Evaluate Current Market to Find a Job

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Part of the video series: How to Find a Job in the Changing Job Market

Summary: A changing job market means many laid off workers are left without skills needed for new jobs. Learn to find a job by evaluating the market in this free career video.

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By Tracy Goodwin
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Tracy Goodwin has a master’s in corporate communication and 10 years experience in professional speaking. Recipient of numerous public speaking awards and is a college professor of...read more

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"Alright, to find the best job in a changing workplace you're going to have to do a little bit of research and ask some questions before you really get going. And the first things that you want to look at I've got listed here on the board. First of all, where the best job opportunities are. When we talk about where the best job opportunities are, we're talking about several things. Like, which industries are really strong right now. Maybe something that you wanted to do was strong ten years ago, but what is really strong right now. What part of the country is really strong in what areas? There's got to be a part of the country somewhere that's really in a job boom and what are those jobs that are booming there? You also want to look at job category prospects. What it is, what do you want to do, and what are the prospects for that job category? Meaning, is that field dwindling, or is there high demand for that field? Like if you were looking into going into teaching, or health care. A lot of demand for that. So there's going to be a lot of potential for the future. So those are the things that you have to start out and take a look at first."