The Essential Summer Job Interview Wardrobe List

The Essential Summer Job Interview Wardrobe ListThe Essential Summer Job Interview Wardrobe ListThe essentials every man and woman needs for the job interview.Five things every man needs An unlined wool suit jacket A handkerchief Breath strips A shoe shine A proper, structured leather briefcase with handlesFive things every woman needs A medium-size canvas or leather tote bag A statement necklace Ballet flats Frizz-reducing hair product A structured, sleeveless, belted dress

Author Jessica Knoll says this is how you stay productive

Author Jessica Knoll says this is how you stay productiveAuthor Jessica Knoll says this is how you stay productiveIf you have ever felt bad about coming home after work and collapsing on your couch to watch hours of reality TV, dont. Simply look to New York Times best-selling author Jessica Knoll whose second novel, The Favorite Sister, is centered around the intriguing lives of reality TV stars.Knoll, who is a huge fan of The Real Housewives franchise and often binges on seasons, realized tzu siche were so many rich, story templates sitting right in front of her eyes that writing about this subject for her follow-up book welches a bit of a no-brainer. And there is no doubt that this book will do as well as her first, The Luckiest Girl Alive, which traktement over 450,000 copes and spent four months on the Times best-seller list. Oh and Reese Witherspoon bought the rights for the film.Similar to Luckiest Girl Alive, The Favorite Sister is a wonderful combination of frivolous lightnes s and some super, dark and tragic fodder that will haunt you for days. Luckiest Girl Aliveis the kind of book that grabs you and doesnt let go, Witherspoon said in 2015 after she bought the rights. In The Favorite Sister, there is no carefully architected engagement at the end, but rather a murder.But when Knoll, a former editor for Cosmopolitan and SELF, isnt watching reality TV she is a force of nature as she is working on multiple television and film projects and already has an idea for her third book.She isnt afraid to say she is working hard because she loves it but also because she wants to reap the rewards (and were talking big rewards.) Earlier this month she wrote an op-ed for The New York Times titledI Want to Be Rich and Im Not Sorry. In the essay, which went viral, she explains that she has always had this drive to be a financially successful person and she encourages other women to adopt this sorry, bedrngnis sorry mindset when it comes to making the big bucks.Knoll who experienced a horrible tragedy herself as a teenager says once she began to process that it truly altered her definition of success. She wrote in The Times, I decided I could not consider myself successful unless I was somebody powerful, somebody nobody could hurt. Success became a means to wrest back control, literally to increase my value. There is a metonym for that money.As I said, she is a force of nature. Ladders spoke with Knoll in the midst of her very busy book tour about her amazing drive, what she learned from fellow ambitious woman Reese Witherspoon, the complexities of Real Housewives, and her secret hack for fueling all that passion.On that viral essayIt had been percolating for a while. I knew I wanted to write something about women and ambition. I was thinking a lot about that great essay that Reese Witherspoon wrote for Glamour earlier this year about how ambition isnt a dirty word. I was thinking about a way to continue that conversation and then the Ellen Pompeo Hollywood Reporter interview came out in which she discussed being the highest paid woman on television. And when I read it I was so galvanized by it, but I thought she is just going to get eaten alive on the internet because she was so candid about money.But the reaction was just the opposite. People were just crazy for it. Something fused there with Reese talking about ambition being a dirty word and Ellen Pompeo talking so candidly about actresses needing to prioritize making money in their career.On the stereotypes against creative typesIt was always a subconscious drive to make money. People would make certain comments like, Oh youre going to live that starving artist life. That never reihe true to me, but I didnt know how to correct anyone that made those sort of assumptions. In my head, the reaction was always, No, Im going to do more with my writing or my writing is going to take me places. That was always the response I wanted to give but, you know, being a woman I never wa nted to correct anyone. I wouldnt vocalize that.I also think people have notions about creative types. And not to keep referencing Reese Witherspoon but in this other Wall Street Journal article she talked about her dream to be an actor was never so big that she was willing to live out of her car for it. If acting hadnt worked out she said I would have gone and done something else and thats exactly how I felt. If writing hadnt worked