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1. REMOTE WORK IS HERE TO STAY

Employers are making a paradigm shift, and so for many of you, this is excellent news and allows you to find more opportunities anywhere across the US. Millennials and GenZ seem to dislike working from home the most as they often find their social life tied to work. Returning to the office will be slow, and for many companies, not happen until after most Americans get vaccinated.

 

2. HATRED OF ZOOM WILL INCREASE

Too many people have grown to intensely dislike all the Zoom meetings and the inability to interact with customers, vendors, or co-workers in person. Once the workday is done, employees will stay off their computers.

 

3. LAYOFFS CONTINUE

Large amounts of job layoffs will continue throughout the year. Employers of all shapes and sizes will tighten their belts as they need to control costs, and many struggle to survive. Expect more retailers to fail. For lease signs will be in abundance in many parts of the US as retailers, small businesses, restaurants, and storefronts continue to close. Most of the jobs lost in 2020 from the hotel, aviation, airlines, cruise, oil & gas, colleges, restaurants, Gaming, Auto parts, Leisure, and entertainment industries will not return in 2021. McKinsey reported that many hard-hit sectors could not recover until 2025, particularly arts, entertainment, recreation, hotel, restaurants, educational services, transportation, manufacturing, and oil and gas.    

 

4. CHANGING CAREERS

Job losses will force many unemployed workers to change careers as their industry remains troubled and they can’t find any work in their old field. Adding new skills, getting a more in-demand skill certificate, learning a trade, going to graduate school, or finishing a college education will all be needed for people to transition into new, different careers and jobs.