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Summary Sunday: Career Trends and Job Search Strategies

April 9, 2017 by Hannah Morgan

Career Trends and Job Search Strategies

So much is changing with careers and job search today! This week’s collection should help bring you up to speed on some of the important trends and strategies you’ll need to manage your career. 

This week, I’m sharing more articles than I normally would. That’s because some need to be read together. Get tips on how to ask for a raise, conduct a stealth job search and learn about skills you may want to begin acquiring to stay in-demand. You’ll find all this and more!

CAREER TRENDS

These two articles go hand-in-hand. Please, learn about “new collar” jobs and the demand for digital science and analytics skills!

We need to fill ‘new collar’ jobs that employers demand: IBM’s Rometty

by Ginni Rometty, CEO, IBM, Special for USA TODAY

Rommetty says:

As industries from manufacturing to agriculture are reshaped by data science and cloud computing, jobs are being created that demand new skills – which in turn requires new approaches to education, training and recruiting.

 

Investing in America’s Data Science and Analytics Talent: A call for Action

by PwC and Business-Higher Ed Forum

This joint report by PwC and Business-Higher Ed Forum outlines 8 ways training and recruiting for new jobs need to morph.  The report says:

The current shortage of skills in the national job pool demonstrates that business-as-usual strategies won’t satisfy the growing need. If we are to unlock the promise and potential of data and all the technologies that depend on it, employers and educators will have to transform.

The report shows the various types of analytics jobs and what they are called and salary information.

analytics jobs PwC 2017

Image credit: Investing In America’s DSA talent 2017

Big Data Is a Big Deal for Career Opportunities

Here’s the article I wrote for US News & World Report this week on the topic.

FREELANCING

Get a Side Hustle, You’ll Need One

by Jeff Shuey | Personal Branding Blog

I’ve been saying this for years! Never put all your income sources in one basket! Here’s what Jeff says:

In this day and age there is no such thing as a permanent job. There is no such thing as a forever job. There is no such thing as employee or employer loyalty.

 

How to Get Started as a Freelancer

by Adrianne Bibby | FlexJobs

Freelancing makes a wonderful side-hustle, so here’s how to get started.

 

UNDERCOVER JOB SEARCH

Networking in a Stealth Job Search

by Liz Ryan | Job-Hunt.org

Here are tips on how to reach out to your network and target potential employers while keeping your job search confidential! Don’t miss the other related articles referenced within this post!

 

NETWORKING

How Introverts Can Network Powerfully: 5 Key Ways To Rock At Networking When You Hate It

by Kathy Caprino | Forbes

Kathy interviews Dorie Clark about how introverts can network! See, there’s hope for us introverts after all!

 

ASKING FOR A RAISE

The Big Question: Should You Ask for a Pay Raise [Infographic]

Infographic by PayScale on YouTern

ask for a raise PayScale

Infographic by PayScale

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Hannah Morgan
Hannah Morgan is a nationally recognized author and speaker on job search strategies.  She founded CareerSherpa.net to combine her career expertise with her love of writing, speaking and social media. Her mission is to educate professionals on how to maneuver through today’s job search process.  Hannah is a regular contributor to US News & World Report. She has been quoted by media outlets, including Forbes, USA Today, Money Magazine, Huffington Post, Aol Jobs, LifeHacker, The Muse, Business Insider, SmartBrief, Payscale as well as many other publications. She is also author of The Infographic Resume and co-author of Social Networking for Business Success.

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