out, I would have gone and started my own business. Im glad this worked because this is what I feel passionate about doing, but I wouldnt have done it at the expense of the starving artist lifestyle. Thats not for me.On what she learned from Reese WitherspoonShe actually had some great editorial advice for the first script of Luckiest Girl Alive. Since then Ive gone on to write two additional scripts. Ive just been very impressed by how well actresses understand the rhythm of a script, the arc of a script. She really acted as an editor for me. I didnt r ealize that as an actor they have to be multi-faceted. Its not just what they do in front of the camera.They have opinions about the script, they have opinions about the development, where certain actions should take place, where it is feeling too slow, etc., She definitely taught me about the scriptwriting process.On why she chose reality TV for her focusIt was a dark time when she wrote The Favorite Sister. I had just moved across the country, the election had just happened, so I wanted to write about something that makes me happy and also intrigues me. Just gets my blood going. But in a way, Ive come to figure this out that reality TV is kind of built-in storylines. After expending so much creative energy to write the first book and then write the script and then another script in between that and then to move across the country, I was really tapped out.For some reason, a friend and I went back and watched the first season of Real Housewives of New York and I remembered the Jill and Bethenny feud and how heartbreaking that was. It all started to come apart and it was just this mini-drama. I could borrow some of the emotions from this and use it as a template. There was a little bit of poaching going on.I also remember watching an vorkommnis of The OC Housewives and they go to Ireland for their trip and they all gang up on this one housewife and it was so heated that I had this thought that this woman could open a window and jump out of the bus and I wouldnt be surprised. This is so unbearable. I realized that line is so thin to cross into homicidal violence.On going into that dark place when she writesIts definitely a natural organic one to get dark. Something people have pointed out in my books is that crime doesnt have a place in a book like this because some of the issues or the characters seem so frivolous or shallow. But these two things make perfect sense for me.To have these women with these so-called glamorous lives that are maybe shallow on the sur face, but womens interior lives are so rich just rife with angst and tension and rage. And were so good at putting on a face and saying, My life is perfect and Im very interested in people becoming unraveled from that place because of the pressure becoming too much. I feel like that in my own life some days. Thats why my books have that lightness and darkness to it. Again, I just think that line is so fine.On struggling with balanceWork-life balance is very important and I have not figured that out. I really did a number on myself over the last year. I was not OK last summer when I was working on the book. I worked every day and only had one weekend off. I felt like I had the flu all the time and it was just chronic fatigue.My first book was more manageable. I would have that hard stop in the morning and then would go into work. This was hard because I had all day and I wasnt disciplined enough to get up and go outside and get some fresh air. I wouldnt go to a yoga class. I became v ery isolated. With these new projects, I am going to have a little bit more time. So whether its really committing to work hours and closing the laptop and going to do something, I want to figure that out.It is very important for your mental health and your productivity. I dont think you get any more done by crushing yourself for 12 hour days 7 days a week. Then that would just catch up to me and I would be on the couch feeling sick for two days.On the best career adviceThe best advice I ever saw was in an old article in Cosmopolitan that ran 10 years ago and it was on why you shouldnt tell anyone your dreams. The reasoning was if you have a big goal like Im gonna run a marathon or write a book if you tell someone the response is always like, Good for you. Im so impressed so you get this praise and the reward center lights up in your brain and then youre like, Why do I have to do it? Ive gotten to enjoy the adulation. So I was extremely close-mouthed when I was writing Luckiest Girl .My parents kind of knew it and obviously, my husband knew because I was working on it all the time at the apartment, but I didnt really tell anyone because I didnt want to be congratulated on something I hadnt done yet. It served me really well. You need so much work ethic to get a book finished so anything you can do to preserve that motivation is important.Keep it close to the vest. Let the idea of what people are going to say when it is really earned fuel you.

