LUCK IS

 

Trends Part 1

… what happens when preparation

meets opportunity! *

*Seneca (Roman philosopher, mid-1st century AD)

WHERE DO YOU FIND

OPPORTUNITIES?

Look for trends!

Trend: general direction in which something is developing or changingThink about what it USED to look like, what it looks like NOW, and what it MIGHT look like …

THE PAST THE PRESENT THE FUTURE

OCCUPATION EXAMPLES OCCUPATION EXAMPLES OCCUPATION EXAMPLES

FASHION EXAMPLES FASHION EXAMPLES FASHION EXAMPLES

COMMUNICATION METHODS COMMUNICATION METHODS COMMUNICATION METHODS

TRANSPORTATION MODES TRANSPORTATION MODES TRANSPORTATION MODES

ENTERTAINMENT EXAMPLES ENTERTAINMENT EXAMPLES

ENTERTAINMENT EXAMPLES

Trends Part 2

BABY BOOMERS

• 1947-1966

• 1/3 of the Canadian population

• 10,000,000 people

• By 2007 first baby boomers will be 60 years old

BABY BUST 

• 1967-1979

• 5,500,000

• Smaller group

• Less competition than baby boomers

GENERATION Y OR (MILLENIALS)

• 1980 to 1995

• 80 million strong worldwide

• Centred around social media

• Thrives in team-based environments 

• Global perspective

• High tolerance and acceptance of ideas

GEN Y ON THE JOB• Very tech savvy

• More concerned with work-life balance than they are with job security

• Creative, hard workers with innovative ideas 

• Not workaholics

GENERATION Z

• Born after 1995

• The first post 9/11 generation (in which the world faces less economic instability, depleting resources and globally connected via social media)

• 2 billion worldwide

• Generation Z known as “screenagers”- the first tribe of ‘digital natives’

 

Malala

GENERATION ‘Z’ AT WORK…..

• Educated, industrious, collaborative and eager to build a better planet

• Innovative 

• Able to filter through a lot of information in a short amount of time

• Ultra connected and involved in the fast-paced technological movement

15 year old Jack Andraka created a pancreas cancer test

16 YEAR OLD INVENTOR  ANN MAKOSINSKI FROM B.C

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hPCLNui0B3I

ECONOMIC TRENDS

• Trends related to economics

• Canadian dollar falling and rising

• On-line banking 

• Economy affects the workplace: boomers retiring, unemployment rates, contract positions, several part-time jobs

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

• Technological advances are radically changing how we live and work

• Internet

• Cell phones

• Social media

• IPads

• Robotics

• Virtual Room Conferencing at work

SOCIAL TRENDS

• Trends that affect society

• Environmental awareness

• Aging population

• Emphasis on healthy living

• Social Media

DEMOGRAPHIC TREND

• Demography is the study of human populations

• These trends can help us predict things about our social and economic lives

GLOBALIZATION• An economic trend towards international trade and competition

• We can tap into markets abroad

• The world is a global village

• Canadian companies go elsewhere for cheap goods

WHAT’S HOT

• Mathematicians/computer programmers

• Transportation officers and controllers

• Doctors dentists vets

• Pharmacists/dieticians/nutritionists

• Medical technologists/technicians

• Dentists/dental hygienists

• Lawyers

• Police officers/firefighters

• Information Technology Specialists

WHAT’S HOT

WHAT’S NOT

• Agriculture

• Creative and performing artists

• Fishers

• Laborers

• Machine operators (food, beverage, tobacco)

• Office equipment operators

• Sheet metal workers

• Train crew operators