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HUMAN CAPITAL Career Trends
Go where you are celebrated, not where you are tolerated.
A few weeks ago, a newly acquired friend questioned my attitude as she realized I was distant from my inner peace. She was right and I had to do something.
I took myself to rest peacefully for a couple of hours at the stunning Shenandoah National Park. Born right on the beautiful beaches of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, I was what one could call a beach person. But, living in Great Falls, Virginia, and working in Washington, D.C., offered me the opportunity to walk in such gorgeous forests that I realized I loved them too.
In this intimate moment, I had a chance to review my career, evaluate where I stand, and plan my next steps, my future. I am in my late 40s, and after all this turbulence we lived in the past two years, it was a needed moment.
I made sure that I gave everything I had in this moment of truth. I used the same tone I use with my best friends, all the patience, the calm voice, and I made sure my lonely inner one understood that I was an excellent company.
Maybe you don’t need it yet, but it is a moment we all must go through occasionally, especially if you are a giver, devoted to others, full of empathy, loving, and caring. Doing so allowed me to reflect on my values, where I stand and finally have one of the most critical future conversations with myself.
I know social media talks a lot about these things nowadays, being celebrated. Still, I don’t think companies even begin to grasp what it means for the known current and future talent war, as skilled labor shortage worsens in some professions. Honestly, I didn’t get it a few years ago, either.
Not every company will value you, and that’s ok, there are, and there will be plenty of opportunities for extraordinary executives, skilled professionals, talented entrepreneurs, and innovators.
Throughout this magazine, this is our mission; you’re going to see tons of opportunities in different jobs and positions. We’re going to talk about the United States, Canada, the U.K., New Zealand, Australia, United Arab Emirates, and eventually about the world. We’re going to talk about positions that will be needed in the future, so you can plan, prepare, and enjoy it accordingly.
An aging population has left 83% of businesses fighting to find workers with the right skills, a problem that is slated to worsen. We will discuss the requirements if you are a foreigner skilled professional, willing to work in another country that needs you.
Pandemic has created the travel nurses, and in an aging society, they will be even more in demand. There are also several new positions like mechanical power engineers that will be needed everywhere if we are to transition to clean energy, to give you two very straightforward examples.
So, in my journey, I decided no more sparring partners for me, no more begging, no more validation needs. I’m looking for the ones who are the right fit for me, and I mean it. That’s not unkindness; that’s self-care.
You will have to trust your talents, but you also have to be willing to go the extra mile: if you are a foreign professional - most careers will require you to do license exams, to validate your credentials in other countries, you may have to study again for a few years and even get tested in a second language.
The value you bring to the table and what you can accomplish will be priceless to those who deserve you — the companies - or maybe your new company, or even your start-up.
Many U.S. businesses are now facing a dilemma: attracting quality applicants invariably ranks as the top issue facing businesses, but a skilled professional shortage in some countries, with a lack of professional equivalence, and others with many to serve.
If this labor shortage continues, there will be rising wages, inflation, and supply chain issues in the short term, which can halt GDP growth, induce a recession, and cripple the future expansion of sectors dominated by blue-collar and manual workers.
In a talent war, companies will need to value you. Most importantly, they will have to see your worth, retain you, recognize your contribution - and I am not speaking financially, only. The senior you’re more you care about how you feel about the company culture and your overall experience.
Suppose you are a talented, devoted, self-motivated, and hard-working executive, just like the best leaders out there. You are phenomenal and, most importantly, needed! And the right companies, well, they will be out there looking for people like you.
Resource scarcity is defined as a situation where demand for a natural resource exceeds the supply – leading to a decline in available resources.
When companies can’t find the talents and skilled professionals they need, resource scarcity. We are usually trained to think about non-renewable
resources, such as oil, precious metals, and helium, or maybe renewable resources, which are being consumed faster than their ability to replenish as water.
But somehow, we failed to recognize, earlier on, how important and scarce are the great leaders, the talented professionals, and the innovative entrepreneurs.
The right opportunities are aligning in the U.S., in Canada, in New Zealand, in the U.K., and who knows where else in the world. You are part of a unique skilled, talented Global Mobile Workers workforce.
We created this magazine is to celebrate you. Our mission is to provide our readers meaningful evidence of positions, locations that need your talents so you can find where and how you can be successful and, most of all, happy.
Whenever you feel rejected, left out, or kicked out to the curb, say thank you and move forward to a place that celebrates you.
Editor’s Note
Mrs. Montanha is a seasoned executive and entrepreneur with global human resources experience in recruitment. Mrs. Montanha’s industry and consulting experience enable her to assist companies seeking to drive significant change, ranging from turnarounds to high growth. She served as a strategy, finance, and executive for distinguished companies such as Shell, Vésper, Pamcary, Tandberg, DHR International, and Jobplex Inc. In early 2020 she Co-Founded HAYMAN-WOODWARD Human Capital Services, where she serves as Managing Partner. Mrs. Montanha holds a master’s in business administration from Stephen M. Ross School of Business, the business school of the University of Michigan, a graduate degree in marketing from Fundação Getúlio Vargas, and a bachelor’s in economics from Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro.
Ana Paula Montanha Editor-in-Chief