4 Signs You Should Apply Again After Being Rejected

4 Signs You Should Apply Again After Being Rejected4 Signs You Should Apply Again After Being Rejected Applying for jobs can be a strenuous mental challenge that can wear even the best of us down. Throw in some rejections to the process and our egos can be left feeling bruised and prevent us from taking advantage of new opportunities. This may hold true for that dream job you once applied to, but never heard back or got rejected from. What might not have been right then, could certainly be the right fit now, but only under certain circumstances. Here are a few instances when you should definitely push yourself to re-apply for a job if you see it reposted after a few months have passedScenario 1 Youve done a deep dive into all your professional documents and rebranded yourself for the position (Think LinkedIn, cover letter, and resume). If youve given your professional documents a facelift and feel youve done a better job at articulating your career highlights, then you might increase the chances of your resume getting through the initial screening phase. Perhaps you forgot to attach a cover letter on the last round of applications or never completed the application form. In this situation, you should definitely re-apply.Best practice When applying for a job, make aya your cover letter, resume, and LinkedIn are up to date and tailored as much as possible. These documents should tell a cohesive story about who you are and easily showcase what youre about, as a recruiter will spend 6 seconds on average viewing your resume. If youre not getting traction with your current set of professional documents, consider hiring professional helpScenario 2 When you initially applied, the job had already been posted for 1-2 weeks.Job applications for large organization receive on average 200-300 resumes per position and can often see up to 600 applicants. If your resume was number 200 in the pile, chances are a recruiter never laid eyes on it. Best practi ce When re-applying for the job, try connecting with someone in the organization who can help flag your resume in the system or connect directly with a recruiter. Dont leave it up to the fate of the applicant tracking system Career expert and Talent Acquisition Manager, Amanda Fulginiti, says that Job hunting is a volume game. Dont submit and pray. Look for the backdoor into an organization, make meaningful connections, and get your resume into the hands of the right people.Scenario 3 Youve gained new experiences and growth within your current role.You may have made it past a few rounds of interviews. The hiring managers loved you, unfortunately, they also loved another candidate who had mora experience. beinahe forward to the future where youve seen significant growth in your role, expanded your responsibilities, and added new skills to your toolbox . If you see the same job posted and it still piques your interest, you should definitely re-apply Best practice Take initi ative by speaking to individuals in your roles of interest and get insight into the skills you should be developing to strengthen your profile. This shows that you are resourceful and willing to put yourself out there.Scenario 4 A job was posted, you applied, were denied, but a more junior role like the first was posted.If youve been rejected from a position, but a similar job shows up at a more junior level, you could definitely still apply depending on why you were initially rejected. As long as the job is a logical step forward professionally, it could still be a great opportunity. Given that you know there is a more senior role in that department, there is a clear opportunity for growth.Best practice Make sure to always keep a professional and transparent relationship with the recruiters you are working with, even if they are delivering bad news. By remaining professional, you keep the lines of communication open for future opportunities.There are of course times that you will get rejected because you are not a fit , this is not something to be offended by. You might be a great person with a great set of chops, but for any reason the hiring managers didnt feel that you would elevate their team. In this situation, there is not much you can do However, career growth involves getting out there, showing your grit, and knocking on the right doors, rather than waiting for that dream job to appear.Though our fear of rejection might hold us back, we could benefit from checking our ego at the door when it comes to re-applying for a job. In the worst of situations, youve schwefelyperit an hour of your life filling out an application. In the best-case scenario, a new recruiter may come across your profile and think youre a great fit. Job hunting takes tenacity, and a whole lot of mental power. Remember, its a marathon, not a race

