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The workplace of today….
“The technology of today’s Information Age gives us computerized brains and electronic speed. Work is becoming less physical and more mental...we do less with our hands and more with our heads. The trend is toward ‘smart tool’ instruments and equipment that contain microprocessor intelligence.” (Price Pritchett, MindShift)
Look what’s happening today! Have you experienced these changes in your job?
- Very few jobs are low-skilled and repetitive. Those that are, are simply jobs, not careers, and they don’t pay well.
- A four-year college degree in any field doesn’t hold the competitive advantage it used to.
- We live in an international economy in which individuals and companies compete for goods, services, and products from all over the world.
- Corporations are constantly restructuring, looking for ways to do things better and more efficiently.
- People need more skills, technical skills as well as skills in problem-solving, teamwork, communications, management, leadership, lifelong learning, and systems thinking.
- For many employers, the level of education achieved isn’t as important as what you can do.
- There are emerging careers that didn't even exist twenty years ago - technically oriented careers, many of which don't require four-year degrees. In fact, these career fields are growing (65% of all jobs) and are in greater demand.
Click one of the links below to read more about the Workplace of Today:
A look back…into the workplace of the past
The workplace of today
A look into the future
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