by Bill Thurston, Vocational Counselor
About a year ago I started collecting stories from participants who had been in transition for a year or more. In workshops I started to see that I was learning more from the people who have “been there” than I could possibly teach. As they started getting jobs I began asking what it was that worked for them. What had they learned from all this?
For those of you who are out there and have lost some vitality, take heart, it will happen for you too. There is light at the end of the tunnel.
The following is a collection of stories from people who have survived and insights as to how they made it happen. Check back to this blog for more stories of success in the future!
1). As far as advice to others, for me it was an opportunity to go back to school and take additional training. I had the opportunity to network with new friends in my training classes.
Being laid off was one of the hardest events I have had to deal with in my life. Family support is very important. Being off work did give me time to bond more with my teenagers. I am glad they were old enough to experience this recession and endure the hardship of having to do without some things they took for granted. As we explained to them, this will happen again in their life time and they need to be conservative in their spending and plan for their future. Everyday my father-in-law and I would go to the gym and work out. Exercise is a great way to take your mind off the situation and help you feel good about yourself.
2). I was getting worried there for a while wondering if I would ever find a job. My advice is to let everyone you know that you are job hunting.
3). Here are my thoughts on the past year and a half...
I can't believe I didn't work for a year. When I look back I think of it as a nice vacation, a waste of 1 1/2 years, but most importantly time to focus on and spend with my family. My husband broke his leg and was laid off as well for the past 8 months, so things have been about as tough as it gets, in addition to having a newborn. I landed this job 1 week after my second unemployment extension ran out. I won't be making the money I wanted, nor at the level I wanted, but it is a job that will help me to contribute to my family and to feel good about myself.
This adventure has me thinking God had this in His plans all along. I'm not a very religious person, but I think He knew I needed to be available to help with our baby and help my husband with his broken leg. Anyway, what kept me motivated was calling my mom. She would ask me about once a week what I had done to find a job. She would help me find jobs online and in the paper, and so did many other family members. When I thought I was no good, she would remind me that I was good and that there were just too many people applying for the same jobs. And she was right! What doesn't work is searching for jobs that are great and not applying for them because you don't want to get rejected again. I landed this job through networking. I applied from an ad in the paper and noticed an old co-worker worked there (LinkedIn is great). And in interviews, I learned that if I'm just myself instead of trying the answer the question right, you'll have a much better chance. (Oh, and having a spouse at home and not working helped me get a job and out of the house! ;)
Wednesday, October 20, 2010
Tuesday, October 19, 2010
Time management for LinkedIn
As more and more technologies become available and popular and even musts, we naturally worry about keeping up and managing all these demands on our time. Here are some suggestions for how to stay on top of LinkedIn by dividing the tasks into frequency categories.
Establish your account and build your page
1. Create an account at www.linkedin.com. It is free at the basic user level.
2. Start to build your profile. You can use the feature that imports your resume, but that will require lots of editing and it is just as easy to start from scratch.
3. Choose your own personal URL instead of the default one assigned to you. This means it will have your name or initials as your address. No big deal, but nice to do.
4. Spend lots of time building your connections. This is the heart of networking, so think broadly and deeply about people you know from schools, previous jobs, neighborhood, church, social groups, professional associations, and everything else.
5. Use a personal message when you invite them to connect. Remind them how you know them, and let them know that you'd like to stay in touch.
6. Join some groups where you have an interest or know people.
Daily Routine
1. Check for responses to your invitations. When you connect with someone you can now view their connections so you can see if there is someone there you also know and would like to invite. Keep building your network. Until you have at least 60 connections your network does not have enough reach to be very valuable.
2. Check for other messages from your network to stay on top of events and communications.
3. Read through all the status updates from your network. You can learn a lot about what people and companies are up to this way.
4. Check the Jobs section to see what new postings show up. Do some searches on jobs to see what you can find.
Weekly Routine
1. Begin to post status updates and posts in the groups where you are a member.
2. Consider using your talents and expertise to answer questions posted in the ANSWERS section. This is a way to get known and build credibility in your field.
3. Ask a question of others in the ANSWERS section if you want to get feedback or ideas about something.
Monthly Routine
1. If you choose to give and receive recommendations on LinkedIn, you should review them and search for more bosses or former co-workers who will give you a good recommendation. When you request one make sure you let them know what kinds of statements will be most helpful. Keep them brief, please.
2. It is a good idea to review your profile once a month to see if you can improve it. You will be reading others' profiles and will get some ideas of wording, whether to use the 1st or 3rd person, how to be briefer. Perhaps don't include every place you have ever worked.
