Why are there 4 million open jobs at a time when over 10 million Americans are unemployed? How can you be competitive in today's job market? In March I am piloting a one-page professional development planning tool that I call the "Take Charge of Your Learning" Plan. This is the slideshow from the workshop.

1. Take Charge of Your
Learning!

2. 4.0 Million Job Openings in March, but…
10.5 Million Unemployed Americans. Why??
Old Employment Contract
• One career with one
company for life
• Employers hire on
potential and expect to
train you to do the job
• Your employer manages
your professional
development
New Employment Contract
• Many careers with
multiple companies
• Employers expect you to
start with the skills
needed to do the job
• You have to figure out
how to manage your own
professional
development

3. Which one would you hire?
(Pam from The
Office)
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(Jan from Toyota)
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4. Use the “Take Charge of Your
Learning” Plan
1.Prioritize what you need to learn
2.Figure out how you will learn it
3.Hold yourself accountable
4.Share what you have learned

6. Let’s Start With Labor Market Information
Occupation…
• www.onetcodeconnector.org
• Long-Term Occupational Employment Projections
at http://labor.ny.gov/stats/lsproj.shtm
…and Industry
• http://www.census.gov/cgi-
bin/sssd/naics/naicsrch?chart=2012
• Short-Term Industry Projections
• Staffing Patterns at
http://labor.ny.gov/stats/staffingpatternshome.asp

8. How to Learn for Low or No Cost
Professional Associations, Social
Learning, MOOCs, and Community
Education

10. Please help me help you take
charge of your learning!
• Connect with me on LinkedIn at
www.linkedin.com/in/leekoslow/
• Let me know if you need help completing your Learning Plan
• Contact me to share how you have benefited from taking
charge of your learning
• Feel free to share this plan with others. All I ask is that you
let me know at lee.koslow@gmail.com so that I may track its
use.