Comments on: Deeply Alarming News from Wharton http://mikelally.net/blog/deeply-alarming-news-from-wharton/ Sat, 12 May 2012 17:23:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Career Sherpa http://mikelally.net/blog/deeply-alarming-news-from-wharton/comment-page-1/#comment-88 Career Sherpa Tue, 28 Jul 2009 10:00:52 +0000 http://mikelally.net/blog/?p=232#comment-88 Mike: All valid and good. We're not out of the woods yet. We have to admit to ourselves that we're not going to see "normal" again. Re-invent, be resilient, and downsize your personal expenditures. When companies do begin to hire again, yes, they will, but in smaller numbers, they'll most likely be hire those that are a good value for the money. Either expertise in one specific area or in several areas. That's depth of knowledge and enthusiasm for the topic. Hold on tight, this is going to be a bumpy ride. Mike: All valid and good. We’re not out of the woods yet. We have to admit to ourselves that we’re not going to see “normal” again. Re-invent, be resilient, and downsize your personal expenditures.
When companies do begin to hire again, yes, they will, but in smaller numbers, they’ll most likely be hire those that are a good value for the money. Either expertise in one specific area or in several areas. That’s depth of knowledge and enthusiasm for the topic.

Hold on tight, this is going to be a bumpy ride.

]]> By: Allison Moreland http://mikelally.net/blog/deeply-alarming-news-from-wharton/comment-page-1/#comment-87 Allison Moreland Sat, 18 Jul 2009 16:12:07 +0000 http://mikelally.net/blog/?p=232#comment-87 Mike, Great post. Your observation that we need to continually update our skills is so important. There's a woman I know who learned her craft 30 years ago and has not kept up with current technology. She can't use the new tools of the trade and is barely interested in the collaborative Web (aka social media, Web 2.0). As a result, she's been out of work for 8 months and doors are shutting because she can't do what is required for the job. It's not age, but rather skill that is important and we need to be able to demonstrate our SKILLS. Allison Mike,

Great post. Your observation that we need to continually update our skills is so important. There’s a woman I know who learned her craft 30 years ago and has not kept up with current technology. She can’t use the new tools of the trade and is barely interested in the collaborative Web (aka social media, Web 2.0). As a result, she’s been out of work for 8 months and doors are shutting because she can’t do what is required for the job. It’s not age, but rather skill that is important and we need to be able to demonstrate our SKILLS.

Allison

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