20 Oct JOBS – WHAT’S HOT, WHAT’S NOT; YES, SHOWING FACE STILL MATTERS.
Welcome to this week’s business and media intelligence update.
JOBS – WHAT’S HOT, WHAT’S NOT …
The Australian Bureau of Statistics’ latest snapshot of Australia’s workforce released this week not only confirmed the rise in remote working, but also included some interesting revelations about which jobs are hot – and which are not.
Based on Census data collected in August 2021, the snapshot revealed that healthcare and technology have emerged as the biggest jobs growth sectors since 2016.
Not so popular? The number of typists (who were one of the largest cohorts of Aussie workers in the early 1990s), and farmers have shrunk dramatically.
And it appears the pandemic lockdowns of the past two years not only led to more than one in five of us working from home, but also drove a 70 per cent jump in the number of people working as delivery drivers and a trebling of jobs in the spirit manufacturing industry. Cheers!
YES, SHOWING FACE STILL MATTERS
The pandemic may have triggered increased flexibility and hybrid schedules, but experts have told The Wall Street Journal there’s still a case to be made for showing up at the office.
Those employees who turn up in person are more likely to land high-profile assignments, and more likely to get promotions – simply because they are front of mind.
But there’s no need to chain yourself to the desk. Try showing up more often when the boss is handing out assignments, being helpful and coming to managers with targeted updates. And try turning up to the office on quieter workdays to spend quality time with colleagues.
GAME ON
Ever wondered what it would be like to switch your desk job to say, become a brewer, or run a farm or drive a bus? Well thanks to an online jobs simulator you can!
The popularity of virtual reality simulation video games that allow you to do a job you’d probably never do in real life is surging, offering players a new form of online escapism.
But not everyone is after escapism from “job sim” games. It turns out that train drivers, pilots, builders, and flight controllers are using the games to brush up on their skills, share knowledge about their jobs with fellow gamers, and even remind themselves why they love their job.
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