Today’s question is from @MsAlexander: What are the most in demand career fields to be in right now and what does it take to beat out competition?
My answer:
Right off the top of my head, I can come up with two careers, but both require many years of education and are not immediate fixes. No one can become a Registered Nurse or a Cisco Engineer with a CCIE on a moment’s notice. If you are asking for someone just beginning or returning to school, nursing or the information technology field is still strong. To stand out, getting the most recognized certifications in the IT field after your degree is a good start.
Instead, someone asking this question should be taught how to utilize the internet to find jobs that interest them and that they can do right now. Do you want a career that won’t be in jeopardy in a few years? How about doing a search for jobs that are outsourced?
Do you want to work in a certain city? Going to the job aggregator sites, like www.simplyhired.com or www.indeed.com will let you search for location and/or careers. What you can tell from these sites are what companies are still hiring and for what positions. Utilize the news search feature on the search engines, too.
I would love to hear other answers to this question.
Tags: Career advice, Job Hunting tips
Outplacement agencies are also doing well right now, they provide the career search services to downsizing companies that utilize them for displaced workers.
Sales Sales Sales - every company still needs sales professionals!
Social Media - from evangelists, branding, marketing, it seems all the buzz. I found quite a few job postings on the TechCrunch and Fast Company job boards all related to Social Media in some shape or form.
Those are great tips, Heather.