Tiny Gyroscope Aims to Improve Wearable, Nano Technology

Tiny Gyroscope Aims to Improve Wearable, Nano Technology Tiny Gyroscope Aims to Improve Wearable, Nano Technology Tiny Gyroscope Aims to Improve Wearable, Nano TechnologyA more stable, accurate and powerful gyroscope no larger than a grain of rice could soon make its way into wearable devices, nano platforms, and other applications.Gyroscopes enable vehicles, aircraft, robots, wearable, and other electronic devices to determine location in three-dimensional space. In most cases, the data is generated by microelectromechanical sensors (MEMS) that measure differences in the forces that act on oscillating masses moving in opposite directions. But those gyroscopes have several limitations, including their sensitivity to such factors as vibration and temperature.Listen to ASME TechCast Shining a New Light on Solar Farms and GridsTop Story The Critical Need for 5G Cellular ServiceTo counter this, optical gyroscopes were developed and made with no moving parts. Most of them are smaller an d more accurate than MEMS gyroscopes, making them good candidates for miniaturization and nanophotonic platforms. But even the smallest high-performance optical gyroscopes available today are too large for many portable applications. Another drawback is their signal-to-noise ratio, which is generally limited by thermal fluctuations, component drift, and fabrication mismatch. Due to those drawbacks and others, integrated nanophotonic optical gyroscopes have yet to be developed. That could change.Schematic of nanophotonic optical gyroscope. Image Ali Hajimiri / CaltechResearchers at the California Institute of Technology have taken a big step toward making those tiny gyroscopes a reality. Led byelectrical and medical engineering professor Ali Hajimiri, the team developed a proof-of-concept optical gyroscope that is 500 times smaller than current state-of-the-art devices, or about the size of a grain of rice. It is also vastly superior in precision, being able to detect leiter shifts t hat are 30 times smaller than what current systems can detect, enhancing its performance by one to two orders of magnitude.Optical gyroscopes measure the rate of rotation by detecting differences in two paths of lighta phenomenon known as the Sagnac effect. A beam of light is split into twin beams which travel in opposite directions along a circular pathway and meet at the saatkorn light detector. Because light travels at a constant speed, rotation causes one of the beams to arrive at the detector before the other. This phase shift is then used to calculate orientation.Hajimiris all-integrated, nanophotonic optical gyroscope achieves its improvements through reciprocal sensitivity enhancement. In this technique, reciprocal means that both beams of light are affected the same way. In Hajimiris gyroscope, light moves through miniaturized optical waveguides, which are small conduits about 200 nanometers tall, or about three times the width of a human hair - that carry light, acting in the same way as wires that carry electricity. Imperfections in the optical path that could affect the light beams - such as thermal fluctuations, light scattering, and other interference affect both beams in the same way.Our proof-of-concept device is capable of detecting phase shifts 30 times smaller than state of-the-art miniature fiber-optic gyroscopes, despite being 500 times smaller in size.Ali Hajimiri, California Institute of TechnologyHajimiris team found a way to extract reciprocal noise while leaving signals from the Sagnac effect in place. That enhances the gyroscopes reciprocal sensitivity, which improves the signal-to-noise ratio. Those improvements enable the integration of the gyroscope onto such a small chip.The lab built the system using silicon nanophotonics, which is an ideal platform for implementing optical gyroscopes on the microscale due to its reliability and compatibility with current mass production techniques, Hajimiri said. It also provides the capabilit y of integrating nanophotonic and electrical components onto a single substrate, which helps with commercialization and controlling costs.The optical gyroscope has no moving parts, making it an extremely robust system. System dimensions are 2 by 1 by 2 millimeters. The build process deploys lithography to stack and pattern several ultra-thin layers of silicon and silicon-dioxide.The only thing that moves inside the gyroscope are photons that travel at the speed of light in a pair of very small loops hundreds of billions of times every second, Hajimiri said. Extremely small changes in path length due to rotation can be measured.The greatest challenge in designing the system was accurate detection of variations in the optical path due to rotation, while minimizing sensitivity to thermal fluctuations and drifts.We did this by employing a technique we refer to as reciprocal sensitivity enhancement, where the light travels in two opposite orientations clockwise and counterclockwise in tw o loops for half of the cycle, and then travels in the opposite direction for the other half, Hajimiri said. This way the effect of non-idealities in the system can be cancelled, while the signal is amplified.Tests show theproof-of-concept device is capable of detecting phase shifts 30 times smaller than state of-the-art miniature fiber-optic gyroscopes, despite being 500 times smaller in size. Thus, our approach is capable of enhancing the performance of optical gyroscopes by one to two orders of magnitude, Hajimiri said.The team is already working to develop the next-generation of its current prototype.The level of interest we have received so far is very high, Hajimiri said. Many parties have shown interest in working with us toward further development of this technology.Mark Crawford is an independent writer. More Exclusive Content from ASME.org Global Talent Makes American Industry StrongerPolymer Composite Can Regulate Its Own TemperatureHow Engineers Can Resolve Conflict and Save Their Business For Further Discussion

What You Must Know About Resume Rubric

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How to Find Solutions to the Skills Gap Problem - Spark Hire

