Job Security Trends Why Are People Changing Jobs
ob Market Trends they would have twenty years ago.
However, women with high school
For the past decade it has diplomas are more likely to be in
been common knowledge that the lifetime jobs than they were
average worker will no longer twenty years ago. This shows that
have the same lifetime job gender is having less of an
security that s/he had fifty effect in the workplace, and that
years ago. Today’s workers are education is now the deciding
more likely to move between jobs, factor for many positions.
and to be involved in more
projects and businesses over the Educational Issues
course of their careers. Even in
1982 the average work-span for a In Ontario since the 1990, there
worker at one job was 8 years. has been a dramatic increase in
Why has the market tended towards employment growth by educational
shorter employment periods? Here attainment. People without a high
are a few of the contributing school diploma have very little
factors: chance of finding a job. Don’t
let this figure scare you if you
Gendered Influences are still in high school: this
relates to the final amount of
A study in the United States education that prospective
using census data from 1973-1993 employees had. People with a high
has established that there are school diploma have about the
two different trends in how long same chance of finding a job now
workers stay in their jobs. Men as they did in the early
with little education (less than nineties. Most importantly,
twelve years, which means no high people with postsecondary
school diploma) are less likely education make up the majority of
to have a lifetime job now than the workforce today.
fact, it might be beneficial for
Technology Matters you to change jobs.
In Canada in the year 2000, a Secondly, if you are changing
study of workers whose jobs are jobs, depending on your field,
affected by increasing you might be in a counter-offer
computerization found that or multi-offer position. This
technology has a dubious relation means that you might be able to
to job security. Of the people ask for a higher salary from your
surveyed, a wide majority (68%) prospective employer. You might
felt their job security had even have more than one employer
remained the same even with vying for your position.
changing technologies. A quarter
of those studies (24%) felt their Thirdly, education is key.
jobs had become more secure. The Knowing the key to the job market
smallest group, 9%, felt that means that you can easily find a
their job security was adversely job. If you know what education
affected by the advent of new is required for your desired
technologies. career, go get it. Take night
courses if you want. However you
How does this affect me? choose to earn the education
requirements needed for your
This information brings positive career, at least education is a
news to most workers. concrete and obtainable goal.
Even if you don’t need a diploma
Firstly, if you are dissatisfied or degree, consider taking short
with your job, you can change certification courses to keep
jobs more easily. Making career your qualifications at their
changes later in life is not as best.
difficult as it once was. In
And lastly, keep up with trade, you will likely secure
technology. Technology affects yourself the position. Education
most job markets, and if you can or experience might be the way to
prove to your prospective demonstrate your up-to-the-minute
employers that you are most skills.
qualified to use the tools of the
About the Author:
Shannon Columbo is the editor of The Guide to Resumes. For expert advice on how to get ahead in today’s job market, check out the Guide to Resumes. You can learn toimprove your resume, ace the interview, and get your dream job!
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