At the 2015 ATD International Conference & Exposition, Dr. Wilen will facilitate the session, “Society 3.0: The Future of Work, Skills, and Careers in a Technology-Driven World,” during which she will discuss how rapid changes in society and technology have changed the workforce and the nature of employment. Indeed, according to Dr. Wilen, the modern workplace requires individuals and firms both to actively engage in workforce preparation for future employment to ensure personal, corporate, and national prosperity.
Dr. Wilen explains that there are a number of trends—or forces—having an impact on the modern workplace. For example, people are living longer and living in more volatile and complex work and personal environments. Likewise, organizations must contend with increasingly competitive environments that require them to develop an employee base that is armed with new skills, such as novel and adaptive thinking and elevated computer literacy and multimedia skills.
In light of such workplace developments, Wilen recommends workers take a career “selfie”—a portrait of their skills and career objectives. Listen to the podcast to learn the key elements of the career selfie, as well as what employees can do to bring their current and future skills into focus.