How to Find Solutions to the Skills Gap Problem - Spark HireEntry-level candidates are having a harder time than ever before finding jobs. The Economic Policy Institute found that 8.5% of recent college graduates are unemployed. Additionally, the underemployment rate for young college alumni is more than double that at 16.8%.Many job seekers who are fresh out of college are denied work because they do not have sufficient experience for the location or are unable to present the necessary skills to get hired. A recent survey determined that 66% of hiring managers do not believe that new college graduates are prepared for the workforce. Furthermore, companies have no desire to spend time and money training entry-level workers.Below are three strategies companies should consider so they can begin finding solutions to bridge the skills gap problemConnecting with entry-level talent soonerCompanies should reach out to and establish partnerships with colleges, universities, and trade schools that develop students for the industry they do business in. This opens up the opportunity for employers to connect with students early on so as to properly prepare them for potentially working in their field and company after they graduate.If your company is an option where schools can place their students after they graduate, they are highly likely to work with you. A partnership with a school can provide you with a new pool of prospective hires and allow you to possibly improve their skills without having to spend a large amount of money.Using social media to connect with graduatesmora than 8 out 10 Millennials use at least one social network. Hopping onto social media is a great way to instantly connect with potentially great hires. Reviewing a candidates social media profile will also give you insight on their personality and interests. Spark Hires infographic, How to Hire the Perfect Grad, discusses other methods for ensuring a candidate will be a good fit for your company cul ture.Establishing a better internship programMost people have one or two horror stories about their experience as an intern at a company. More often than not, internships are disorganized and poorly managed, thus students and employers dont benefit at all. It is important to create an internship that allows students to be exposed to as many aspects of a companys operations as possible. Interns should be given opportunities to work on actual company projects and hear feedback about their performance.The skills gap can seem like a pesky problem thats impossible to solve. However, if you take the above strategies and work to implement them at your company, you just may find that having the amazing talent you want and need isnt an unattainable dream.What have been your experiences with the skills gap problem? Wed love to hear your stories Share in the comments belowImage Santiago Cornejo/BigStock.com

Hidden Disabilities at Work

Hidden Disabilities at WorkHidden Disabilities at WorkHidden Disabilities at WorkJohn from accounting is curious to know why Mark takes pills three times a day. He doesnt know Mark suffers from a rare heart condition. Bill in the construction crew has to take a break twice a day to take an insulin shot, which sometimes frustrates other workers, because they think he is getting extra breaks in violation of union policies.These are fictional situations, but millions of Americans suffer from hidden disabilities or health conditions that can affect their workplace routines. Hidden disabilities include epilepsy, bipolar disorder, arthritis, attention deficit disorder and lupus. Educating coworkers, teamberaters and employers on this topic is challenging and can sometimes put workers in sticky situations.The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) requires that reasonable accommodation be provided, if necessary, for all people with disabilities, whether hidden or visible. Reasonable accommod ations must be determined on a case-by-case basis and can range from making facilities accessible for wheelchairs to job restructuring or modifying equipment. Unfortunately in todays workplace, if a disability is not observable, many people have difficulty understanding the need for accommodation, and some employees think coworkers are receiving favoritism.If a person requests an accommodation, the employer can work in partnership with the individual, says Betsy Jaros, vice president of corporate development for Minnesota Diversified Industries, a company that promotes opportunities for workers with disabilities. In some cases, it may be as simple as a special chair, or a stool for their feet, or maybe adaptive equipment on a phone to ensure the person can hear. Wherever there are performance issues, its critical to begin a dialogue with the individual as quickly as possible. A person with a disability does not want their disability to excuse performance on the job they are as conc erned with excellence and productivity as their employer.Jaros offers these tips for employees and employers who may be working with a worker with disabilitiesAll parties need to keep the discussion performance-based. Never assume a disability in the workplace will cause substandard performance.Maintain people-first language and preferred disability terminology. People have illnesses, medical conditions and varying cognitive abilities. For example, say person with bipolar disorder versus she is bipolar.When disclosure occurs, the supervisor if not already familiar with the ADA must find a resource.Unfortunately, disability discrimination charges are increasing at both federal and state levels, and even though HR personnel are continually educated on the ADA, not all employers are in tune with laws and regulations. Marshall Tanick, an attorney with the Twin Cities law firm Mansfield, Tanick and Cohen, PA, and an author of numerous articles related to disabilities in the workplace, says any discussion about a workers disability should be brought up only with HR personnel and discussions should focus on potential and needed accommodations, not prognoses, therapies or current concerns. Once an employee is hired, the employee may want to subsequently bring up the hidden disability, says Tanick. An employee might want to explain the nature of the disability and what type of accommodations may need to be made, such as an occasional absence for appointments. However, the employee should not indicate, directly or indirectly, that the disability prevents them from doing the essential functions of the job, because, if it does, then they are not legally protected under ADA or any disability laws. However, some employees feel that talking about the disability with coworkers can be helpful, because it may lead to understanding and a willingness to work together to help accommodate them and make them as productive as possible. People develop relationships and feel the need to share their personal and daily issues with coworkers, says Jaros. Some people are very close with those they work with, and for some, being open about it helps them deal with it better. The most common reason a person may want to disclose their disability is that it allows an individual to request or discuss accommodations, says Jaros. When this occurs, it is important the employer or coworker only request disability information related to the individuals ability to perform the job.

