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March 14, 2006
Jobs going away
It's been a while since I wrote something about job skills. That doesn't mean I don't observe the market and its development.
The last edition of Fast Company (the last edition that I will receive from them!) has a great article about careers and the changing environment for job seekers.
The essence is that more and more companies will approach the job candidate that is still working. They won't advertise anymore because they get too many respondents that just apply for a job for the sake of applying. They will find the job candidate they require.
Don't get me wrong here: It is good to apply for jobs that are above your skill set. That is important for your own personal growth. But when you do so, please tell the company why you are a great fit. In real terms. Not just bla bla. Where is your value? What can you deliver . Heck: why shall I hire you? If you come with great ideas, even those that are way above everything, it shows that you are thinking creatively. I will hire you!
Without adding value I won't hire you.
The article also says that constant learning is required. "Even a degree with a bit more mass appeal, such as communications, shows how quickly things change. If you graduated even three years ago, such emerging niche media as blogs, podcasts, and satellite radio are all new to you. Each requires a different approach, and you have to develop specialized tactics to get your message across. Whatever specifics you learned in school are hopelessly out of date." So I wonder why the New Straits Times celebrates today? I am not belittling those who made great grades, really. They can be proud, for sure.
But have they really learnt the important stuff?
"What you want to learn is how to learn," says a guy who works for Taleo, a San Francisco-based company that produces human-resources software for companies. I sign up for this statement!!
What else will change?
"In the future, [employers] aren't going to advertise job openings anymore," says Warren Bare, CEO and founder of Jobkabob, another job-matching service. "They'll find you." It's a scary prospect for anyone who has ever been out of work. But for the agile, well-presented, ever-learning, constantly networking top performer, it sounds . . . perfect."
How true!
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Posted by Andreas at March 14, 2006 12:05 PM