A successful balance in the labor market

A successful balance in the labor market

Year after year we have been following the constant labor market changes and exigencies in every field. Today, one of the main exigencies is a “mixed profile” professional to meet the innovation challenges and intensive market competition. If you have a solid academic background, work experience in at least two sectors and/or areas, and highly flexible skills, you can be a valuable commodity to answer this substantial organization’s desire. This is a reality in any part of the world, but let’s focus our discussion and examples in the two countries that I am close today: the United States of America (my current host country) and Brazil (my country of birth). The academic background has been a good tool to measure a profile, show professional focus and give the credibility necessary to a job hunter. A solid and specific education can make a resume attractive for the Human Resources department and engage them to call the person for a personal interview. However, it is important to think very well in the specific career and open the mind for different fields that could fit the person’s profile before starting or restarting a job-hunt. For example, according to the series of articles about opportunities in different kinds of careers published for the Hodsons Company for Educational and Careers Recruitment Solutions in the U.S., a professional that has a graduate degree in a social sciences field you can open the door to a wide variety of career opportunities that can be research-oriented or more hands-on in the private sector. Also, if the person has an economics degree your chances to find a good job will be greater still. The economy is a vital part of any business model and this education can be applied in areas ranging from economic development to public finance and even international trade, if there is interest in working abroad.
Nowadays, if you really want to join the market, face challenges, earn recognition,