6 Popular Coding Bootcamps in San Francisco

6 Popular Coding Bootcamps in San Francisco6 Popular Coding Bootcamps in San FranciscoSan Francisco is famous for being chock-full of the tech-savvy. Its right next to Silicon Valley and has birthed countless tech startups and entrepreneurs. It is why its basically the perfect environment to learntechnology-related skills- there are tons of helpful resources to help you start.Whether you live in the area, are thinking of moving there, or just want to take some time off and invest in learning a useful new skill, consider attending one of these top SanFran coding boot camps. 01Coder CampsDavid SchafferSpeaking of programs that arent for hobbyists, this brde boot camp is the most intense of them all.At Hack Reactor, youll be spending twelve weeks eating, drinking, and breathing coding from morning until night (6 days a week, 11 hours a day). Weeks 1-6 teach you all things programming, while weeks 7-12 will find you building real-world paid projects (both on your own and in groups) for a ctual clients.Tuition is nearly $18,000, but youre paying for a career-changing experience graduates of the program have an astounding 99% hiring rate. Its not cheap, and its not easy, but those who make it through dont often regret their decision.07ConclusionIn the end, boot camps are a wonderful and effective vorkaufsrecht for taking your skills to a higher level. Like immersing yourself in a country to learn the language, spending serious time working hands-on with coding concepts will cement them in your brain in a way reading a book just cant do.Coding camps can be found all over the country (andonline), so dont feel limited to California- but if youre on the west coast and looking to code, these five wont let you down.In the end, boot camps are a wonderful and effective option for taking your skills to a higher level. Like immersing yourself in a country to learn the language, spending serious time working hands-on with coding concepts will cement them in your brain in a way r eading a book just cant do. Coding camps can be found all over the country (andonline), so dont feel limited to California- but if youre on the west coast and looking to code, these five wont let you down.

