Health care and high tech. High tech and health care. If you or someone you know is looking for a job, that's probably all you hear about. There are thousands of job openings at Google, Microsoft, Groupon and your local health care services facility, but what about those of us who are not specially trained in these very exacting fields? Isn't there anything out there for us?
Yes there is, and it's not in the first fields you'd think to look, according to CareerBuilder Senior Director of Talent Intelligence and Consulting Dr. Sanja Licina. She spoke with AOL Jobs on This Week in Careers, in her capacity as a founding member of the Career Advisory Board, presented by DeVry University. This doctor has done hundreds of hours of research and interviews, and she knows what she's talking about.
"With technology advancing so quickly and the retirement of a lot of baby boomers, you can see how health care and IT have the potential to stay in demand," Licina says. But she also notes that there are an ever increasing number of jobs for ... drum roll please ..."revenue-generating positions such as sales and marketing."
Job skills that are never outdated
Sales and marketing is a field that requires classic skills that are not quickly outdated, observes Licina. While everything changes on a daily, if not hourly, basis in the tech world, Licina says that if you had marketing and sales skills prior to the recession you'll have them after the recession -- not that much has changed. "So it's easier to get back into those types of jobs," she says. You don't suddenly become obsolete.
Licina says that 1.3 million jobs were added in the United States 2010. On Careerbuilder.com there's been a 50 percent increase in jobs, year over year. "I'm not saying we're completely out of the woods yet, but I would say that's encouraging," she affirms.
According to recent research done by the Career Advisory Board, the workplace is changing in some very positive ways, and believe it or not, it seems we have Millenials to thank for that. Licina says that this younger generation is constantly "striving for balance. Quality of life more important than it ever has been before. They are not as willing to sacrifice their entire lives for their careers," and employers are realizing that. They're beginning to see that the work force is not entirely motivated by money. Millenials want jobs that also offer them a decent quality of life.
To read the full article from AOL Jobs and watch Lisa Johnson Mandell's video interview with Career Advisory Board member, Dr. Sanja Licina, please clickhere.
