Thursday’s Thought: The Job Seeker’s World Is Turning Upside Down

The landscape is changing. The idea of lifetime employment with one company is all but extinct. And staying in one career for your entire work life is not as prominent as in the past. The trend is also moving towards more contract/consultant short-term "project work". People will not be restricted (nor expected) to carry only one job at a time. And finally, virtual teams can come together and work on a project without ever meeting in-person.

With these wide-spread changes, comes new opportunities for everyone. We just need to change our mindset to adapt to the new norms. If you plan for this, it will be easier to find and land these opportunities. Do you have things that you are good at but never attempted to make money at them? This might be the time to dust off that piano and start charging for lessons. Or, how about using that artistic side of you and go into business for yourself. If we all gave this alternate income path a chance, we might be surprised at what we can accomplish.

The impact of globalization, technology, mergers, outsourcing, and company acquisitions have significantly changed the structure of the employment game. I believe all of us have other options that we can explore, but are waiting for the thing that we did in the past to come around and be there for us in the future. This may or may not happen, and even it does, you can still explore your other gifts. You just have to go for it.