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Work Smart, Not Harder
In a time of declining employment, job and client seekers need not
work harder, just smarter.
Unemployment has increased to more than 10 million and the
unemployment rate has risen to more than 9% as reported by the
Bureau of Labor and Statistics. Still there are jobs being added in
the many fields such as in government, health care and mining.
Do you hold skills and accomplishments that could be used in these
industries? You don’t have to be a miner to work for a mining
company. They need accountants, human resources and
communications professionals, and analysts. You do not have to be
a nurse to work in health care. Health care organizations need
marketers, business development specialists, fundraisers, office
managers, and strategic planners.
Computer systems design services and management and technical
consulting services are adding jobs.
Do you hold transferable skills that could lateral into these
industries? Remember, transferable skills fall into three areas:
Communication, Organization of Information, and Building/Fixing
Things. Make a list of your skills and accomplishments that could
benefit another industry.
Bureau of Labor and Statistics data show that the total labor force is
projected to increase by 8.5 percent during the period 2006-2016,
but when analyzed by age categories, very different trends emerge.
The number of workers in the youngest group, age 16-24, is
projected to decline during the period while the number of workers
age 25-54 will rise only slightly. In sharp contrast, workers age 55-64
are expected to climb by 36.5 percent. But the most dramatic growth
is projected for the two oldest groups. The number of workers
between the ages of 65 and 74 and those aged 75 and up are
predicted to soar by more than 80 percent.
Between 1977 and 2007, employment of workers 65 and over
increased 101 percent, compared to a much smaller increase of 59
percent for total employment (16 and over). The number of employed
men 65 and over rose 75 percent, but employment of women 65 and
older increased by nearly twice as much, climbing 147 percent.
While the number of employed people age 75 and over is relatively
small (0.8 percent of the employed in 2007), this group had the most
dramatic gain, increasing 172 percent between 1977 and 2007.
By 2016, workers age 65 and over are expected to account for 6.1
percent of the total labor force, up sharply from their 2006 share of
3.6 percent. Full-timers now account for a majority among older
workers: 56 percent in 2007, up from 44 percent in 1995.
What are your transferable skills? What have you done to define
them? Start now!
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Spin on Balance" by clicking here.
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Mary Lee Gannon is a career advice expert who went from being a
stay-at-home mother with four children to divorce, poverty and then
on to become a newspaper reporter, trade association executive
director, public relations consultant, and foundation president and
CEO. View Mary Lee’s free career tips, worksheets and Blog on her
website at www.startingovernow.com. Contact Mary Lee at
info@startingovernow.com.
In a time of declining employment, job and client seekers need not
work harder, just smarter.
Unemployment has increased to more than 10 million and the
unemployment rate has risen to more than 9% as reported by the
Bureau of Labor and Statistics. Still there are jobs being added in
the many fields such as in government, health care and mining.
Do you hold skills and accomplishments that could be used in these
industries? You don’t have to be a miner to work for a mining
company. They need accountants, human resources and
communications professionals, and analysts. You do not have to be
a nurse to work in health care. Health care organizations need
marketers, business development specialists, fundraisers, office
managers, and strategic planners.
Computer systems design services and management and technical
consulting services are adding jobs.
Do you hold transferable skills that could lateral into these
industries? Remember, transferable skills fall into three areas:
Communication, Organization of Information, and Building/Fixing
Things. Make a list of your skills and accomplishments that could
benefit another industry.
Bureau of Labor and Statistics data show that the total labor force is
projected to increase by 8.5 percent during the period 2006-2016,
but when analyzed by age categories, very different trends emerge.
The number of workers in the youngest group, age 16-24, is
projected to decline during the period while the number of workers
age 25-54 will rise only slightly. In sharp contrast, workers age 55-64
are expected to climb by 36.5 percent. But the most dramatic growth
is projected for the two oldest groups. The number of workers
between the ages of 65 and 74 and those aged 75 and up are
predicted to soar by more than 80 percent.
Between 1977 and 2007, employment of workers 65 and over
increased 101 percent, compared to a much smaller increase of 59
percent for total employment (16 and over). The number of employed
men 65 and over rose 75 percent, but employment of women 65 and
older increased by nearly twice as much, climbing 147 percent.
