First and foremost, happy years now, I recognize if you are watching this video
the day that it releases, it's still a couple of days before the beginning of the new year. Still
have a few days before we're gonna turn the page of 2021, but I wanted to get this out early. I've
been doing some research on where I see the job trends and the employment trends are going for
2022. And that's the topic of today's video. So, if you are new here to this channel, my name is
Bill Benoist. I'm a certified professional career coach in Silicon Valley. And bottom line is this
it's gonna be a good year for the out there 2022. So now you can be watching this video in September
of 2022. Leave some comments in a note section below bill, you are totally off base on this
one. This year has just absolutely sucked, but I'll tell you that the research that I have done,
and I think these are reliable resources looked at the bureau of labor statistics.
I reviewed some articles from some of the, uh, more reliable news organizations out there.
Read some articles through Forbes, and they're all really pointing to the same thing. And that is,
is that there's gonna be, the employees are gonna be flushed with opportunities at, out
there in 2022 and bottom line, I can't disagree with this demand is not gonna go away in the early
parts of 2022. We're still gonna have, um, a high demand for goods. As far as services,
the service industry is having a nice bounce back. We're seeing more and more, uh, well,
take a look at these stadiums are being filled. Now, concerts are coming back.
Um, tourist industry is bouncing back. We're seeing a lot of this and it's just gonna
continue to happen. And then finally, you know, there was a big bill that Biden signed
that some estimates are saying it's gonna add up to a million jobs.
So there's a lot of good opportunity out there. The other thing that I see is happening is that
there's still gonna be that great resignation of 2021 going into 2022. When we talk about these
great resignations of 2021, a lot of individuals are job hopping to new opportunities, but you
also have some that are just leaving the workforce altogether, which is gonna create more demand for
workers out there as well as a lot of individuals at say, other into the spectrum, the older end of
the spectrum individuals that were born in 1960 or before that can reach higher early,
they're gonna start taking advantage. They're going, they, they already have, they already have,
and they're gonna continue to do this. And so many of those individuals are individuals
that are in the higher echelons of corporate America, and that's gonna create some higher
opportunities out there either, you know, senior level director positions, even C level positions.
So I see a lot of opportunities from the lowest end of the service industry,
going through midway all the way up to the very top. So, so let's just talk about the
opportunities out there for a second. And this is from the bureau labor statistics.
There are really five different areas that we're gonna see a lot of growth in
number one, not surprising to healthcare industry. Okay. There's gonna be
continued growth in healthcare in industry. If you're thinking about making a career change,
or if you're in college, wondering what you want to major in healthcare is a good option out there.
If that is something that resonates with you, please don't be selecting a,
you know, a, a path to follow because of stability or because of income, because you're
just gonna be unhappy with that. You know, and I'm just regressing for just a moment.
But about a year ago, I had a call with a attorney who just regretted it,
you know, the moment he started going to law school, but he felt like he had to go through
law school because that is what everybody was holding him accountable for and expecting him
to do. And here it was 20 years later and he was still regretting it and he really wanted
to be a high school teacher. So again, I'm just regressing a little bit, but don't go into any
of these careers unless they just really resonate with you. So going back to this,
according to bureau labor statistics, healthcare is number one. It's going to have, I think a 22%
growth rate in 2022. That's an incredible growth rate. Number two is technology. And I recently did
a video on, is technology, the right career for you. I'll post that in the upper right hand corner
technology is continue to be something that's going to be a lot of opportunities out there.
Now the next ones are well, okay. Number three, when I say this, you're gonna say,
yeah, that makes a lot of sense, but it probably wasn't something on your radar. And that is the
supply chain management supply chain management. We need some people out there to fix this system.
And that is actually going to be a field that is growing is supply chain management. And I
think that's real interesting too, because three years ago it seemed like about every third or
fourth client I had was somebody that had lost their position in the supply chain
industry, but this gonna be really bouncing back. So for those individuals out there that
are already in the supply chain industry, maybe they, um, they're still unemployed.
I think your opportunities are gonna be, you know, you're gonna be flush with opportunities.
