Using issues and concepts introduced in Modules I, II and III, write a report reflecting on your future involvement in the labor force.
Report Description
Using issues and concepts introduced in Modules I, II and III, write a report reflecting on your future involvement in the labor force. Although the paper concentrates on YOUR FUTURE (what you want, expect, fear, etc.) you may use past or present experiences to illustrate specific points. Concerning your potential career, you can talk about a specific occupation or more generally about attributes that you would like in your future employment. You can also compare two or more options you are considering for the future. In the report, you should explain and evaluate who you are and how those characteristics may affect your future work experience, for better or worse.
The report should be around four pages double-space and include the following components:
1. Personal needs satisfied by work.
2. Main motivation for work.
3. Career goals in the long term and their relationship to personal life.
4. A description of the ideal work environment (levels of autonomy, flexibility, compensation levels, stability, etc.) for the student
5. A description of the worst work environment for the student.
6. At least two specific ways in which the modern world (globalization, contingent work, seasonality, cost and salary reduction/stagnation, etc.) will affect the student personally. Which of these issues would be most negative? Which will help? Which do not matter?
No citations are required, but the use of class concepts should be both explicit and precise. For example, you can talk about control (rational, paternalistic, maternalistic), types of labor (emotional, physical, etc.), types of workers and their characteristics (seekers, locals new immigrants) and how they compare to you, type of contingent arrangments you are likely to encounter (part time, subcontracting), among other useful concepts. The reflection should include all elements of a good paper, including an introduction and a conclusion. As part of the introduction, you need to provide a thesis statement that provides and overview of the rest of the paper and also summarizes what you have learned about yourself and work.