About this Book

Jobs are disappearing - according to this ground-breaking book - and this time for good. Even when employment statistics rise, the number of good, steady jobs continues to decline. Many more people work as temporary or contingent employees. Companies assign tasks to consultants and freelancers, or out-source them to other firms. The vision of a job that we grew up with - 9-to-5 workdays, twelve months a year, promotions, and a pension at the age of 65 - seems to be vanishing. Our idea of a job was invented during the Industrial Revolution, and is out of synch with today's need for more flexible employment models in an information-based economy. Jobshift shows how we can thrive in our de-jobbed future. Its Career Guide for the 21st Century Worker will help you rethink your work so you can create your own job security.