The Art of Changing Careers

“A job security” is a myth that must be replaced by the reality of “ability security.” But the very reasons that make jobs insecure-obsolescence, automation, decentralization, company mergers and the like-are in themselves symptoms of progress and greater productivity, and hence more security. I’ll admit that the senior bookkeeper who found himself reduced to bill collector when his job was absorbed by electronic calculating machines thought he had been sabotaged by progress, but now that he has found his real abilities and is using them as a tax consultant, his proudest possession is a new electronic calculator. Read More at EmploymentCrossing