While the number of employed people age 75 and over is relatively
small (0.8 percent of the employed in 2007), this group had the most
dramatic gain, increasing 172 percent between 1977 and 2007.
By 2016, workers age 65 and over are expected to account for 6.1
percent of the total labor force, up sharply from their 2006 share of
3.6 percent. Full-timers now account for a majority among older
workers: 56 percent in 2007, up from 44 percent in 1995.
What are your transferable skills? What have you done to define
them? Start now!
Get Mary Lee’s new FREE e-book “Make Your Wheel of Fortune
Spin on Balance" by clicking here.
Follow Mary Lee's career tips on Twitter.com at StartingOverNow.
For the FREE Articles: "Transferable Skills," “Life Balance Chart and
Goals” and “Be the Standout Candidate in the New Economy” go to:
http://www.startingovernow.com/Articles-and-Tip-Sheets.html
Mary Lee Gannon is a career advice expert who went from being a
stay-at-home mother with four children to divorce, poverty and then
on to become a newspaper reporter, trade association executive
director, public relations consultant, and foundation president and
CEO. View Mary Lee’s free career tips, worksheets and Blog on her
website at www.startingovernow.com. Contact Mary Lee at
info@startingovernow.com.
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Whether you are an executive who is "stuck," your company needs
better productivity, or you are in a life transition you represent the
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Mary Lee’s strategies from her book “Starting Over” helped her in her
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a country club life to the reality of a difficult marriage, divorce, poverty,
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business. Start now! For a FREE introductory coaching session via
phone contact info@startingovernow.com.
Whether you are an executive who is "stuck," your company needs
better productivity, or you are in a life transition you represent the
people and organizations Executive Leadership Coach Mary Lee has
helped. Learn how to clarify direction, create strategy, upgrade skills,
optimize your environment and wipe out fear and doubt. Make it fun =
get more done!
Mary Lee’s strategies from her book “Starting Over” helped her in her
own transformation from stay-at-home mother with four children living
a country club life to the reality of a difficult marriage, divorce, poverty,
welfare and then on to president and CEO. Eliminate self doubt, under-
performance, money fears, relationships woes, and negative influence
so that you may soar. Then lead others to improve their lives and your
business. Start now! For a FREE introductory coaching session via
phone contact info@startingovernow.com.
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FREE Resources
to help you:
1. United States of America's
primary source on career
information:
www.onetcenter.org
2. Wage Estimates
www.salary.com and Bureau of
Labor and Statistics
3. Organize Your Job Search -
Post a Question etc.:
www.cvtips.com
4. Starting Over After Divorce:
www.womansdivorce.com
5. Starting Over for Women:
www.makingbreadmagazine.co
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6. Self Improvement:
www.selfgrowth.com.
7. Job Postings, Resume
Advice and Resources:
www.careerbuiler.com
8. Templates for: business
plans, competitive analysis,
start up costs and more:
www.score.org/business_toolbox
.html
9. Federal/Sate/Local
Government jobs:
www.USAJOBS.com
10. U.S. Government's Free
online courses, webinars and
podcasts for workforce
development:
www.onetacademy.com.
11. Occupational Outlook
Handbok 2008-09 by Bureau of
Labor and Statistics:
http://www.bls.gov/oco/home.ht
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to help you:
1. United States of America's
primary source on career
information:
www.onetcenter.org
2. Wage Estimates
www.salary.com and Bureau of
Labor and Statistics
3. Organize Your Job Search -
Post a Question etc.:
www.cvtips.com
4. Starting Over After Divorce:
www.womansdivorce.com
5. Starting Over for Women:
www.makingbreadmagazine.co
m
6. Self Improvement:
www.selfgrowth.com.
7. Job Postings, Resume
Advice and Resources:
www.careerbuiler.com
8. Templates for: business
plans, competitive analysis,
start up costs and more:
www.score.org/business_toolbox
.html
9. Federal/Sate/Local
Government jobs:
www.USAJOBS.com
10. U.S. Government's Free
online courses, webinars and
podcasts for workforce
development:
www.onetacademy.com.
11. Occupational Outlook
Handbok 2008-09 by Bureau of
Labor and Statistics:
http://www.bls.gov/oco/home.ht
m
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