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What are the new rules of work in the Digital Age?


Do you like working with an old smartphone?
·         The touch screen is slow to respond.
·         The battery dies before you get to work.
·         Your phone decides to freeze or restart by itself.
·         Your photos look low quality and grainy.
·         Your phone is out of storage.
·         You can’t find a compatible charger.
·         Your phone is still running on a 3G network.
Most likely you will have a very hard time working with this old device, plus it will demand abundant patience!
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To answer your question: What are the new rules of work of the Digital Age?
WE ALL NEED CONSTANT UPDATES!
Every one of us is facing the risk of being outdated in the next few years.
Technology is dramatically changing every industry on earth. Soon millions of people will feel like old smartphones. Employers will demand an updated version of workers or else they will be disposed of!
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Industrial Age jobs will become outdated just like old smartphones.
These old skills are quickly becoming less valuable.
The rules of work have dramatically changed.
This is the new economy; everything has changed!
Remember when a TV was good for a lifetime? We used to purchase a TV expecting it to last forever, yet, today those TVs are virtually useless without today’s digital antennas.
During the Industrial Age, people “purchased” their degree to secure a life-long career. Today most college degrees are outdated by the time a student graduates, plus are disappointed with the harsh reality of non-existent jobs.
According to a study made by LinkedIn, during the last 20 years, the number of companies people worked for in the five years after they graduate has nearly doubled. This is expected to increase further.

A 2016 Pew Research Center survey found that 87% of workers believe it will be essential for them to get training and develop new job skills throughout their work life in order to keep up with changes in the workplace.

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