The New Rules of Work

The New Rules of Work, and Roles in the Workplace. A presentation given at the first WordCamp in Nigeria, at The Civic Centre, Victoria Island, Lagos, Nigeria.

Transcript

1. The New Rules of Work And the New Roles in the Workplace By Adedayo Adeniyi
2. Old School vs New School
3. Recruitment OLD SCHOOL • Vacancy announcement - Newspaper publications. • Application format - Hard copy Resumes (faxed in or mailed in). NEW SCHOOL • Vacancy announcement - Job Boards, Own Website updates, Specific Sites. • Application format - Emails, Fill online forms, send Video applications.
4. Hiring Process OLD SCHOOL • One by one review of applications • Physical interviews NEW SCHOOL • Reviews by software bots • Video (Skype, WhatsApp video) or Chat interviews (Slack, WhatsApp)
5. Analysis OLD SCHOOL • Education • Experience • Current Job Benefits NEW SCHOOL • Proven Skill set • Past projects review • Personal brand • Passion
6. How do I fit in? So how does one get noticed in the New Workplace? How will I make myself suitable for this New School?
7. The New Rules: A Candidate must 1. Be Googleable 2. Do Your Research 3. Package Yourself Well 4. Communicate Your Needs 5. Don’t Settle 6. Keep Growing 7. Don’t Limit Yourself
8. The New Roles The Workplace has changed over the years. Technology is speeding up that change.
9. The New Workplace The Workplace is now: • More complex • Team-based and Collaborative • Dependent on Social skills • Dependent on Technological Competence • Time pressured • Mobile • Less dependent on Geography Companies are now: • Leaner • More focused on identifying value from the customer’s perspective • Less hierarchical
10. Examples of New Roles New roles are springing up every day, and these new roles cut across industries and sectors, e.g Manufacturing, Visual Design, Space Research, Human Resources, Medical Research and more.
11. Emphasis: Don’t Limit Yourself Explore new job roles you come across - you may just find you love it.
12. Most important takeaway: Package and Sell Yourself
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