3. Check your profile for consistency with your current resume. Make sure you use the same job titles and dates (if you use dates). Employers will be checking your profile, so you don't want any discrepencies that will make them wonder.
4. You can post a link to your resume on your LinkedIn page if you wish. When you are editing your profile you will see a choice asking if you want to add sections to your profile. You can use a tool called box.net to link to a DOC or PDF file of your resume.
Establish your account and build your page
1. Create an account at www.linkedin.com. It is free at the basic user level.
2. Start to build your profile. You can use the feature that imports your resume, but that will require lots of editing and it is just as easy to start from scratch.
3. Choose your own personal URL instead of the default one assigned to you. This means it will have your name or initials as your address. No big deal, but nice to do.
4. Spend lots of time building your connections. This is the heart of networking, so think broadly and deeply about people you know from schools, previous jobs, neighborhood, church, social groups, professional associations, and everything else.
5. Use a personal message when you invite them to connect. Remind them how you know them, and let them know that you'd like to stay in touch.
6. Join some groups where you have an interest or know people.
Daily Routine
1. Check for responses to your invitations. When you connect with someone you can now view their connections so you can see if there is someone there you also know and would like to invite. Keep building your network. Until you have at least 60 connections your network does not have enough reach to be very valuable.
2. Check for other messages from your network to stay on top of events and communications.
3. Read through all the status updates from your network. You can learn a lot about what people and companies are up to this way.
4. Check the Jobs section to see what new postings show up. Do some searches on jobs to see what you can find.
Weekly Routine
1. Begin to post status updates and posts in the groups where you are a member.
2. Consider using your talents and expertise to answer questions posted in the ANSWERS section. This is a way to get known and build credibility in your field.
3. Ask a question of others in the ANSWERS section if you want to get feedback or ideas about something.
Monthly Routine
1. If you choose to give and receive recommendations on LinkedIn, you should review them and search for more bosses or former co-workers who will give you a good recommendation. When you request one make sure you let them know what kinds of statements will be most helpful. Keep them brief, please.
2. It is a good idea to review your profile once a month to see if you can improve it. You will be reading others' profiles and will get some ideas of wording, whether to use the 1st or 3rd person, how to be briefer. Perhaps don't include every place you have ever worked.
3. Check your profile for consistency with your current resume. Make sure you use the same job titles and dates (if you use dates). Employers will be checking your profile, so you don't want any discrepencies that will make them wonder.
4. You can post a link to your resume on your LinkedIn page if you wish. When you are editing your profile you will see a choice asking if you want to add sections to your profile. You can use a tool called box.net to link to a DOC or PDF file of your resume.
Monday, October 18, 2010
Make the most of job fairs
Job fairs are an opportunity to learn about companies who are currently hiring in your area. You will have the chance to meet a company representative and ask questions to gather information. Job Fairs have the added advantage of being less formal than a job interview, so it takes some of the pressure off of you. However, you still need to take them seriously, so here are a few "before, during, and after" tips to help you get the most out of the experience.
Pre Job Fair
1. Find out what companies will be there (www.jobpartners.org). Gather some information about them to learn if you may be interested in working for them. Check their website to learn what job openings they have. What is the skill set they are looking to find? Make a list of the companies you want to explore.
2. Decide on your outcome. Are you going with a specific goal in mind, or just to see what's available? Clarifying what outcome you want will help you prepare and recognize if your goal was met.
3. Prepare the key questions you need answered in order to make a decision. These questions should help you discover if the company or positions are a good fit for you. Ask about the company's goals, markets, growth, etc.
4. Make fresh copies of your resume on quality paper. Many companies these days will ask you to go to their website to apply online. But many still accept paper resumes.
5. Dress as if it is a job interview. The rule is dress one step better than you would if you were holding that job.
During the Job Fair
6. Take time to engage the company representative in conversation. Don't just grab a pen or piece of free candy, drop off your resume and move on. Instead, smile, pick up some literature, and ask a question to get the conversation started. Use your prior research to show you are interested, confident, and knowledgeable. Listen carefully, show interest, take notes, be respectful, thank them and then move on.
7. Do not monopolize an employer's time. Make a good impression and ask the best way to follow up after the event. Make sure to get a business card so you have contact details.
8. At a large Job Fair it is easy to get overwhelmed with information and later forget which person said what. Stop between booths and jot down some notes to help you remember key information - especially follow-up actions.
