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The New Way of Work- Will It Be Meaningful Work?
Written by: Alvah ParkerArticle Overview: The way of working is changing. The expectation is that after the recession there will no guarantee of long term employment. How will this affect your career and job search? Can you still find a way to do meaningful work? What plans must you make?
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The New Way of Work- Will It Be Meaningful Work?
There are many who are predicting that after this downturn in the economy the workplace will look different from the one we've known. Peter Weddle, a job board expert and writer on career topics sees a workplace with fewer permanent workers.
Weddle says that employers are hit with a depressed bottom line as well as rapid changes in customer tastes and needs. To respond to both in a cost effective way these employers see that they will need only a core of full time employees. He says that only the most talented workers will have those full time jobs.
Other workers will have short term project assignments and will be hired with the full understanding that the job ends on a particular date or at a specific occurrence. These too will be highly qualified and talented workers but they will have no guarantee from the company of long term employment.
Those of you who are unemployed right now are probably groaning at this prediction. Actually however some of the necessary steps in your current job search will help you in the future. The whole job search process is something you will need to get good at. Now is the time to:
- Take an inventory of your own skills and determine the ones that will be important in the future.
- Use the company research you've done for your job search to understand the trends in your industry.
- Learn where the opportunities are and where they are likely to be in the future.
- Insure that the work you plan to do is meaningful work for you.
- Get additional training in skill areas you determine will be needed in the future.
- Build your network of contacts for current and future use.
- Learning new skills?
- Paying for your training?
- Saving for the future?
- Having health insurance?
- Understanding and using trending information?
- Finding meaningful work?
- Marketing and branding yourself?
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Article Tags: expectation, job search, meaningful work, recession, term employment
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About the Author: Alvah Parker RSS for Alvah's articles - Visit Alvah's website Alvah Parker is a Practice Advisor (The Attorneys’ Coach) and a Career Changers’ Coach as well as publisher of "Parker’s Points", an email tip list and "Road to Success", an ezine. Subscribe now to these free monthly publications at her website http://www.asparker.com/samples.html and receive a free values assessment. Work becomes more meaningful and enjoyable when you work from your values. Alvah Parker began her career as a high school chemistry teacher. She later transitioned to a sales career at AT&T. As a Sales Professional at AT&T for 15 years she was elected to the prestigious Counsel of Leaders for the top 3% of the sales force. After leaving AT&T she transitioned into a coaching career. Alvah is a senior coach for Boxwood Technology where she coaches association members on career issues and also a SCORE Business Counselor where she advises and counsels small business owners. Parker’s Value Program© enables her clients to find their own way to work that is more fulfilling and profitable. Her clients are attorneys, entrepreneurs, managers and people in transition who want to find work that is in line with their own values. Alvah is found on the web at http://www.asparker.com. She may also be reached at 781-598-0388. Click here to visit Alvah's website Living With Fear 10 Ways for Managers to Prepare for Interviewing a Job Candidate Mistakes and Weaknesses The Power of Questions to Attract Ideal Clients Ten Ways to Build Client Trust |
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