Career Workshop: The Future of the Job Market

"The Future of the Job Market"

Abstract:

Searching for your next career opportunity is obviously much different today than it was twenty years ago or even just two years ago; that’s a given. What most people don’t realize is that searching for a job is an ever evolving part of developing one’s career especially these days as the average tenure of workers is only 4.4 years according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. As we continue to move into the future we will more than likely see the average tenure drop to two years or less which means that workers will need to be prepared to promote themselves in the job market more often than they have in the past. As we continue to move toward the future there are several actions that the savvy working individual will need to consider including how to better position themselves for that next step in their career. Searching for a career opportunity can in itself be a full-time commitment and even if you are currently employed you must build a network that will help you find that next opportunity when the time comes that you join the ranks of those searching for work.

The job market constantly changes from an employer driven market to a candidate driven market and that fluctuation is in most situations driven by the economy and employment statistics such as the unemployment rate. Knowing the current job market conditions is imperative to a successful job search; different conditions require a different approach from candidates.

This presentation will give you an inside view as to how recruiters decide whether or not to choose a candidate for a position that they are trying to hire for. You’ll better understand how to position yourself as the best candidate among many competing candidates and you will learn how technology is being used to a greater extent when it comes to the hiring process.

Learning Objectives: 

• Learn how to stand out among the crowd of candidates in your field
• Hear an insider’s view of how corporate recruiters view you as a candidate
• Learn how the job market is keeping pace with ever changing technology
• Learn how to guide your career in preparation for the next step in your career path
• Gain new techniques that will help you decide if a career opportunity is right for you

About the Speaker:

Ed Kato, MBA, PMP, PHR

For twenty-nine years Ed Kato has been working in the field of Recruiting, Talent Acquisition, Human Resources and Project Management; he is President and Senior Talent Acquisition Consultant with Atlantic Talent Acquisition Consultants, Inc. (ATAC). Ed’s credentials include an MBA from NC State University, he is PMP certified and he is PHR (Professional in Human Resources) certified. Ed works with organizations that hire professional and technical level candidates across the United States and he consults with clients in regard to assisting them in developing a Talent Acquisition Strategy. Ed also recruits and identifies candidates for clients and he has experience recruiting on the corporate side as well as on the agency side. Ed approaches recruiting from the perspective of having two types of clients; the hiring client and the candidate client. Each type of client has to be satisfied with the other so that there is the foundation of a good work relationship commonly referred to the employee/employer relationship. Any organization’s most valuable asset is its people; finding, recruiting, hiring and retaining great people is what Ed and his company, ATAC, help their clients do on a daily basis.