Trend
- Qualifications and training are becoming more and more important
- Fewer young people enter jobs straight from school
- Employers usually look for people who are keen, learn quickly and
can adapt to new ideas
- Most jobs in all types of industry now involve using computers
- Fewer jobs are available in manufacturing and more in service industries
- More and more people now work part-time or in temporary jobs
- More opportunities are with small and medium sized businesses than
with large companies - particularly in Sheffield
- More and more people change jobs several times during their lives
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What This Means To You
- Be prepared to keep learning: at college, in a sixth form or at work
- Check out the opportunities for training; spend your time usefully
- Be enthusiastic and get some good Key Skills, like communication,
application of number and information technology – these are useful
in a lot of jobs
- Work on developing your computer and IT skills now
- Read local newspapers to find out about changes in the job market.
Refer to leaflets in your School Connexions Centre on trends in employment
- You need to be flexible, consider taking a part-time job or jobs when
you first start work. This shows you are keen. Plus you are gaining
experience all the time
- Smaller companies need more people who are multi-skilled, flexible
and responsive to change. Never be put off just because you haven’t
heard of the company, prospects can sometimes be better with new companies
- Be flexible, keep learning new skills. Be prepared to accept new
challenges, review your training needs
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