many careers
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–Ray Kurzweil
“By the end of this century the human lifespan
will have increased to 500 years due to advances in technology”
You are likely to live at least 100 - 200 yrs
Audience grade 5 - grade 10, US
50% of the jobs that exist today
will not exist in 20 years
one career really?
apprentice potter, newspaper boy, cub scout, lifeguard, general kitchen dogsbody, pizza base maker, software trainer, cook, chef, head chef, student, macdonalds burger fryer, network technician, bouncer, actor, director, student political candidate,
communications officer, story teller, vice president, director of musicals, campaigner, union affairs officer, entrepreneur, computer consultant, education officer, trainer, regional representative, conference delegate, president, university governor,
national executive mature students chair, president candidate, welsh assembly candidate, national campaign manager, political adviser, forward team scout, business in the community campaigner, children's campaign development adviser, primary
candidate, visual impaired campaigner, public relations adviser, dog charity head of campaigns, creative director, consumer rights campaigner, TESOL, mountain climber, traveller, dive master, press officer, campaign manager/agent, elected political, minister of community and culture, vice chair of strategic partnerships, vice chair and director of creative kernow, chair of the cornish language, merger leadership, chair of customer focus, advisor for convergence funding endorsement advisory group, vice-president of communications and marketing, founder, advisor, executive coach, consultant, instructor, public relations,
apple genius, software engineer, product manager, tech lead, manager of software engineering
about 75 roles
In my life
1. Artist 2. Grunt 3. Adventurer
4. Athlete
5. Chef 6. Trainer 7. IT/Networking
8. Politics
9. Government 10.Organisation Development
11.Advocate/Communications/Marketing
12.Leadership 13.Entrepreneur/Startups 14.Software engineer
about 14 careers
1.Leadership
2.Strategy3.Marketing & Communications
4.Software & Technology 5.Education
6.Community
7.Innovation & Creativity 8.People
9.Organisation Development
about 9 core capabilities
lived in 14 countries
You will have many careers
So don’t stress to choose the perfect one
Each career will add
to the next
Think of your first career
as just one chapter of your life
..not the whole of your life