The workplace is continuously changing, and employees and employers need to move with the changes. The changes have led to an unpredictable future making it difficult for graduates to plan for their careers. The dawn of the internet and globalization has changed the way work will happen in the future. Graduates need to have flexibility and adopt the new ways that technology has brought. For example, people will no longer have to go to the office but will engage in teleworking, conference and strategic meetings will no longer require physical presence but just an internet connection. The internet has broken the geographical barriers and organizations should utilize it by creating jobs that fit the current and future changes.
Employers need also to have flexible jobs that will fit with the changing times. The jobs that employers offer must satisfy the needs of graduates. The new graduates are no longer interested in security where they work all their years but the flexibility and satisfaction it brings. Employers must realize these needs of employees to balance their work and life. The new graduates need to advance their knowledge and expertise by engaging in self-managed training and learning. Learning allows employees to have current information and this increases their chances of being relevant now and future. Career success is now determined by the level one fits to the work environment, and this can only happen through lifelong learning.
The success at the workplace is dependent on many factors. Employees should create jobs that allow for the development of social ties among the employees. Social relationships will create employee engagement. Employers should attach objectives and goals of the organization to jobs. This will allow employees to fulfill their expectations. Jobs that have clear goals will enable the new graduates to develop a positive attitude, diligence and persistence.
The educationists should also prepare graduates to take up roles that exist in the changing workplace. They should develop a curriculum that offers them experience of the new trends of work. This allows the graduates to prepare adequately to work in the changing environment. They educationist should equip the graduates with emotional, cognitive and physical skills that enable them carry out various jobs that exist in the workplace. Career counselors also have a role in offering help to the new graduates by offering them insights and making their minds receptive to take up opportunities that come their way.
