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Similar to tech pros across all experience levels, top career concerns for entry-level talent are finding a new position for their skillset this year (21 percent), followed by keeping skills up-to-date to be valuable to an employer (17 percent). Millennial tech talent as a whole are a confident crew, with 71 percent thinking they could find a favorable new position in the year ahead. The most common question I get when speaking to younger tech pros is, “How can I get a job if I’m just starting out and don’t have the experience?” Sure, there are internships, but hackathons and taking skill assessments to prove you’ve got the chops also demonstrate abilities beyond a long list of achievements on a résumé. My advice: Brush up on new skills often, don’t settle for employers who don’t recognize talent, and pick roles that offer challenging and exciting projects, gaining indispensable knowledge along the way. To those looking for pay above the norm, here are the top 20 highest-paid skills among tech professionals with 1 to 2 years of experience.
