I’ve written many articles and blogs about how the definition of work and the meaning of a career has changed. In the past differences have been targeted at age demographics and/or generations. But today the new paradigms are pervasive and affect workers and employers regardless of age, generation, or geography.
Below is a table highly the old verses new paradigms about work and careers.
| Job Security | … | Employability Security |
| Longitudinal Career Paths | … | Alternate Career Paths |
| Job/Person Fit | … | Person/Organization Fit |
| Organizational Loyalty | … | Job/Task Loyalty |
| Career Success | … | Work/Family Balance |
| Academic Degree | … | Continuous Relearning |
| Position/Title | … | Competencies/Development |
| Full-Time Employment | Contract Employment | |
| Retirement | … | Career Sabbaticals |
| Single Jobs/Careers | … | Multiple Jobs/Careers |
| Change in jobs based on fear | … | Change in jobs based on growth |
| Promotion tenure based | … | Promotion performance based |
