It’s pretty essential to imagine what your career specifics will look like five years from now. But with that said, you should also consider those specifics ten, twenty, and even thirty years from now.
Perhaps your current skills will no longer be relevant after technology consumes your role, or maybe this concern surrounds the entire industry you are operating in. Unfortunately, these are factors that we all need to think about.
Because we don’t know what the future will hold and we live in ever-changing times, our job descriptions can dramatically change over the years or even become irrelevant. When a skill set falls away, and your experience is no longer relevant, it can be exceptionally challenging to land a promotion or even secure employment.
Fortunately, there are strategies that you can use to future-proof your career and overcome the new stress the world’s entire workforce faces as we anticipate the full impacts of the tech takeover.
Recruitment trends vary depending on the industry and the particular career path in question. So, you’ll find that job search advice for executives varies drastically from advice for freelancers or medical practitioners.
Whether you’re starting out or searching for higher-paying positions in the job market, staying in the loop with the latest recruitment trends is vital. Furthermore, even if you have already secured permanent employment in your field of choice, anything can happen that you may find yourself later needing to navigate the job market.
For example, if you are still sending your CV or Curriculum Vitae, you’re probably not receiving much feedback from employers, as CVs are out, and concise resumes have taken over. So, from applications and interview specifics to cover letters and networking, you should be sure your efforts are always in line with the current recruiting trends.
While it’s wise to keep up with recruitment trends specific to your industry, you should keep up with tech developments, even if they aren’t relevant to your current job or the particular industry.
This can mean becoming familiar with things like coding, wearable technology, virtual environments, or even artificial intelligence. Furthermore, even if you are working in a tech field, you should still go above and beyond to stay in tune with tech developments, even if your company does not.
Just a few job roles that used to be pretty high in demand 50 years that are now extinct include word processors, milk delivery men, video store clerks, switchboard operators, and movie projectionists. And tons more jobs have gradually become obsolete over the years.
Furthermore, several jobs won’t be around in the next twenty years. The common jobs that will no longer be necessary include cashiers, tellers, delivery positions, travel agents, journalists, and others.
Unfortunately, this means that professional skill sets can go out of fashion and become obsolete. The only way to genuinely safeguard yourself from this is to develop relevant skills along your career journey. Find out which skills are the highest in demand and develop them; you will find it easier to navigate the job market if you have relevant skills.
In the past few years, society has become more connected than ever before. And with this, we can see improvements in various industries. For example, it became possible to create the covid19 vaccine simply because the industry was able to connect on an international level, bringing together the greatest minds from around the world and speeding up processes far more than most of us could genuinely imagine.
Going global has tons of benefits for businesses. However, this change in landscaping also has tons of benefits to offer professionals. You will no longer be restricted to your local business community. Therefore, your opportunities will naturally amplify.
While it never really made sense to us why our parents held onto so many schooling documents, artworks, certificates, and other seemingly valueless things. However, keeping a record of your journey does go beyond sentiment as it serves as personal growth charting, reference, and a way of future-proofing your career as a result.
Journaling your accomplishments will also give you a list of your strengths and weaknesses, allowing you to improve yourself and better navigate your career choices.
Networking is the best way any professional can safeguard the future of their careers. If you have an extensive network, you will always have leads and access to opportunities you would not otherwise know about.
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