Friday, September 27, 2013
Outdated skills
It occurred to me that this challenge is going to be so much different than it would have been an era ago. So many skills that people needed for employment are no longer utilized. For example, shorthand. It used to be necessary for a secretary to know and be quick at shorthand, and typing without errors. This is going to be some interesting research for me.
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This article "Is it the Skills Gap, Or Is it You?" at The Candidate Connection Blog at blog.snelling.com also mentions shorthand as being outdated. Yet, it is still taught and court reporters use stenotype machines along with software that incorporates the text to their ipads, laptops or smartphones.The skills we need today are are problem-solving, math, science, and technology. Regardless of the job we do these skills are necessary to some degree, since technology keeps so rapidly advancing!
ReplyDeleteI will be interested in knowing what your research comes up with as "outdated" skills. I grew up in the time when typewriters weren't even electric yet....I noticed that kids keyboarding skills these days are lacking. Mostly because they have never seen a typewriter. They can't spell because spell check does it for them. Texting and IMing has also destroyed spelling skills.
ReplyDeleteMaryaK, that is true that a skill like shorthand is still taught, but for specific occupations. The outdated part that I am referring to is the overall necessity, to know shorthand and also have speed an accuracy, to gain employment as an office secretary. To be a competitive candidate for the exact same job presently does not rely on the ability to know shorthand and know it well.
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