Future jobs
Subtitle: solving the employment and skills crisis
By: Edward E. Gordon ; foreword by Kevin Hollenbeck
Publisher: Praeger, an imprint of ABC-CLIO, LLC; Praeger
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Santa Barbara, California
Language: eng
Number of pages: 203
ISBN-13: 9781440829338; 9781440829345
Copyright date: 2013
Subjects: Labor market; Skilled labor; Occupations; Forecasting; Manpower policy; Education
Description: A pervasive disconnect exists between the job/career culture and the present economic reality in America. This book offers powerful strategies for stemming the employment crisis and proposes comprehensive solutions for businesses, government, and job seekers alike. More than 30 million Americans are unemployed, underemployed, or have given up on looking for a job. Undoubtedly, the massive economic downturn after the financial crisis of 2007-2008 is a key factor in this situation. But the U.S. job market has stalled because our nation is failing to produce workers with the right skills, not because we cannot create enough jobs for the workers. This book offers an economic and historical perspective on the evolution of jobs and careers, explains how technology has permanently altered the U.S. job/labor market, and provides practical information for businesses seeking qualified workers, educators preparing students for careers, unemployed or underemployed individuals, and those interested in changing careers. The book examines the problem of the mismatch between individuals' skills and employers' job needs from the perspectives of both employers and employees or prospective employees, offering comprehensive regional solutions to the issues each group faces. The author reveals the most promising jobs and careers of the next decade for early-career job seekers and workers with established careers looking to change their path, and provides potential solutions to the jobs and skills disconnect in America, including education reform, business and government policy changes, and regional public-private partnerships. --
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 165-193) and index.
Table of contents: title: The jobs revolution; title: Jobs and Careers. The "good jobs" ; Career versus jobs: what are the issues?; title: The Roadblocks. The widening job skills gap ; Career culture: business culture fantasies ; The "big lie"; title: The Breakthroughs. Regional talent innovation networks (RETAINs) ; Future jobs at the grassroots; title: The Future. A new business agenda ; Government realignment ; Falling off the talent cliff; title: Career analysis scorecard; title: Training return-on-investment: human capital ROI worksheet example; title: Comprehensive career academies.