Nearly everyone that undertakes a job search wonders at some point what employers are really looking for. Sometimes it feels as if, no matter what we offer, it’s not enough.
I’ve observed that employers and recruiters are looking for three things, in addition to work experience. These are;
1. People and leadership skills, called soft skills.
2. Specific technical skills required for the role, referred to as hard skills, and
3. Post-secondary schooling, or formal education.
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10 Fastest Declining Jobs for the 2020s: Are you ready for change to get a job?
The US Department of Labor publishes a list of the most rapidly declining occupations. This list demonstrates that, whether we are production workers or highly trained technical specialists, our jobs can be rendered obsolete. The ten highest scoring “losers” on their list are shown in this post.
10 Fastest Growing Jobs for the 2020s: Will You Qualify for Them?
Once again this week, we want to help you plan your post-COVID19 career. It’s important, whether you will be returning to work after the Pandemic, or you are a student… Read More
3 Reasons to Prepare a Resume in the Age of Online Recruiting: Take command of your job search message in 2021 and beyond.
The proven way to communicate with prospective employers is through a resume and related materials—job search letters and a LinkedIn profile. Here are some reasons it’s important, in our view, for us to continue offering these documents to employers:
1. The resume is your document, not an employer’s document,
2. Resumes and profiles will provide you with a written “script” for job search and networking contacts, and
3. The thought process will prepare you for all steps to follow.
3 Technology Stories to Watch—and why they matter for your post-pandemic career.
Whether you are in school now, or are in mid-career and plan to work another 10, 15, or 20 years, your skills could be obsolete if you don’t respond to change.
Here are just a few of the stories I’ve seen on TV and online in June of 2021 that could change the world of work in the coming decade:
• United Airlines agreed to order a fleet of supersonic passenger jets from Boom Supersonic for delivery in 2029,
• SpaceX is advertising hundreds of jobs to be filled mainly at a facility in Boca Chica, TX where the Company is building and testing spacecraft that may go to the planet Mars within the decade, and
• The COVID19 vaccine, developed in less than one year, uses new technology which creates “infinite possibilities” to treat or cure many other diseases.