The death of expertise Why a few generalists will rule the future of work

The death of expertise Why a few generalists will rule the future of workThe death of expertise Why a few generalists will rule the future of workOn 11 March 1811, a destructive movement emerged in Nottinghamshire and spread rapidly throughout the north of England.This movement welches led by a group of disgruntled textile workers, who had spent the majority of their lives specializing in weaving and feared that the rising popularity of automated textile equipment would replace their jobs and livelihoods.Up until that day, the skilled workers had lived by the ethos of the time the mora you specialize, the better your financial security.Follow Ladders on FlipboardFollow Ladders magazines on Flipboard covering Happiness, Productivity, Job Satisfaction, Neuroscience, and moreBut this security blanket was unexpectedly yanked off the majority of skilled textile workers, who suddenly found themselves unemployed and unable to make ends meet, because they could no longer compete with the new machines.Driven by rage and a sense of betrayal, the workers gathered together and vowed to destroy the textile machines that stole their jobs. They called themselves The Luddites, named after Ned Ludd, a fictional robin hood schriftart of character who destroyed textile machines.Late at night, the Luddites would rendezvous to practice drills and maneuvers, and by day they would smash and burn looms, stocking frames and factory machinery.As the Luddites rapidly grew in popularity across the country, wealthy factory owners recruited over 14,000 soldiers to retaliate with gun violence.Eventually the British Government passed the Frame Breaking Act of 1812, which made the destruction of mechanised looms punishable by death. Shortly afterwards, several dozen Luddites were charged with crimes, put to death by hanging and shipped off to other countries.And just like that, in one fell swoop, the anti-technology movement led by skilled, middle-class textile workers, fell by the wayside.The Luddites quickly became a thing of the past, and the world would move on to deploy the use of more advanced technology in the workplace.For over 200 years, the deepest fears of the Luddites never came to pass.Specialists and white-collar workers with deep expertise continued to dominate their field of work and reap the majority of financial rewards, whilst machines worked happily alongside them.That is, until now.The rebirth of the polymathI never teach my pupilsI only attempt to provide the conditions in which they can learn.- Albert EinsteinIn his famous 1953 essay,The Hedgehog and the Fox, philosopher Isaiah Berlin divides thinkers into two categories, by drawing reference from the Ancient Greek poet Archilochus who noted that The fox knows many things, but the hedgehog knows one big thing.Berlin explains that whilst hedgehogs relate everything to a single, central vision, foxes pursue many ends connectedif at all, only in some de facto way.For many centuries, hedgehogs have be en held in high esteem in society, as those who have clocked in their 10,000 hours to achieve mastery in a chosen field. Meanwhile, foxes have been cast aside as Jack of all trades, master of none, unfocused and lacking in direction.But there was a time in history when foxes were bred and celebrated by society. It was called the Renaissance period, a cultural movement that spanned from the 14th to the 17th century.In 1432, an Italian fox wrote a letter to commission work from the Duke of Milan, and listed his achievements in a wide range of disciplines including sculpting, architecture, science and mathematics.The letter did not include his talents in painting, sculpting, music, literature, anatomy, geology, astronomy, botany, writing, history, and cartography.Suffice to say that the fox got the job, and the letter would later become known as the Curriculum Vitae or CV of today.That fox was the epitome of a generalist, or formally a polymath his name was Leonardo da Vinci.Leonardo s ingle-handedly pioneered several unrelated fields, invented the parachute, an armored fighting vehicle, a calculator, an improved version of the helicopter, not least his famous paintings such as the Mona Lisa and the Last Supper.Yet it is ironic that despite inventing the CV, a young Leonardo da Vinci would struggle to land a well-paid job in todays specialist workplace.In a similar fashion, his contemporary polymaths including the likes of Galileo, Leibniz, Michelangelo, Shakespeare and Copernicus, would have wasted their talents and been forced to specialize in the modern education system.After the renaissance period, the polymath became somewhat of an endangered species. A thing of the past.But over the last few decades we have witnessed the rebirth of the polymath as a leading public figure Bill Gates, Steve Jobs, Jeff Bezos, and most notably, Elon Musk.All signs point in the direction of an unprecedented period in menschenwrdig history, that will give birth to a new breed of p olymaths who surpass those of the renaissance period.Heres why.The fourth Industrial Revolution has arrivedA robot may not harm humanity, or, by inaction, allow humanity to come to harm.? Isaac AsimovAccording to a 2017 Mckinsey report, between 400 million and 800 million jobs globally could be automated by machines by 2030. Meanwhile, another report published by the University of Oxford, noted that a conservative estimate of 47 percent of total US employment is at risk of automation.The mass human cleansing is already underway driverless cars and trucks, artificially intelligent radiologists, surgeons, chess players, lawyers and accountants.A quick examination of the drastic differences in the number of employees amongst the worlds largest firms of 1962 versus those of today, should have set off the siren.In 1962, ATT had market cap of $20 billion and 564,000 employees, whilst General Motors had a market cap of $12 billion and 605,000 employees.2Conversely, in 2017, Apple had a mar ket cap of $800 billion and only 116,000 