25 Apr 6 possible careers after covid-19
So, we have heard that life after COVID-19 is most likely not going back to normal. There will be the impact to the economy. There will be the fact that we have seen a new vision of what is truly possible.
How will this affect you and your career after COVID-19?
What career options have been created as a result of this crisis that did not exist before?
Another question to consider is which careers are now at risk? As we evaluate a return to ‘life as normal’ what may no longer be considered normal? An interesting question – and a very important one.
Can you use a sideways skill to consider fresh opportunities?
Do any of the careers that you listed interest and attract you? Why?
- Will we have more public transportation staff or fewer?
- What about retail opportunities that used to be bricks & mortar and are now pivoting to online?
- Will we need more online distribution?
- Will airline staff be used to fly cargo worldwide?
I’ve noticed these 6 career opportunities during and soon after this Corona crisis:
- COVID-19 testers & contact trackers – some places this will be an app, but some cities are leaning on people power
- e-Commerce platform developers – pivoting bricks & mortar to curbside delivery
- Online curriculum developers – to create targeted online learning
- Sanitizers – an industry to sanitize masks, food, equipment, public spaces
- Well-being / happiness / movement coaches – to ‘visit’ & exercise with communities that are distancing
- Medical & climate crisis board advisories – to share best practices & evaluate impact
Do you have list of roles that are needed in the short-term. What about longer-term opportunities that you are seeing?
Sideways skills can lead to opportunities
I think it was Cal Newport who spoke about sideway skills. If your current job or function is under threat, is there a way to find an opportunity using a sideways skill?
What does travel and health-care have in common?
The travel industry has been particularly hit, with many staff being furloughed. But I see many travel industry members volunteering in the cafeteria of local hospitals. In the UK, travel staff were asked to assist in the field hospitals being created. At their heart, both travel staff and health care volunteer staff are caring industries sharing quite a few similar EQ skills:
- ability to react calmly under pressure
- empathy for the well-being of their client
- each has to be curious & inquisitive as they seek to create an optimal situation
- they are courteous and serve with kindness
As this crisis drags on, more of us will consider providing relief to those currently on the front-lines, allowing them some much needed rest and time with their families.
Its all hands on deck. Where are you most useful?
Where could our skills be deployed quickly? Do a self-evaluation. Consider your formal training but don’t ignore skills you may have gathered for your hobby or side-gigs:
- sewing = masks for grocery shopping
- refereeing & coaching = triage stations
- video content creator or podcasting = train the online trainer
Where can you be of service (or employed) that requires less hands-on & one-on-one training, less supervision and a quick ramp-up time?
Be creative.
What we learned about the career opportunities after Covid-19:
- There are going to be a number of new opportunities.
- Be creative. Lean into your EQ skills.
- You have the ability to pivot using your sideways skills.
- The old rules no longer apply. Accept no as an invitation to consider a different opportunity.
- Life will not go back to normal.
- The challenge is global. The opportunities are also global.
My COVID-19 lessons
Keep an open mind.
The most obvious opportunities will be in the health field, but there are ripple opportunities through retail, food and service.
How can you use technology to complement your skills?
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