The Career Thought Leaders Consortium has published findings from the 2013 Global Career Brainstorming Day. What is "Brain Day"? It is event where career professionals meet to brainstorm trends and best practices in the now, the new, and the next in careers. Events are held in the US, Canada, UK, Australia, and Russia.
This Career Brainfood is the second in a series in which we will share highlights from the Brainstorming Day Whitepaper. Here are this edition's insights:
1. Employers still prefer to hire people who are employed. They would prefer to hire someone who can do about 90% of the intended job; they consider ideal those candidates who can do 70%–80% of the job.
2. Cultural intelligence will be a critical skill for successfully navigating the emerging world of work. There will soon be five generations in the workplace, requiring new skills for organization leaders and all employees.
3. Encore careers, legacy careers, and re-careering internships will be used to capture wisdom and intellectual/historical knowledge of experienced and older workers.
4. Jobs move as companies merge and follow the global flow. Employees must be more nimble in working globally (e.g., teleworking or collaborating with matrix teams across multiple time zones).
5. Business trips to foreign countries, transfers, and education abroad are on the rise. Many actively seek international employment opportunities for different purposes: personal interests, professional development, or political issues.
