Beat the Blues in Your Work
...lues? Understanding the following will help you face your career in the future: 1. Technology :Keeping up with technology is the biggest challenge that the old man face today. In comparison, the youngsters entering the job market today are abreast with the latest trends and developments, making you redundant. Most industries too are driven by technology with software being the key word. Either you know or it you don't. The best way to prevent obsolescence is to update your knowledge by reading books on the subject, attending courses and workshops in new and emerging technologies. 2. Outdated skills:You are at crossroads in the job market as the skills that you possess have become outdated. Companies may no longer require what you learned in your engineering college some two decades back. Besides, major growth is happening in newer industries. In most traditional areas like manufacturing and marketing jobs are shrinking. So what do you do? Either you change your job or brush up your skills. But remember that the job market today is quite saturated and finding a new job at this age is not going to be easy. Again the trick lies in updating your skills through training. Many companies also encourage the idea of a sabbatical which is perfect for taking a break and enhancing your knowledge base. 3. Work culture:It is a two-way squeeze for those old man. Their existing employers don't find them attractive while the prospective o...