Hi,
I hope you are all doing well and enjoying your weekend.
I
have recently read an article from the September 10th 2011 issue
of the Economist (My Big Fat Career) on the current situation
and the future of the job market.
I
found it really interesting and decided that I wanted to share the
more interesting bits with you.
INTERNET
The
internet has been playing a major role on the job market for quite
some time now. Jobhunters go online when they wish to gather
information on their potential boss, salary levels or the interview
process, whereas recruiters
comb the net for any
trace of their potential employees' activity. In turn, jobseekers
must clean up their act
on the internet, or else they are not going to secure
an interview for themselves.
The
net proves useful when positions are to be filled. It turns out a lot
of hiring happens without applications
and job offers but through personal recommendations on social
networking sites.
CONSTANT
UPGRADING
In
the future, professionals from different branches might not only
exchange useful contacts, but also trade
intelligence, advising each other on how to
do each other's jobs more effectively. This knowledge plus a new
expertise acquired
every couple of years will prove necessary for staying in the
lucrative market of
highflyers. Without
updating your resume,
you might lag behind
others who are more flexible and willing to learn new skills.
PEOPLE
Your
social capital, or the people surrounding you, will prove
crucial in the future. The article
differentiates between three different groups of people you might
surround yourself with:
a
posse – a group of
up to 15 people whom you can trust and pick
brains from and whom you can potentially
start a business with when times are rough;
a
big ideas crowd – a group of open-minded and talented people who
will inspire you;
a
regenerative community
– family and friends, who will offer you support and company.
WORKPLACE
Nowadays,
freelancers tend to work from home, which might make them feel
isolated or even depressed. The future might see them want to be
surrounded with other people and to do so they will rent a bit of
space in places called hubs
or collaborative workspaces
located in big cities.
SOCIAL PURPOSE
Today's employees don't
want to just make a living. They wish to combine making money with
helping the community and they look for jobs which offer a sense of
social purpose. Working for non-profits, where workers
are paid salaries, is becoming more and more popular.
In the future,
freelancers, whose work is going to be more gig-like and
short-term, are going to need to unite and work together towards
protecting their interests. Instead of forming traditional trade
unions, it is more likely that they will join organisations which
will act on their behalf and do such things as negotiate
better healthcare, pensions and other benefits.
To read the
article, please visit:
Hope you enjoyed this short summary!
GLOSSARY:
an issue – wydanie
the job market – rynek
pracy
jobhunters –
poszukujący pracy
to gather – zbierać
recruiters – firmy lub osoby
rekrutujące pracowników
to comb the net –
przeczesywać internet
jobseekers –poszukujący
pracy
to clean up one's act –
poprawić swoje zachowanie
to secure an interview –
zostać umówionym na rozmowę o pracę
an application –
podanie o pracę
social networking sites
– portale społecznościowe
to trade intelligence –
wymieniać się fachową wiedzą, rozwiązaniami, informacjami
to acquire a new
expertise – nabywać nowe umiejętności
lucrative – lukratywny
highflyers, highfliers –
zdolni i ambitni
to update your resume –
tut. wzbogacać życiorys/ CV
to lag behind –
pozostawać w tyle
to prove crucial –
okazać się decydującym
a posse – grupa,
paczka
to pick somebody's
brains – poradzić się kogoś
regenerative – tut.
wspierająca, oferująca wsparcie
a hub – ośrodek,
centrum
collaborative –
wspólna
a social purpose – cel
społeczny
non-profits –
organizacje typu non-profit
gig-like – tymczasowa
(o pracy, zatrudnieniu)
trade unions – związki
zawodowe
to act on somebody's
behalf – występować w czyimś imieniu
benefits – świadczenia
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