{"id":1919,"date":"2020-12-10T09:22:06","date_gmt":"2020-12-10T09:22:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/escp.eu\/thechoice\/?p=1919"},"modified":"2021-11-22T17:55:41","modified_gmt":"2021-11-22T15:55:41","slug":"which-career-paths-to-face-the-crises-of-the-21st-century","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/escp.eu\/thechoice\/tomorrow-choices\/which-career-paths-to-face-the-crises-of-the-21st-century\/","title":{"rendered":"2025, 2030, 2050\u2026 which career paths to face the crises of the 21st century?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

\u201cI am a student in an engineering school specializing in aeronautics. I can\u2019t find an internship, not to mention a permanent contract! That entire sector is in crisis due to the Covid-19 pandemic. I am considering a career change.\u201d This statement was made to me a few days ago during a training course on climate change.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Working to reduce risks and adapt our society to better control our collective destiny in the next 10, 20 or 30 years is, in my opinion: necessary, exciting and a source of many professional opportunities. How so?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

01. <\/span>A career links 3-month and 30-year priorities.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Let\u2019s start with a timeline as a framework.<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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Were you born in 1990? If so, that means in 2050, you will be 60, your career will not be over. Were you born in 2000 and are in your graduate studies? At 50, you will still be a long way from retirement.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The career, a way to break the \u201cTragedy of the Horizon\u201d?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

In 2015, Bank of England Governor Mark Carney enshrined the antagonism between short-term and long-term interests with the phrase \u201cTragedy of the Horizon<\/a>.\u201d In a business, operations are carried out on an hourly, daily and weekly basis. Goals are set for 3, 6 or 12 months and strategic plans rarely exceed 3 to 5 years. The issues at 10, 15 or 20 years are not taken into account: why look forward 10 years if the company goes bankrupt in 6 months?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Planning your professional career encourages you to integrate the long term into your daily life.<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

On the contrary, a career takes place over 2, 5, 10 or 20 years. In 2020, these time frames project us into 2025, 2030, 2040 or even 2050. Within these horizons, the scientific reports are clear: profound changes will happen on a planetary scale as human activities have destabilized many natural and climatic balances. In 2019, the IPBES report<\/a> concludes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNature across most of the globe has now been significantly altered by multiple human drivers, with the great majority of indicators of ecosystems and biodiversity showing rapid decline. [\u2026] Human actions threaten more species with global extinction now than ever before.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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02. <\/span>Choose professions that give us collectively better control over our destiny.<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

There are many more warnings: health issues, resource depletion, social and geopolitical tensions, technological innovations, etc. These upheavals force us to anticipate: what will be the response capabilities of our society to these threats? What will be the economic and social consequences in the coming years? What are the prospects for recruitment and employment by sector?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Facing these challenges = businesses of the future + tangible solutions + meaning in one\u2019s work?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Working on risk reduction and on adaptation to these changes could turn out to be a relevant strategy for:<\/p>\n\n\n\n