Employability and self-development LESSON ONE

Understanding WHY you are OR COULD BE unemployed

 

In this video Discover the 3 MAIN FORMS OF UNEMPLOYMENT that economists focus on when explaining or calculating the unemployment rate AND WHAT YOU CAN DO ABOUT IT.

 

Remember:

Nature of Employability has changed

One thing that comes out clearly when you pay attention to history, even if you never bothered with history in school, is that as humans we are always looking for ways to be efficient in terms of how we get things done. We went from simple hunting, farming to robotics and even that is not enough

In short the nature of work is changing, business environment are becoming more global, what does this mean to a person looking for a job? It means the skills required at work are also changing

The old model is broken

It used to be the case that you go to school, get good grades, graduate and you get a job, but it’s not that easy anymore. Employers are looking for people with “commercial awareness and a can do attitude” In short people with behavior and skills that can add value to the organization

Technological changes, infrastructures, among other things now mean that the nature of psychological contracts is shifting from the traditional idea of a job for life to individuals enjoying several careers over their life time

This also means that REMAINING EMPLOYABLE IS NOW A CHALLENGE. As explained in the video.