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TOUGHEST JOBS TO FILL – ONE TRUTH IN COMMON It is just as important to know what jobs are the hardest to fill as it is to know where your experience suggests as your next best step. Manpower surveyed 42,500 employers in 32 countries and territories a few months ago and the following is their list of “toughest to fill” jobs. In order of priority, they are:
You can readily see the need for technical competencies in most of these jobs and you can see why age might be a factor in the physically demanding positions listed. But, can you look beyond a mere list and see the need for technical competency in the United States as a driving force of our economy? If you can, can you make the leap to seeing the need for technical competency regardless of the job? Take the extra step – even if it’s a step back – and improve your technical competency in one of these fields or in your own. Technical savvy is, increasingly, the differentiator between working and not working in almost any capacity THAN YOUNGER WORKERS The lights may be on but the wattage is weak. California State University compared the grades of students 25 and under with those 49 and older. There were no significant differences in their grades. The significant difference was that older people dropped out at a much lower rate. A recent Seattle Longitudinal Study confirmed other studies’ findings that “peak performance occurs in the 50’s for inductive reasoning and spatial orientation. The 60’s are the peak age for verbal ability and verbal memory.” Physical exercise relates to aging brain function just as to your body’s ability to age well. Healthy people who continue to “learn” continue to do well cognitively, long beyond previously believed. The transfer of knowledge between generations requires a combination of gifts: innovation, creativity and the ability to leverage knowledge gained ONLY through experience. When an experienced worker leaves, it’s like buying a new computer without data. Yes, you can install new data; but you lose saved intelligence. TIPS FOR JOB SEEKERS
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