Read the following article from the Irish Times’ Student Hub about how changes in the world of work affect the education choices of young people. Answer the accompanying questions.
FOLLOW YOUR HEART, NOT JUST
CAREER PROSPECTS By Peter McGuire
Deirdre Parker, senior careers adviser at University College Cork, says: ‘Two mega-trends will continue to transform what we do at work and how we do it. These are globalisation and technology. Technology will increasingly pervade all sectors and will lead to the continued emergence of new, hybrid occupations that didn’t exist 30 years ago…’
1. In what ways have globalisation and technology changed the workplace?
Dave Kilmartin, head of the career development centre at the Dublin Institute of Technology, says career motivation is a big factor in [college] course choice… Sectors including tourism, hospitality, construction and property come in and out of favour, depending on the economic climate of the time.
‘Follow your heart, or follow the jobs?’ he asks. ‘Actually, these career motivations are not mutually exclusive. Society and the economy benefit when individuals are in careers that are personally meaningful and satisfying…’
2. How do you think people working in jobs they find satisfying benefits society?
