More jobs now have specific technical requirements and need a higher level of education.
This is not a for-or-against argument about a college degree. This is an argument for how to boost your chances of getting hired in the next three to five years.
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Mike Farmer is C.E.O. of the start-up Leap2. He has one employee: himself, aided by seven contractors.
Mike Farmer had a staff of ten when he started a digital search company in 2004. He is now on his third start-up and he has one employee: himself, aided by seven contractors working more or less part time. His budget, like his head count, is smaller, and by his account the new model is much more sustainable.
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Obama signs the JOBS Act
Poyan Rajamand faced a choice when he completed his degree from Stanford University’s Graduate School of Business in 2008. Would he look for work in the United States or relocate abroad? Rajamand explained in a report written by the Partnership for a New America Economy and the Partnership for New York City, that he and his fiancé arrived at their decision easil. They would move to Singapore, where obtaining a visa was simpler for high-skilled immigrants than here in the United States. In his new home, Rajamand has founded a startup called Barghest Partners that invests in new businesses.
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Tesla factory in Fremont, Calif.
Often blamed for the steep job losses in U.S. manufacturing is the rise of robotic automation in the manufacturing and packaging industry along with the rampant outsourcing of labor to cheaper workforces. But a real look at the facts and stats show that things just aren’t that cut and dry. (Infographic)
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Bill Brockman landed a post-retirement job at a child development center in Kansas.
Just how much the Great Recession reshaped what many baby boomers thought retirement would look like is becoming clearer: More than ever, they now expect to retire later or work when they’re “retired.”
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Futurist Thomas Frey: People are seriously worried. I’ve been in a number of conversations recently where people are very worried about our coming era of automation where fewer and fewer jobs will be left for people to do.
U.S. pushes for more laboratory scientists.
Michelle Amaral planned a traditional academic science career to become a brain scientist to help cure diseases. She planned on her PhD, university professorship and, eventually, her own lab. But three years after earning a doctorate in neuroscience, she gave up trying to find a permanent job in her field.
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Twitter and other tech start-ups are gravitating toward San Francisco.
Twitter will be moving into its new headquarters in downtown San Francisco this month. It will occupy three floors of an 11-story 1937 Art Deco building that has sat shuttered for five years. Outside, its blue bird logo will replace the former main tenant’s sign, whose analog clocks remain frozen at 9:18, 4:33 and other times past.
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86 million Americans were not counted in the labor force because they didn’t keep up a regular job search.
In the United States there are many more jobless people than you might think there are.
The unemployment rate is falling, but that doesn’t include the millions of nonworking adults who aren’t even looking for a job anymore. And hiring isn’t strong enough to keep up with population growth.
Retailers keep demanding higher productivity from existing workers while trimming staff to save costs.
In April, the unemployment rate fell to 8.1%. But according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics data, experts say the outlook would be far rosier if it weren’t for a handful of sectors dragging down job growth.
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Teens with jobs is a rarity in the U.S.
Two major accomplishments will be celebrated by Nick Gentry this month. He is graduating from high school and he has landed his first job after a very long job search. Collecting a paycheck makes Gentry, 18, a rarity in today’s working world.
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Ten years ago, offshoring manufacturing jobs to China looked like the perfect way to cut costs. But now companies that manufacture everything from computers to car parts are returning to the United States in growing numbers. The country needs to invest in more vocational and technical training programs so millions of jobless factory workers are equipped with the skills to benefit from this trend, say labor economists.
By delving into the futuring techniques of Futurist Thomas Frey, you’ll embark on an enlightening journey.
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