The country is facing an unprecedented economic crisis due to covid-19. You could say that the supply, health and logistics sectors are some of those that have survived the coup. Others, such as entertainment, bars and restaurants received the greatest impact.
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Now, employees who still keep their jobs are those with positions that have been able to adapt toteleworking or working at hometo continue working, because they do not require face-to-face or attention to the public and crowds.
Should you look for work in sectors you don’t know?
But what to do if your career and professional approach do not have so much ‘exit’ or if you have not been able to adapt to this difficult situation? Would it be okay for you to seek employment inpositions that do not require your academic preparation?
“The world has changed; it is giving us an opportunity to get out of our comfort zone and many jobs may disappear over time. Some of us will have to change professions or trades and to the extent that our adaptation is rapid, the impact on personal finances will be reduced, “said Aura Saavedra, consultant in talent management and development.
Don’t stray too much from your interests
It is possible that during the health emergency and for a while longer it is necessaryto guide the work path in another direction, this if you have difficulty in the present. However, this search should not be extremely diverted.
According to Mario Mejía, general director of Ganar Empresarial Training, “it is essential to look for scenarios in which, indispensablely, the person also has proven strengths and who is passionate about certain things, for example, the digital world or gastronomy”.
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What to do if my experience is specialized or specific?
“In a very complex labour market, specialisation in certain functions or competences may not be relevant; the most demanded professional is one who hashighly developed digital skillsand is able to adapt their functions and all their knowledge to the most demanded jobs”, explains Pilar Llacer, PhD researcher at EAE Business School.
Therefore, the important thing is thelevel of adaptability and flexibility ofthe employee, as he will be open to constant learning to be able, according to llacer, to adapt to very changing work environments.
How to find new job opportunities?
The experts consulted agree that job boards, as well as social networks, serve to analyze how labor demand moves in the midst of the pandemic.
Likewise, it is important to be attentive to the media to learn about economic activity and reactivation, sectors with growth opportunities and labor trends.
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Getting used to changes
This ‘new normal’ and labor demand implies and demands not only to work in something different, but also to work differently. Saavedra stressed that “it is time to reinvent the way we work and develop new skills, especially those related toautonomy, discipline, effective time management, emotional intelligenceor the management of digital tools.”
Can these changes in ‘career path’ harm careers?
Margarita Maldonado, manager of PageGroup warned that “the profile can be affected and can also be a difficulty when continuing or resuming the career plan.”
The PageGroup expert advised that some coherence be maintained with the strengths of the worker, those that have highlighted it: “the idea is to see how it can be reformulated and given a new line so that it does not affect it negatively but that it comes to strengthen what the person already brought in his experience”.
Is it time to undertake?
“Entrepreneurship should be one of the professional opportunities that every worker should keep in mind in a change of professional career. This has to be linked to consumer habits and be able to offer the most demanded”, recommended the researcher at EAE Business School.
If you want – and you can – you should not rule out the idea of setting up or investing in a business that is known to grow, prosper and move forward in the midst of the pandemic.
“This crisis, generated by this microscopic acellular agent, will not be the exception and we will adapt taking advantage of the new opportunities and needs that the market requires to be covered. Therefore, thinking about working on something different is still valid for some, very timely for others and necessary for many,” concluded Saavedra.
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