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Christopher BishopSenior Communications SpecialistIBM Global Financing
Union College – ECE SeminarFebruary 14, 2013
How to be successful inthe 21st century career paradigm
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Agenda
• Why me?
• Socio-cultural perspective
• Secret sauce
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Five historical cycles …
InventionInnovation
The Industrial Revolution
Age of Steam and Railways
Age of Steel, ElectricityHeavy Engineering
Age of Oil, Automobilesand Mass Production
Age of Information and Telecommunications
Frenzy SynergyDeployment
MaturityPanic1797
Depression1893
Crash1929
Dot.comCollapse
2000
• Formation of Mfg. industry• Repeal of Corn Laws opening
trade
• Joint stock companies • Industry exploits economies
of scale
Current period ofAdoption
• Separation of savings, investment banks
• FDIC, SEC
• Build-out of Interstate highways
• IMF, World Bank, BIS
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Source: “Technological Revolutions and Financial Capital”, Carlota Perez, 2002
Panic1847
1771
1829
1875
1908
1971
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1920
1974
1829
Crash
Technology is making geography …history
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Increasing technology advancements foster decentralization
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Increasing decentralization makes motivation, creativity and flexibility more important than ever
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Workers are not being rewarded for carrying out orders efficiently, but for figuring out what needs
to be done…doing it…and then doing it again
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•Creative problem-solving
•Comfortable with ambiguity
•Passionate
•Self-directed
•Resilient
•Work across disciplines
•Global perspective
To be successful…
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Estimates are 85% of the jobs you will be doing haven’t been invented yet
You'll be using technologies that don't exist to solve problems we don't yet know are problems
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U.S. Department of Labor predicts that today’s learners will have 10-14 jobs…by age 38!
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•Biomedical engineer
•Mobile and cloud software engineers
•Sustainable energy designer
•3D printer designer
•iPad app developer
Many of today's top in-demand jobs did not exist in 2005!
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Changes driven by technology…
will create new careers in every discipline!
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Medicine…
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Transportation…
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Education…
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Entertainment…
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Government…
Energy…
Finance…
3D-Printing a Future Moon Base
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Secret Sauce 1) Antenna
• what you want to do• what is happening in the world
2) Brand - defining and assessing your own brand 3) Network - finding people with similar interests
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1) Antenna
• Monitor the world• Focus on your own
skills, needs• Map the two against
each other• Trust your instincts• Chase the maelstrom• Follow your bliss
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1) AntennaExternal
•Elite newspapers• WSJ, NY Times, Financial Times
•MIT Tech Review•BBC World Service•Futurist authors•Wired•Huff Post
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Internal•Self assessment – likes, dislikes, talents, challenges•Trending – how has this changed•Speak to friends, professors
2) Brand•Essence of who you are•What makes you unique•Everything you say & do•Establishes your expertise
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2) Brand
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• Think about what your personal brand is
• Write down your 5 most valuable characteristics-
advertisement for yourself
• How would you market yourself - what makes you
unique?
• Remember that your brand is represented by
everything you do
•It’s not what you know, it’s who you know•Lifelong job•Strangers with expertise•Share your perspective•Use the tools!
3) Network
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3) Network
• First dissect your network: who do you know based on what?
• Find people who can help you but can also connect you with
others “Getting the job is the job”
• Look on the Web, ask your friends, teachers, parents,
relatives, anyone!
• Send intro emails, make calls, ask someone to introduce you
• Use the tools: Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Google+, YouTube
• Find groups discussing topics you like and join in
• Try to add at least 2-3 people a week to your network30
What’s next?
• Go forth• Have fun• Change the world• Keep me posted
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THANKS!
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