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By Pamela Lang

Features Reporter

KNOW YOUR market.

That itdyi applies to anyone
interested ina career change --
whether they are looking for a
new goboor thinking of stactag
then own business,

Shathet research ts che fast step
tooomitking shange. sand
Dr. Roslyn aoreznonal
economist with) Praploymient and
fminigiation Canada far the pisst
HIS Veurs.

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make sure dhe ones son wank aie
out theres”

This cain be accomplished bs
imVestivanng the peb omarket te
Penh Gat wines as avaiable,
Rasin, advine hat vou should: be

Job,

sath

aware of the expectations anew
employer will intve because they
are Thely io differ from those of
your carreat employer when hye or
she hired sou,

While some skills --

aways ing demand and
haven't vhanved a great dea,
Tost nes jobs require new skills,
and possibis upgraded traning,

You ones not hase needed
cemeuter skills when sou started
the job sau naw hase. but to ob.
ain Saanlar gob ora anather
Soma. Yau may Be required to
hase ner ants computer taaning
bur huewdedge of specific pro-
EARN,

But. she added, wath the cur:
tent high gnemplosment tates. rhe
Time ts het tight tor
fob fur tipe.

“Eos mola coca fife fo quit at

Tike sales

Necess tes

Wednesday, Sepiemb

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¥ Be

yourself

wlize is that they are all looking

job without something definite in
ound.”

Hoyou work for a company that
has opportunites for change or
advancement. she said, vou
should rake advantave of veur
Position in the commas by orving
to advance within,

Tothat advancement requires
traming, Kunin says, get even
the company does sot provide it.

“Tasest ap soursell fo meet fhe
changing needs of sour com.
pan"

bess than half oot che emiplos-
Went Nosupons cascailable ~~
cluding those that are filled = are

Ww. tull-tane,

And less than one-third of the
totab cre jabs with upward cattser
paths anal a call craphasee bere tics
Pik

Most eh seekers don't

for these jobs in the one-third
category. but they don’t become
vacant as offen because people are
less likely Co leave.

ELF-EMPLOYMENT

Most new gobs are performed
as consuls or contrietual work,
unm said. Most work is arni’s
lengths at's mugh fess likely to be
full-year, tall-aime.’

Currentiy. one VosIN Britist
Columbians ots selt-emploved
That satistie ty tep ro ds“o of the
working public trom P2"e a de-

ide avo. she explamed.

Almost J00% or fhe tobs
created an the fast 1d sears have
been wath stall companies C20 Gt

er 2, 1992 - North Shore News ~ 53