Since it’s an election year, the media gives us an update about the unemployment rate and new filings for every single month. And believe me, it’s not a coincidence. The media wants you thinking about America’s job outlook, because they know that this is a politically charged year. First of all, the unemployment rate is about five percent, which is extremely low. So, most of the people in this country who aren’t employed, choose not to be employed. I get a kick out of the headlines that factory workers are going to lose their jobs. I’m not laughing because people just lost their job, but because the media acts like this country’s job market is centered around blue-collar work. When in fact, The United States has been shifting towards information and decision making jobs rather than factory, assembly-line type work.
Why has the country been shifting towards knowledge based careers? Because that is the natural progression of an industrialized nation. The reason you’re starting to see corporations outsource their entry-level work is because Americans are becoming more educated and more savvy when it comes to their careers. The problem is that some workers have been left behind in the age of information. Those are the factory workers who are losing their jobs, because GM is outsourcing to Mexico and GE is now going overseas.
We live in an age of what you know, not what you can do. This is not to say that electricians, contractors, plumbers, and welders don’t have a place in the United States. We will always need skilled tradesmen in our society to make it run smoothly. But, the days of signing up to work at the local GM factory and work your way up the ladder are over. You need to start in the middle of the ladder, because the bottom of the ladder is leaving. And why should we be fighting to get the unskilled, low-paying jobs back? This is now turning into a controversial subject, because the Democratic party always includes getting blue-collar jobs back to America as part of their political platform. But, what’s the point of bringing low-paying, entry-level jobs back to America? Wouldn’t the better solution be to educate those who used to work at the entry-level positions? I think it’s insulting to insinuate that these people can’t be productive anywhere else in society. If you want to be successful in the 21st century United States, you must start focusing on what you know, how to make a decision, and how to critically think. If you can master a subject that you like and develop managerial and leadership skills, you will go very far in today’s job market.
So, don’t settle for making widgets. Let other countries do that who desperately desire more jobs to come to their country so they too can be a highly industrialized nation. Outsourcing is not a bad thing. It helps bring jobs to struggling economies and it gives us the opportunity to broaden our professional horizons. Develop a new career by focusing on information.
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