This presentation will discuss career management as such will focus on the following areas: - Barriers to employment - Educational System - Management of your name and career (Network) - How do you managed your finances - Assessment of labour market (wages and employment) - Job opening/Target

1. Career
Management
–Tips and
Tricks
By: PaulYoung, CPA, CGA
Date: December 8, 2016

2. Introduction
This presentation will discuss career management as such will focus
on the following areas:
• Barriers to employment
• Educational System
• Management of your name and career (Network)
• How do you managed your finances

3. Presenter / PaulYoung, CPA, CGA
• 25 years in Corporate Finance
• CPA/CGA since 1996
• Educator for CGA/CPA

4. Agenda
• Economic Stats
• Job Market
• Soft skills
• Factors facing the millennials
• Educational System Issues
• How do Millennials managed their name?

5. 2017 Jobs
1. Software Developer
2. Personal Financial Adviser
3. Organizational Psychologist
4. Web Designer
5. Environmental Engineers
6. Medical Assistants
7. Athletic Trainers
8. Homecare Aids
9. Biomedical engineers
10. Robotic Engineer
11. SkillTrades (plumbing, electrical, carpentry, etc.)

6. GDP by Industry Segment
Source – Stats Canada

7. Graduates
Commentary:
• Canada is producing 500K to 516K grads per year
as compare to the job market which is only
creating 200K in new jobs
• Declining enrolment is impacting education
• Healthcare cutbacks are forcing the elimination of
healthcare jobs
• Canada is export driven economy. Exports need to
expand to new markets. For each $1B in exports is
5,500 jobs
• Retail Channel is evolving to more eCommerce.
• There is a skills gap. Education has not align to
jobs in areas like advance manufacturing,
Cybersecurity,Analytics, Expert Farming, etc
•

8. Key focus areas by business
• Forget Robots — People Skills Are the Future of American Jobs
• http://www.industryweek.com/workforce/forget-robots-people-skills-are-future-american-
jobs?NL=IW-
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medium=email&elq2=8ee4e18e9c4e4bffb33834d72cc63899
• Key quotes "Anything that has a routine to it can be automated, Artificial intelligence is
doing to white-collar jobs what robotics has long been doing to blue-collar jobs.”
• Key Quotes “That’s true even in fields not typically thought to require social skills.Tech and
finance companies are increasingly putting a premium on people with social skills for jobs
in areas like product management, marketing, and business strategy.
• FYI -This will be a similar trend in Canada

9. Factors facing Graduates
• High student Debt - $28,000
• Low job prospects (slower economic growth)
• Housing Costs (rise)
• LowWage growth

10. Educational System Failures
• Pushing students to degrees without understanding Return on
Investment (Educational spending)
• University not provide soft skills to succeed
• Government lack of focus on the skill trades or business
requirements in terms of skill set

11. What can graduates do to help themselves
• Do research into career options and skills required to move their career along?
• Network and Network
– Social Media – i.e. Linked in
– attending network sessions with business
– reaching out to successful business people/Mentoring
• Managed your name as brand name
– Managed your name like a brand (Coke(
• Experience with notable companies
• Volunteer with charities
• Take on additional work experience/tasks

12. How do graduates managed their finances
• Make a budget stick to it
• Saved early on for retirement by taking advantage ofTFSA and
RRSP

13. Other Resources
• SkillsGap - http://www.thewhig.com/2016/04/05/job-skills-gap-worsening-study-finds
• Slow Economy - http://www.slideshare.net/paulyoungcga/gross-domestic-product-gdp-canada-july-2016
• Wage Growth - http://www.slideshare.net/paulyoungcga/wages-and-employment-canada-july-2016
• Housing Costs - http://www.slideshare.net/paulyoungcga/real-estate-trends-and-analysis-for-canada-august-2016
• Youth Unemployment - http://debatepost.com/2016/09/14/canada-continues-importing-unskilled-immigrant-while-
unemployment-rate-climbs-to-7/
• Career Management/Innovation - http://www.slideshare.net/paulyoungcga/2016-employment-outlook-canada
• Government Spending - http://www.slideshare.net/paulyoungcga/government-policies-healthcare-and-education-
canada