The Top 5 Jobs Startups Are Hiring for in 2016 | Inc.com

I recently spoke with Elise Voss, CEO and co-founder of UpScored, a New York City-based career platform that uses #data science to help candidates discover personalized job recommendations.

According to the company, there has been a paradigm shift in what people want out of their careers. The need for more responsibility, faster career progression, and flexible work hours has become more important than ever before.

UpScored recently took a deeper look at trends in the startup job market. The team analyzed tens of thousands of data points across job descriptions at the top 200 startups, including Airbnb, Slack, and Snapchat, to find the top job openings in January.

While it isn’t surprising that Software Engineer made the top of the list, it is notable that demand for technical talent at startups hasn’t decelerated. Can you guess the most desired coding language among the top 200 startups? Python came in at No. 1, with 42 percent of Software Engineering job descriptions listing the language. Close seconds were Javascript (38 percent) and Java (35 percent). As for degrees, 20 percent of Software Engineer openings either require or prefer a master’s.

Salesforce still dominates the requirements for this role. A whopping 50 percent of Account Manager descriptions listed Salesforce as a skill. Needless to say, it’s worth including Salesforce on your résumé if you have the relevant experience. Additionally, MBA requirements are a hot topic, with Sheryl Sandberg having commented that “MBAs are not necessary at Facebook” in a recent interview. Only 7 percent of Account Manager roles prefer a MBA, versus 25 percent of Business Development and Strategy roles, which came in lower on UpScored’s list of top job openings.

Curated from The Top 5 Jobs Startups Are Hiring for in 2016 | Inc.com