Resilience in the light of COVID

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Resilience in the light of COVID

We are very pleased to bring to your attention two recent publications from long-term collaborator with many CR&DALL staff, Professor Paul Hettich, that are concerned with resilience in the light of COVID-19, and secondly changing workplace competencies as they relate to  COVID-19. <--break->

Both are published in Psi Chi, the International Honor Society in Psychology and are found at the following links. We hope that you enjoy this material.

 


 

Resilient Skills: Survivor Skills That the Class of COVID-19 Should Pursue

Paul Hettich, PhD
Professor Emeritus, DePaul University

https://doi.org/10.24839/2164-9812.Eye25.2.18

“These are the times that try men’s souls.” The words of Thomas Paine may seem as relevant today as they were when he published them in December of 1776. Certainly, college students are experiencing hard times (as are countless others in even more difficult circumstances) as they ponder their readiness for the postgraduation workplace. Numerous components contribute to their preparedness, including their mental and emotional readiness. Of high importance also is their identification, understanding, and assessment of the skills that employers seek. This article summarizes major points contained in Resilient Skills: The Survivor Skills That the Class of COVID-19 Should Pursue. This report was published by Emsi, a labor market analytics firm that focuses on the student-to-employment journey.

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COVID-19 Is Changing the Competencies You May Need to Obtain a Job

Paul Hettich, PhD, Professor Emeritus
DePaul University (IL)

https://doi.org/10.24839/2164-9812.Eye25.3.22

The pandemic has increased the need for workers to have the right mix of in-demand competencies, and it has changed that mix for several occupations. Further, according to a new report from Georgetown University’s Center for Education and the Workforce (CEW), it is possible that the mix may have permanent effects on the economy even after the pandemic is over (Carnevale et al., 2020).

For example, between April 2020 to at least December 2020 (when this article was written), the media has well-documented the shut-down of major service sectors and their support services (e.g., air travel, restaurants, hotels, leisure) with resulting high unemployment. Thousands of businesses have closed permanently; others remain open by retraining (reskilling or upskilling) employees for other tasks within their organizations. In short, competencies that were once in high demand in some organizations are in low demand (for now).

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