Business 101-301

Work, Jobs, and CareersProfessor Bill White

The Future: Good and Bad News

The Good: “You’ll Probably Live To Be 100 years

old.”

The Bad: “You’ll Probably Live To Be 100 years

old.”

The Evidence

A French women recently died at 122. An African-American women at 119.There are hundreds (maybe 1,000) Americans 110 and older.There are 50,000 U.S. centenarians.Forecasts: By 2010: 300,000 centenarians. By 2050: 1.5 million centenarians.

1 in 60 = 95+; 1 in 12 = 80+.

1 in 2.5 = 65+ (That’s you!)

Why Are We Living Longer?

New perceptions about agingHealthier lifestylesMedical advances: cancer, arthritis, coronary, diabetes, Alzheimer, etc.Treatment and prevention breakthroughs: genetic re-engineering, bio-technology, holistic medicine, mind and body

Career Decisions

Some Important QuestionsWhat are your parents’ opinions/feelings about work?What are your friends’ opinions/feelings about work?What are your opinions/feelings about work?

About Work

What are your work plans before and after graduation regarding: Career(s)? Job(s)? College major? Minor? Certificate? Internships Volunteer and community service

“Don’t Work Hard. Work Smart.”

Working Smart means:Producing extraordinary results with less effort.Working to learn.Following your natural inclinations.

Working Smart Extraordinary Results With Less Effort

If you define results in terms of…Money:

Money is an idea. You make money “inside out,” not “outside in.”

What is your money-making system? Is it a good one?

Happiness:In the long run, it is better and easier to give than to receive.

Working Smart Working to Learn.

Work to learn, not to make money.Begin your career while you’re in

school. “If you can’t see it, you can't be it.”—

Jesse Jackson

Working Smart Following Your Natural Inclinations

“The Best Career Is One You Would Gladly Do For Free,

But You Just Happen To Make A Lot Of Money Doing It.”

Follow Your Passion

“Work Is Not Just Something We Do. It’s Something That Does Us.”

“Success Comes From Playing Hard,

Not Working Hard.”

Playful Work

Playful Work engages us in 4 ways:Physically = ActionsMentally = Thoughts/IntellectEmotionally = Feelings/ImaginationSpiritually = Special Purpose

“The $1,000,000 QuestionsFor Your Dream Career”

“If Money Was Not An Issue, And You Knew You Could Not Fail,

What Would You Do?”

“What would you do if you weren’t afraid?

“What Type Of Person Must I Become To Be Worthy Of That Dream.”

Decide On A Industry Career, If You Don’t Know Your Job CareerFood

FashionAutomotiveEntertainment And SportsEducationInternational Business and RelationsTechnologyBanking and FinanceAdvertising And PromotionRetailingReal Estate and ConstructionCommunity Service and Religion

The New Work World

“Downsize.” “Rightsize.” “Restructuring.”“Acquisitions.”

“Flattening.” “Mergers.” “Offshore.“ “Outsourcing.” “New

Technologies.” “Core Competence.”

Translation: “Fewer full-time, permanent jobs.

Less job security. Much more self-employment.”

Your New Work = “ME, Inc.”Mind Your Own Business1. You’re a independent

contractor/freelancer2. Running a personal/family business3. Selling a variety of products /services on

a temporary, part-time, project-by-project, apprenticeship, internship, strategic alliance, job-sharing, contingency, consulting, performance, barter, etc. basis

4. To a variety individuals, businesses, non-profits, governments, and competitors

5. At a profit.

My Work = “8 Rotating Idea Jobs”

TeachingWritingActingInvesting in Small BusinessesCorporate Consulting (Slave in wife’s business)

Property ManagementPublic ServiceGrandparenting

The Evolution Of Work

Physically-Driven LaborAgricultural AgeIndustrial Age

Education-Driven LaborInformation Age

Idea-Driven Labor Intellectual Capital Age

Man versus Animal

“We are different from animals in that we produce ideas, not just physical objects like beehives, nests, and cars. We are incurable experimenters and problem-solvers. The more we have of these traits, the less animal-like we are.”

-- Richard Florida

Idea-Driven Labor Force

Awareness

Information

Knowledge

Creativity

WisdomIntellectualCapital

Problem-Solving

Class Structure of WorkAgricultural Class

Farmers

Production Class Production operations, transportation and materials moving,

repair and maintenance, and construction

Service Class Lower wage, lower autonomy service jobs like food

preparation, health care, personal care, clerical work,security guards, and janitors

Creative Class Thought leaders who invent and broker new ideas, processes,

products. Scientists and engineers, poets and novelists, tink tank researchers, architects, non-fiction writers, designers, and entertainers.

Class EvolutionPercent of Labor Force

Agricultural Class 37% 12% 1%

Production Class 37 41 26

Service Class 16 31 43

Creative Class 10 16 30

100% 100% 100%

1900 1950 1999

Source: “The Rise of the Creative Class,” Richard Florida

The “Working Smart” Life

Having Fun While Constantly Learning and Producing Extraordinary ResultsFollowing Your Natural Inclinations/PassionsMinding Your Own BusinessWorking in the Creative Class Invent Ideas. Solve Problems. Add Value. Becoming An Expert In Your Field(s)

Working And Living On Your Own Terms

Career Websites

Monster.comLATimes.comYahoo.comwww.calstatela.edu/univ/cdc/

Thank You