Learn or Leave the Market. Career and Business Development Manual

We will analyse the modern labour market and talk about the highest-paying professions today. Additionally, in this lesson, we'll consider the top skills that an employee of the future should possess and reveal the secrets of how to become one.

In Lesson 2, we will learn how to invest both time and money into our professional development to remain in demand in the labour market. So, let's find out what prospects await certain professions. You'll be able to identify your niche in the market of occupations of the future or find something in the related areas. Furthermore, we'll explain why it's essential for professionals to try 'professional diversity' and how to stop resisting it.

We live in the information age where globalisation, the internet, and innovative technology have turned the labour market upside down, and we will show you how. It will become apparent to you why the education system is outdated, and where to now seek new knowledge while contemporaneously acquiring the most necessary skills. In practice, we will draw up a list of 10-15 skills according to the priority of importance and start building your self-education system. A comprehensive and structured approach will give you an edge on the path to learning-related professions. The bonus will be seven practical steps for mastering new skills at work.

This lesson helps you to find the answer to the question 'How do you find your calling?' You'll be able to choose a suitable profession and determine your competitive advantage. Step by step, we will study the way to changing activities, including identifying your tangible and intangible assets. You'll learn to write your CV correctly and in it how to highlight, elucidate and home in on your unique knowledge, skills, talents, and experience. You'll also work out what your barriers to success and your fears are in five practical steps towards deciding upon your new professional sphere of activity.

In this lesson, you'll learn that sometimes it's worth taking a risk to better yourself. You'll also learn how to alleviate the fear of changing jobs and feel more confident about new and future challenges. Furthermore, you'll be able to think critically stand out from the crowd and become the best candidate from the applicants interviewed. We'll also work out how to adapt to changing conditions better and how to plan a long-term career. You'll learn what ABZ planning is and how to put it into practice to find a way out of any difficulties. Moreover, practical exercises will help you to brush up and master previously acquired skills and to hone them to perfection.

In this lesson, you'll learn what prospects open up to you after you pass 50 years of age or indeed, even 60. Let's compare the situation in the world by the number of working pensioners. It will become clear how to apply the experience after 50, where to start and how to become proactive. Additionally, you'll learn all the current age-related trends in business and the advantages of the silver market. We'll also outline profitable areas and prove that starting a business after 40 is much easier and more productive.

This lesson teaches you about management skills and methods to run both a modern business successfully and the business of the future. First, you need to find out what hard and soft skills you already have, and which ones you'll need to acquire in the future. You will answer the three main questions necessary to stay on top and ahead of the game. We'll also talk about digital marketing and where you can apply it is in the search for your dream profession. Finally, at the end of the lesson, you will find exercises that will help you to consolidate your newfound knowledge.

This concluding lesson summarises the course. You'll compare how you were at the very beginning of this process with what you've become now at the end. You'll get more intimately acquainted with the project, from its initial conception, and see who worked on it. You will find out more about the uniqueness of Lectera courses and how they help self-improvement and level up your life. Learn how the educational platform works and what courses are available to you right now.