To stand out in today's job market, it's imperative that you invest in continuously learning and acquire new skills. These five skill sets are especially in demand right now and learning them could make you irresistible to the companies you want to impress. Even better, these courses, designed to help you learn or improve upon each skill, are wallet-friendly and time-efficient you can complete them in less than a month each.

1. Web Development

Companies are always on the hunt for expert programmers. The Complete Web Developer Course 2.0 fully immerses you in the world of programming, teaching everything from the fundamentals of HTML5, CSS3 & Python, to building responsive websites with jQuery, PHP 7, MySQL 5 and Twitter Bootstrap. It even includes lessons on developing blogs and e-commerce sites with Wordpress.

Buy here: Get this comprehensive course for only $9, or 93 percent off the original price of $149.

2. Excel Expertise

Excel is more than just a tool used for organizing and analyzing data. It can also be used to automate tasks to simplify your workflow. If the task is something you can do in your sleep, you can create a VBA program to do it for you, which is taught in the Become an Excel VBA Expert for Beginners Course. With ten lectures and just an hour of training, you'll be well-versed in manipulating Excel data from VBA code.

Buy here: Get this beginner-friendly course for only $9, or 90 percent off the original price of $99.

3. Master Instagram

You may already spend an inordinate amount of time just scrolling through your Instagram feed, so why not make some money using the platform instead? The Complete Instagram Marketing 2017 Training will teach you how to build an Instagram strategy so you can boost your brand (or even your business', if you have or work for one). It will help you grasp the intricacies of Instagram ads, as well as teach you how to attract more followers and build digital relationships.

Buy here: Up your Instagram game for only $25, or 87 percent off the original price of $195.

4. iOS App Development

If you have a brilliant idea for an app but cannot wait any longer for someone else to develop it for you, then there's no point in delaying — just build it yourself. The Complete iOS 11 and Swift Developer Course gives you 24/7 access to 249 lectures and 34 hours of content, providing you with a complete toolkit to start designing your own apps with Swift 4, ARKit, MLKit, MusicKit, and Depth Photo API. You'll also get to explore XCode and Interface Builder and even create Instagram and Snapchat clones. By the end of the training, you'll have built 20 different apps. What better way to say "hire me, I'm awesome!" than "hey, I know how to build an app!"

Buy here: Learn how to build an app for only $9, or 95 percent off the original price of $200.

5. Drone Photography & Videography

Although drones are all the rage right now, there’s still a lot to be learned about this new technology. Specially created for photographers and videographers, the Drones: Learn Aerial Photography and Videography Basics Course will teach you how to maneuver a drone like an expert. You'll get to discover the right recipe for capturing the most epic aerial shots and get up to speed with the best post-processing techniques.

Buy here: Take your images to the next level for only $15, or 92 percent off the original price of $197.

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Samantha Winkelman

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