In this chapter, Brown discusses the trends in occupations
that have shown a decrease in openings due to technology and occupations that
have shown an increase over the past few years. It appears the new trend is in
the service industry. These jobs are expected to continue to increase up to
year 2018 (Brown, 2007). I thought it was very interesting to see that out of
the 20 projected jobs with he most openings only four jobs needed a degree of
some sort. This is interesting because there is so much stress to go to college
and further your education but the real job needs that are growing simply need
on the job training. I am curious to see if these results will impact the
enrollment of students into post-secondary education programs. If there are all
these jobs available to people without any type of schooling besides a high
school diploma it may be easy and more practical for people to exclude college
as an option and go straight to work especially the way the economy is today.
As a career counselor this information could be very useful when working with
clients. It can give them an idea of where the job needs are and the realistic
expectations of obtaining a job in a specific field they may be interested in.
As counselors I am curious to see what happens to the
available jobs in the future. With talk of states mandating counselors I think that
may happen which would definitely create job security and positions available
for new first time counselors. I think that this chapter also helped shed light
on some of the reasons why unemployment is at an all-time high. Even though the
amount of people who are unemployed is slowly declining, it’s easy to see how
jobs sent overseas to save money have greatly effected people here in America. I
am curious to see what will happen with jobs and our economy in the next 10-20
years. Will we be pushing students to further their education or will we send
them directly to work and receive basic on the job training. We have been given
his thought that by earning a degree you will make a higher income. But in the
world today we cannot say that is true all the way around. In some instance yes
you will have a higher income, but in many manufacturing jobs that require
little skill one still has the ability to make a decent living salary much like
the college graduate if not more.
Altogether, this course has been very enlightening in
regards to the career world. I never knew how many resources were out there to
help assist others in the career process. I am hopeful that I will be able to
use this knowledge and pass it along to the many people who are also unaware of
their options and resources available.
Brown, D. (2007).
Career information, career counseling, and career development (9h ed.).
New York: Pearson Education, Inc.
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