries, I don’t want to scare you But that’s how the need to set up a professional blog was born.
- Yes, a blog can attract customers, that is not wasted by any company today, so there are corporate blogs and professional blogs that need to be taken care of, unless they upload articles, put images and take a walk so that it is not a burden to maintain them.
- In the professions related to communication it is something that has been highly valued for years, for any content creator, journalist or copywriter knowing how to handle wordpress is a small plus in their work.
- In many companies the maintenance of the blog ends up falling to an administrative person, in many places the blog is the hot potato of the company and if you know how to work with WP you will have that little trojan horse to enter the office.
- Community managers have long seen that their field of action is multiplying, unfortunately everything that is “from the internet” tends to fall on their roof, learning to use WordPress correctly saves time and effort.
- More and more businesses are opening an online store in wordpress, a month ago I was in a digital meeting and the director of la Caixa at CLM said that around 35% of digital POS were with woocommerce above Magento and Prestashop... so if in your work or sector you see that the batteries are put with the online commerce… you should take the step.
- If you work in something related to customer service such as hospitality, reception, specialist, physio… you may have more possibilities to highlight your resume if you know how to update and manage the company’s blog or the virtual appointment systems that can be implemented within of this CMS.
- There are companies in which, apart from a CRM, they decide to manage private information through the intranet managed with wordpress, since it is cheaper and accessible from anywhere by any of the authorized users, it has become a good platform.
Learning does not take place but it takes time, so I recommend WP if you are going to work in a digital environment.
Learning new things and perfecting skills is the key to getting closer to the life you want to live
I’m going to be honest with you, I have been working since I was 14 years old and I have never lacked work, (knock on wood) the secret is that over the years I have been collecting a great variety of skills that have allowed me to reorient my professional path towards the branch that has suited me the most at that time, so I advise you to study, add small skills that make your work easier and more autonomous, that flexibility can work in your favor.
If you have read the article I think you will have reconsidered the reef that is wordpress for your CV, you may need to add some more skills, but if you manage to learn and develop you will be able to have better job opportunities and perhaps take a leap to another union.
