Session 2. Career Guidance for a Flat World

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In this session, we will reflect on Thomas Friedman’s findings in his eye-opening book, “The World is Flat.” As China and India assume a much larger presence in the global economy and international workplace, what are the implications for how we provide career guidance to our nation’s students? We will consider the stark realities of a “flat” world and identify knowledge, skills, attitudes, and career goals that will be relevant to students in a reconfigured world of work— one that is outsourced, insourced, homesourced, offshored, and completely multicultural and intergenerational.

Presenter:
Christine Jensen, Seattle University, Seattle, WA