Jobs for the Children of Globalization

Today’s children, the future workforce for the world, will confront intense competition in a world where workers are mobile, projects can be shipped instantly over the internet and customers everywhere demand bargain prices. Advising children to pursue an education is no longer adequate. At the World Economic Forum in Davos, a session on career advice for children was overbooked; attendees learned that the only certainty about children’s future is uncertainty. Honest advisors admit that industries don’t know what skills or jobs will be in demand a decade or two from now. Learning a skill applicable to many settings – strong language, communication and negotiating skills along with the ability to work in teams with diverse cultures – is better than a rigid set of facts that quickly become outdated. A parent must also cultivate motivation in children – helping them understand the social and economic challenges waiting ahead in their futures and igniting a desire to do their part to make the world a better place. – YaleGlobal