Beyond the PC: Paradigm Shifts for Job Seekers

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BEYOND THE PC Paradigm shifts for job seekers By Wayne Caswell Technical Marketing, Consumer Advocate, Futurist

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With a historical look at the past 30 years of personal computing, and a futurist’s look at the next 30, Wayne Caswell applied different perspectives in a talk that was thought provoking, controversial, and filled with outlandish predictions that will likely be proven way too conservative. This version was presented at several job clubs to give job seekers a perspective of technology paradigm shifts affecting them. It starts with info about future hot jobs. See also: Beyond the PC one-page handout

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BEYOND THE PCParadigm shifts for job seekers

By Wayne CaswellTechnical Marketing, Consumer Advocate, Futurist

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JOB SEARCH SEQUENCE

1. Financial Plan – How long can you go?

2. Self Assessment – Skills, Aptitude, Interests, Values,Personality

3. CAREER ASSESSMENT – Research Opportunities

4. Marketing Plan – Like a Business Plan for YOU

5. Action Plan – Get Education & Credibility

6. Prepare Tools – Business Card, Resume, CoverLetter, References, Recommendations, Linkedin, Facebook, Blog, Twitter, Website

7. Get Interviews – at Target Companies

8. Get Offers – Negotiation, Accept

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BEYOND THE PCA job that Fits Today and Tomorrow?

Shapes & Sizes

Colors & Patterns

Exposure & Angle

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Shapes & Sizes

Colors & Patterns

Exposure & Angle

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Shapes & Sizes

Colors & Patterns

Exposure & Angle

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• When will the jobs come back? Which occupations?

• Where will the jobs be? Which states? Which industries?

• What certificates and degrees will be required?

http://cew.georgetown.edu/jobs2018

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• Will the education system be able to keep up?

• How much will it cost to fund America’s education needs?

• Is that cost Justified?

http://cew.georgetown.edu/jobs2018

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Wage Premium by Education

WORTH $1,600,000

A $600,000MISTAKE

$84Kper yr

$44Kper yr

$30Kper yr

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Education as Gateway to Further Training and Greater Earning Potential

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MORE H IGHLIGHTS

• Middle Class Shrinking as the less

educated fall into poverty

• 63% of ALL jobs will Require some

college by 2018.

• SURPRIZE: 43% w/ License/Certification

earn more than those w/ Associate’s;

27% earn more than w/ Bachelor’s.

31% w/ Associate’s more than w/ Bachelor’s.

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MORE H IGHLIGHTS

• NO MENTION: Trade Schools &

Apprentice Programs

• NO MENTION: Entrepreneurism

• BIAS: Is the objective to develop

Workers for Corporations rather than

Entrepreneurs to compete with them?

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BEYOND THE PCParadigm shifts for job seekers

By Wayne CaswellTechnical Marketing, Consumer Advocate, Futurist

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Exponential Growth

T E C H E V O LU T I O N• Memory• Processor• Network• Storage

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Exponential GrowthACGR

1981

PC

2008

PC2018* 2038*

Memory 50.5% 64 KB 4 GB 239 GB 900 TB

IBM PC 5150 DELL XPS 720 H2C

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IBM PC 5150 DELL XPS 720 H2C

Exponential GrowthACGR

1981

PC

2008

PC2018* 2038*

Memory 50.5% 64 KB 4 GB 239 GB 900 TB

CPU 57.1% 0.3 MIPS

59K

MIPS

(GIPS)

1.3M

MIPS

(TIPS)

45 B

MIPS

(PIPS)

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IBM PC 5150 DELL XPS 720 H2C

Exponential GrowthACGR

1981

PC

2008

PC2018* 2038*

Memory 50.5% 64 KB 4 GB 239 GB 900 TB

CPU 57.1% 0.3 MIPS

59K

MIPS

(GIPS)

1.3M

MIPS

(TIPS)

45 B

MIPS

(PIPS)

Network 53.2% 300 bps 30 Mbps 2.1 Gbps10

Terabits

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Exponential GrowthACGR

1981

PC

2008

PC2018* 2038*

Memory 50.5% 64 KB 4 GB 239 GB 900 TB

CPU 57.1% 0.3 MIPS

59K

MIPS

(GIPS)

1.3M

MIPS

(TIPS)

45 B

MIPS

(PIPS)

Network 53.2% 300 bps 30 Mbps 2.1 Gbps10

Terabits

Storage 78.5% 160 KB 1 TB 329TB30

Exabytes

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Other Factors Affecting Growth

Politics & Consumer Adoption Curve

Mobile Computing and the “Cloud”

Network of Things ( hundreds / person )

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http://www-bsac.eecs.berkeley.edu/archive/users/warneke-brett/SmartDust/

Computing +

Communication

+ Energy

Network of THINGS

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IBM System/370 Model 158 • 32-bit processor• 1 MIPS• 1 MB of memory

My Toothbrush• 8-bit Zilog Z8 microprocessor• 10 MIPS• 16 KB of Flash memory

mainframe versus

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Control Chip +

Gyroscope +

Sensors +

Batteries +

RF Transmitter

http://www.olympus.co.jp/en/news/2004b/nr041130capsle.cfm

University of Glasgow’s Lab-in-a-Pill

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5th Generation Computing

SOCIO

INFO

NANO

BIO

Behaviors Atoms

Bits Genes & Neurons

Converged Disciplines

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Radio antenna

Batteries

Microprocessor

Video Camera

Electrodes in brain

“Robi” the Robo-Rat