employees, whilst Google had a market cap of $679 billion and only 73,992 employees.3What makes todays digital revolution so different from the others? After all, humans have collectively survived and prospered throughout the three major industrial revolutions since the 18th century.The difference is subtle but dramatic machines are beginning to learn and think for themselves in quantum leaps.Any doubt that a machine could potentially out-think, outperform and outmaneuver a human, was thrown out the window when the google algorithm beat the worldwide champion of the ancient game of Go- a strategy game that is much more complex than chess.So-called traditional skilled white-collar jobs that were once deemed as a safety net for graduates, are now ironically the most at risk of being automated.And old school coveted skills like leadership, management, social influence and time management, have been forcefully overtaken by critical thinking and c reativity skills.According to a world economic forum survey of leading global employers, the top five most in demand skills by 2022 will beAnalytical thinking and innovation.Active learning and learning strategies.Creativity, originality and initiative.Technology design and programming.Critical thinking and analysis.The most coveted job roles of the future look nothing like those of the past, incorporating these in demand skills Innovation managers, Data scientists, Software and Applications Developers and E-commerce and Social Media managers.By 2022, it is estimated that no less than 54% of all employees across the globe will require significant re-and upskilling, as single-skillset job roles rapidly decline.And those who continue to pursue specialization with zest run the risk of becoming extinct, much sooner than they think.As automation continues to wipe out repetitive tasks once occupied by skilled workers, entry and middle-level jobs will become scarce, specialists will compet e fiercely with one another for lower wages, and eventually, economically viable jobs will only reside at the senior level.Meanwhile, organizations that fail to innovate and adapt quickly will die a fast and painful death.Recent history is littered with the graveyards of so called too big to fail corporations that fell off the wall Kodak, Blockbusters, HMV, Hummer, Toys R Us, and most recently, Walmart is in the biggest fight of its 68-year history against Amazons disruptive innovation.Bullish Investors and entrepreneurs are already jostling to win the AI gold rush and dethrone the old guard firms. Venture capitalist Investment into AI start-ups has increased sixfold since 2000.In the midst of chaos and uncertainty, the line of communication between Millennials in the workforce and Baby boomers who lead corporations, has completely broken down- a deloitte survey of workers across 36 countries, discovered that 43% of Millennials plan to quit their job within the next two years, while only 28% of Millennials would be willing to stay beyond five years.5In a frantic effort to calm the storm, organizations have resorted to the gig economy, whilst policymakers battle with one another over a universal basic income to cushion the impending job crisis.It would appear that all hope is lost. But there is a light at the end of the tunnel.As more disruptive technologies penetrate the workforce in rapid succession and skills gaps widen even greater, those who survive and prosper will be agile lifelong learners.Their expertise will not be deep like their forefathers, instead it will resemble that of a polymath- a wide knowledge base across unrelated domains.They will hold the keys to innovation because as studies have found, the best ideas emerge from combining insights from fields that dont seem connected. There is no one better poised to do so than a generalist.6And as the Pareto principle kicks into high gear, there will be a radical shift in the balance of power that man kind has never witnessed before.For the first time in history, the generalist will rule the specialist.The fox has overtaken the hedgehogIntelligence is the ability to adapt to change.? Stephen HawkingThe truth is, not all fairy tales have a happy ending. And it would appear that perhaps we have reached the end of the romantic fairy-tale that of a specialist and a machine working together in harmony.The breakneck speed of technological improvements in artificial intelligence and machine learning, are beginning to shake the very foundation of the nature of work.Traditional career paths and the educational institutions that feed them, are no longer the bedrock of job security as they have been for centuries.And old guard firms and leaders that continue to stubbornly hold onto the notion that weve always done it this way, will vanish as quickly as fallen autumn leaves swept away by a sudden gust of wind.The Luddites raised the alarm over 200 years ago. They warned us that a day would c ome when the specialist would become endangered.Perhaps its time we pay close attention and heed their warning.Today, many hedgehogs freely roam the hills and rule over the few foxes. Tomorrow, only a few foxes will rule the many hedgehogs.The era of the specialist has come to an end. The future belongs to the generalist.Mayo Oshin writes at MayoOshin.Com, where he shares the best practical ideas based on proven science and the habits of highly successful people for stress-free productivity and improved mental performance. To get these strategies to stop procrastinating, get more things by doing less and improve your focus, join his free weekly newsletter.A version of this article originally appeared at mayooshin.com as The Death of Expertise Why a Few Generalists Will Rule the Future of Work.You might also enjoyNew neuroscience reveals 4 rituals that will make you happyStrangers know your social class in the first seven words you say, study finds10 lessons from Benjamin Franklins d aily schedule that will double your productivityThe worst mistakes you can make in an interview, according to 12 CEOs10 habits of mentally strong people