Parents need to know:

• The job market is changing daily
• The influence of computers can be found in virtually every aspect of our lives
• US companies now operate in an international economy
• International markets create greater competition at home and abroad
• Companies are streamlining for greater profitability
• Rapidly developing technology has changed the tools of doing business
• Jobs of the future will require greater levels of skill and knowledge

How does this affect what jobs are available?

• About 50% of all jobs will require two years postsecondary technical training and/or four years higher education
• Many of the jobs that are in existence now did not exist ten or even five years ago
• Most people will change careers an average of 5-7 times before they retire
• Skills needed to get and keep a job are continually changing!   All workers need to be dedicated to lifelong learning
• Some jobs have been eliminated, others invented and other given new responsibilities

Three steps to career planning:

Encourage your son/daughter to visit UMC's Career Services to:

1. Get to know themselves through self-assesment
1. Have them take a skills and interest inventory
2. Have them take a personality inventory
2. Explore and research careers and occupations through:
1. Course Work
2. Campus Organizations
3. Volunteer Work
4. Discover
3. Find out what it takes to be placed in a job
1. Service Learning Projects
2. Internship

UMC's Career Services can help with each of these steps.

 

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