340: What Jobs Will Exist in the New Economy? | Feedback Friday
Apr 17, 2020
With the job market evolving post-pandemic, there's a growing demand for digital skills and trades like plumbing. The hosts discuss how to navigate remote work and build connections with new teams. They also weigh the dilemma of job satisfaction versus financial stability, emphasizing the importance of adaptability. For financial tips, they explore credit card management strategies in uncertain times, while also sharing a heartwarming initiative to support local restaurants. Tune in for a mix of career advice and feel-good stories!
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Automation's Impact
Companies are increasingly automating tasks, which may displace human workers.
Focus on controlling or maintaining automation systems rather than competing with them.
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Future-Proof Your Skills
Consider learning skills related to automation or online communication systems.
These fields are becoming increasingly important in the changing job market.
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Consider the Trades
Consider trade schools as a viable alternative to college, especially if your career path is uncertain.
Trades offer practical skills, apprenticeships, and good income potential.
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With big changes afoot thanks to technological advances and the need to adapt in a COVID-19 world, what skills should you consider picking up, and what jobs will exist in the new economy that you can prepare to fill? This and more here on Feedback Friday!
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As the world rapidly changes around us, what skills should you consider leveling up, and what jobs will exist in the new economy?
How do you network and get to know the team at a new company while remote?
Should you still pay off the full balance of your credit card to avoid finance charges, or should you hold on to the cash until the pandemic's over?
You love every aspect of your current job, but the perks are low and so is the pay. You know you could get full benefits and make three times more as a plumber. Is the choice as easy to make as it sounds?
Life Pro Tip: Worried that your favorite restaurant will be hurt by the slow business due to the coronavirus? Buy a gift card from them now and use it later. It’s like a loan, and there are usually pretty decent savings included to sweeten the deal.
A quick shout out to Angela Hodges for using advice she's learned from the show to create a Facebook group page where they're sewing facemasks for healthcare workers in NJ!
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