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Evaluating Career Information for Career Goals

This article evaluates career information in relation to career goals and explains employment trends in terms of changing societal needs and economic conditions. It discusses the major employment trends, social changes that have promoted the need for service occupations, and the impact of world events on the economy.

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Evaluating Career Information for Career Goals

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  1. 4.00 Evaluate career information in relation to career goals. Objective 4.03: Explain employment trends in terms of changing societal needs and economic conditions.

  2. Service Occupations A job that involves providing a service for a person or company, rather than producing a product, for example the job of a cleaner, sales person, or lawyer Major Employment Trends CM 4.03 Employment Trends

  3. Women in the workforce • Aging population • Dual income families • Commuting distance & time increasing • Global Unemployment • Increasingly diverse workforce and customers • Concern for health & fitness • New ways of communicating • Concern for recreation or entertainment Social Changes that have promoted Need for Service Occupations Employment Trends in Terms of Societal Needs CM 4.03 Employment Trends

  4. War • Natural disaster • Change of government structure • Embargos and Tariffs • Terrorism • Global Employment Trends 2012 Social Changes that have promoted Need for Service Occupations World Events Affects Goods & Services CM 4.03 Employment Trends

  5. Communication methods • Telecommuting • Manufacturing implications • Video & voice conferencing Social Changes that have promoted Need for Service Occupations Need for Technology Occupations CM 4.03 Employment Trends

  6. Youth Unemployment Getting Worse http://www.ilo.org/global/about-the-ilo/newsroom/news/WCMS_188797/lang--en/index.htm Social Needs Impact Chosen Career Cluster CM 4.03 Employment Trends

  7. Colonial Period (to late 1700’s) – Family owned farms (livestock, poultry, and grain) • Growth of a New Nation (late 1700’s to early 1800’s) – Town trades (shop owners, bankers, blacksmiths) • The Industrial Revolution/Progressive Era (late 1800’s to early 1900’s) – Industry development (steel, machinery) • Post War America (1945 through the turn of the century) – growth of service related industry (business, transportation, communication, personal) • Knowledge and Information Era (2000 to present) – growth of high technology industry/business (PC’s, Telecommunication, Internet, E-mail, CAD/CAM, World Wide Web) Global Employment Trends Click http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xii91t_McUI The Changing WorkplaceWork Trends Timeline CM 4.03 Employment Trends

  8. Flexibility/creativity vs. endurance/loyalty • Feedback frequently vs. yearly • Rewards for performance vs. automatic rewards • Team rated vs. individually rated • Employee self-control vs. managerial control • Continuous learning vs. ends at graduation The 21st Century Workplace CM 4.03 Employment Trends

  9. Freedom to own property • Freedom to buy and sell goods • Contributions of people • Strong Economy • Produce labor • Spend money • Weak Economy • Cutback on spending • Increase in prices • Contribution of Industry • Strong economy • Produces goods • Pays wages • Weak Economy • Cuts to production • Increases prices • Economic cycles • Inflation • Recession • depression Free Enterprise System CM 4.03 Employment Trends

  10. Diverse Customers • New ways of communication • Outsourcing of manufacturing • Global competition • Less unskilled jobs available • E-commerce • Telecommuting Implications of Globalization(Global Economy) CM 4.03 Employment Trends

  11. National Trends Local/Regional Labor Markets • Service producing vs goods producing industries • Information producing industries • Increase in careers requiring education beyond high school • Economic Development Councils • Employment Security Commission • Department of Labor Employment Trends CM 4.03 Employment Trends

  12. Economy competition • Strong economy: people move out to new employment opportunities • Weak economy: People move out for new employment opportunities • Governmental action (sanctions/incentives) • Outsourcing of labor • Job growth/transfer • Transportation/commuting • Owner occupant households • Rural occupants to urban areas to find employment • Constant movement of residence from urban to suburb to rural Impact of World Events on Economy CM 4.03 Employment Trends

  13. Benefits of Relocating Disadvantages of Relocating • Can help sustain economic growth • Can match people successfully to available jobs based on qualifications • Lowers unemployment rate • Allows an individual to move up socially • Access to personal enrichment resources/experiences • Company relocation benefits provided • Impact of social mobility on child and elder care • Cost of moving • Dual income families-both spouses finding employment • Selling home • Losing social support network Benefits & Disadvantages or Relocation CM 4.03 Employment Trends

  14. Video: Lost Decade of the Middle Class • Since 2000, the middle class has shrunk in size, fallen backward in income and wealth and shed some — but by no means all– of its characteristic faith in the future. Our new report explores how middle-class Americans view themselves, as well as their outlook on the future and on the presidential candidates who are courting their votes. Mobility Trends in the US CM 4.03 Employment Trends

  15. Employment Change • Types • Voluntary • Involuntary • Reasons • Keep up with changing Technology • Job promotion/transfer • Job outlook • Job loss • Career change • Changing job description/job duties Upgrading of Employee’s Skills CM 4.03 Employment Trends

  16. SCANS Competencies/Transferable Skills • Lifelong Learning • Analysis of case study work histories Implications for Career Planning CM 4.03 Employment Trends

  17. http://www.nccommerce.com (NC Department of Commerce) • http://www.bls.gov/home.htm(Bureau of Labor Statistics) • http://search.usa.gov/search?query=employment+trends&affiliate=u.s.departmentoflabor(US Department of Labor Reports) • http://ncesc.com/lmi/laborStats/laborStatMain.asp#laborStats (Local Labor Market Information) • http://esmi12.esc.state.nc.us/webareas/ (Labor Market Information by Geographical Area) • http://chronicle.com/jobs/2005/03/2005033001c.htm (The Necessity of Mobility – article) • http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/STTable?_bm=y&-qr_name=ACS_2004_EST_GOO_S (US Census Bureau – Geographic Mobility by Selected Characteristics) • http://www.census.gov/#(US Census Bureau - Geographic Mobility/Migration Data) • http://www.quintcareer.com (Quizzes Link – International Job Seeker Quiz) Sources CM 4.03 Employment Trends

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