In Brown's (2012) text, he describes how change in the labor market is inevitable which often leads to economic changes that can leave people out of work and change global economic conditions for the worst. Looking at the causes of long-term trends, technology seems to be a major factor of change in industries of agriculture. Despite its elimination of jobs, technology appears to have helped in big businesses such as John Deere due its manufacturing profits. Its easy to look at the negative economic change that technology has had in different industries, but it has lead to growth in others. Due to the increase in the demands of technological goods, there may be an increase in jobs in its production/manufacturing. Also, there may be more jobs that become available on the business/administration side of the company, outside of the labor jobs. As career counselors, setting up people to be more well rounded in their skills sets outside of having just specific trade/skill, will help individuals adjust to the change in labor market. By having clients monitor their jobs and anticipate changes that occur, individuals will be even more capable of surviving economic changes.
As career counselors, we can give access to clients about occupations that are declining because of advances in technology, off-shoring, or other factors, that could lead to more thought out decisions for career decisions. Familiarity with the current and future status of the labor market can be of great value to counselors who want to maximize the potential in clients success in the workforce.
I am really nervous about the workshop that my group and I are presenting which is geared toward student athletes and their career development. My group and I are looking to target a wide range of selected audiences such as high school student athletes, college athletes and parents/coaches. Informing student athletes about job trends will definitely be beneficial in deciding their major or field of study. If student athletes are informed of the occupational trends in a particular field, then they may be dissuaded or reluctant to choose a field of study due to the low availability job achievement. However, it is our job to also help students realize that choosing a field of study based on one's interest is important too.
Brown, D. (2012). Career information, career counseling, and career development (10th ed). New York : Pearson Education, Inc.
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