Number four, I would not have thought of this, but it's financial management.
And I guess in a way it does make sense because what the, one of the things that they're looking
at is, well, going back to this is really the year of the employee. And, you know,
a lot of employees resignations going out there, their job hopping
salary is never a motivator. I've known that for years, but a lot of,
you know, a lot of, uh, individuals out there are leaving their positions to go after more
money because they know they can get it. And so a lot of companies are going to have to figure out
new ways to really add to that bottom line, that profit line, if they're having to pay new salaries
out there. So financial management could be a real good move. And then the fifth and final one, one,
again, I would not have thought about before. It's actually makes sense based upon what's happening
in, you know, with the employees right now, and that is actuaries and statisticians.
So again, this is a field that is going to go in there and help companies increase their bottom
line. Especially if they're in this situation where they're now needing and to spend more money,
how are they gonna make that back? So those are your five fields. According to the us bureau of
labor statistics is going to see the biggest growth, healthcare, it supply chain, financial
management, and actuaries and statisticians. So what does that mean for you? If you're going to
be in career transition or looking for a new job SIM, there's a couple of things that I want you
to keep in mind when you're going out there for interviewing number one. And this is probably
the most important, well, all of these are actually really important, but number one
in no particular order, let's just say it that way. AI is still going to play a major role,
but I think we're gonna see it even increase even more of a major player out there.
So when I talk about AI, I'm talking about applicant tracking systems, uh,
you know, really going through and doing that first, what I would say, elimination of the
resume. So, you need, need to make sure that your resume is formatted correctly and stands out for
those applicant tracking systems because, well, right now, 90% of large companies are using them.
And I think it was something like 35% of small to medium size companies are using 'em
that 35, uh, percent is going to just row. And I think it's gonna grow exponentially.
So, you're gonna see more and more companies that are using applicant tracking systems.
The second thing is social media guys, if you are not on LinkedIn, if you're not
leveraging social media out there, whether it's LinkedIn or Facebook or Instagram or Twitter,
all of these, you need to be doing it because more and more recruiters are leveraging these platforms
to find employees out there to find candidates, um, that they can interview.
And you need to stand out on this. So, you know, know I've talked to people in the past where
they just don't want to have anything to do with social media. Well, you know what, you're just,
you're not gonna be on the bandwagon. The third thing is you're going to need to make sure that
you just keep building upon your skill and your knowledge. You know, if you're someone who's been
working with C plus plus for the last five years, and you're gonna start looking for a new job,
don't just rely on C plus plus go back, get some training. There's a lot of different ways to do
it, linked to learning course, Sarah skills share. There's so many different opportunities out there,
but learning some of the newer languages, whether it's Python or,
or, you know, whatever you need to increase your skillset. And that really goes with anything you
need to make sure that you are staying on top of the, the industry, the most recent trends,
and finally, number four, spec, the video interviews, those are gonna continue.
I think we're gonna, I don't think those are ever gonna go away the day of going into the office for
at least that first interview is probably long gone. It's a lot easier to do interviewing over
video and you're gonna have to become accustomed to it with that said, I do want to wanna mention
that I do have some free training that covers the resume and LinkedIn and interviewing
I'll have a link in the notes section below, but it's completely free. It goes about an hour and
a half. It's on my website and a lot of different what I say. You're gonna walk away with a lot of
information after that training. So definitely, and take advantage of that. So there you have
it. Those are my predictions. Well, not really predictions. It's what I found in the way of
research. And I do believe that this is what's gonna happen so you can hold me accountable.
Let's see if I'm right or wrong comes September or October of 2022. But I think
what I'm reading is pretty much spot on based upon what I've been seeing
as a career coach for the last five or six months what's going on in the industry. So,
I hope you found this video informative and useful if you haven't already done. So
make sure that you subscribe to this channel, hit the bell notification as a do upload new career
tips and geez, every Tuesday I'm gonna be doing that throughout 2022. And I'd hate for you to
miss anything. Thanks for stopping by again, happy new year. And I will see you in 2022, take care.