Unit 1 - Trends And Demands In The Job Market Flashcards
1
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Trend
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A general direction of trade
2
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Demand
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A strong need for something
3
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Job market
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Work and career opportunities
4
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Globalization
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Throughout the world; a connected world
5
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Scarecrow skills
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Vary few skills available ; much needed skills
6
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Job market tells you about
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- place where work opportunities are
- career fields and industry sectors
- education . Training. Experience
- job , occupation or career description
7
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driver of change
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an agent of change; it is something that is the force or reason behind the change
8
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Drivers of change include the need to
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- Save money
- Save time and work faster
- Make things easier to use also improvising standards
- reduce harm to the environment
9
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IT
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Information technology
- making globalization easier and faster
10
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Advantages of globalization
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- can do business world wide
- communication is immediate
- ideas, information and products can easily be moved between countries
11
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Trends include
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- going smaller / downsizing
- diverse workforce
- dynamic / changing market
- outsourcing
- increased use of Internet and information technology (IT)
12
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Changing career patterns
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one career for life
- number of careers
Stay in same job and sector
- move between different jobs and sectors
Only few choices for careers
- many career choices
Most people stay in areas
- people go across the world