Post Job Fair
9. Be sure to send a thank you card to anyone you engaged if you are interested in following up. Professional recruiters agree that follow-up is an important part of getting the most out of a job fair. If you received a business card, or contact information, send a thank you card as soon as you can. Most attendees will not do this step, so it can make you stand out from the crowd. It tells the company representative you are interested, you paid attention, and you are a serious candidate.
10. If they asked you to post your resume to their website, be sure to review our Tip Sheet on Converting your Resume to Text.
11. Finally, it is always good to include a self examination step to improve your skills. How did things work out? What did you do well? What might you do more effectively next time? What feedback did you get, and how might it be useful? What are the next steps?
Amp up your job search before the holidays!
Here are some job search strategies to intensify your job search before the slowdown that usually happens between Thanksgiving and New Years.
1. Diversify your approaches. Don’t just depend on a few methods. Explore some more strategies. While recruiters (headhunters) can be a valuable source, you must remember that they work for the employer and are paid to fill job openings and not to search out openings for you. They often prefer to hire from the ranks of the already employed rather than the vast pool of those who are currently unemployed.
2. Hone your Career Branding Statement. Some call this your elevator speech, or your 30 second pitch. This is important for several reasons. It changes your mindset from being in the one-down position of needing a job to the equality position of “I have these talents and experience while you may have a position or contacts who have a position – How can we get together?”
3. Social Networking – jump on the LinkedIn and Twitter bandwagon. It can help you build and manage your network of contacts that can help you find that next job. You may worry that this is a distraction and a timewaster, but there is real value in using social media tools to give your job search more breadth and focus.
4. Target specific companies and go after them directly. You can go beyond looking at a targeted company’s website to actively using LinkedIn to research that company and who you might know who works there. Use LinkedIn’s extensive search features to sleuth out some contacts and follow up with them.
5. Develop a “Mini-resume.” This is a business card for job searchers that has your key contact information on one side and your goal and skills and qualifications on the other side. They are great for networking. They are easy to carry for those times when you wouldn't carry your full resume. Make it tasteful and don’t overdo colors and graphics. It needs to look professional and not like it was designed by high school student with a new CD full of clip-art. There are templates in MS Word for Business Card Templates. Be creative!
1. Diversify your approaches. Don’t just depend on a few methods. Explore some more strategies. While recruiters (headhunters) can be a valuable source, you must remember that they work for the employer and are paid to fill job openings and not to search out openings for you. They often prefer to hire from the ranks of the already employed rather than the vast pool of those who are currently unemployed.
2. Hone your Career Branding Statement. Some call this your elevator speech, or your 30 second pitch. This is important for several reasons. It changes your mindset from being in the one-down position of needing a job to the equality position of “I have these talents and experience while you may have a position or contacts who have a position – How can we get together?”
3. Social Networking – jump on the LinkedIn and Twitter bandwagon. It can help you build and manage your network of contacts that can help you find that next job. You may worry that this is a distraction and a timewaster, but there is real value in using social media tools to give your job search more breadth and focus.
4. Target specific companies and go after them directly. You can go beyond looking at a targeted company’s website to actively using LinkedIn to research that company and who you might know who works there. Use LinkedIn’s extensive search features to sleuth out some contacts and follow up with them.
5. Develop a “Mini-resume.” This is a business card for job searchers that has your key contact information on one side and your goal and skills and qualifications on the other side. They are great for networking. They are easy to carry for those times when you wouldn't carry your full resume. Make it tasteful and don’t overdo colors and graphics. It needs to look professional and not like it was designed by high school student with a new CD full of clip-art. There are templates in MS Word for Business Card Templates. Be creative!
Tuesday, October 5, 2010
What is a Life Change Artist?
I attended a presentation last night put on by SHIFT featuring Fred Mandell entitled "What the great masters of art can teach us about navigating the 2nd half of life with vitality, creativity and meaning." Fred has just published a book called Becoming a Life Change Artist. My main "take-aways" from the presentation are:
1. Since 1934, when Social Security started, men's lifespan has increased from 61 to 75 years and women from 65 to 80. We are working longer and in many cases looking toward our longer 2nd half of life to be more fulfilling and meaningful.
2. We get to re-invent ourselves, and typically as we pass 50 we care less about the judgements of others and can focus on what is in us that is inside us that we need to express. He used lots of examples of great artists (Picasso, Monet, Rembrandt, DaVinci) who continued to develop their artistic skill and perspective right up until they died.
3. We are all creative - it is not just for those in the "arts." We may not have given our creative side much expression, but creation is a basic part of who we are. There are stages of the creative process and it often begins when we face a "creative dilemma" that stimulates us to find our own voice.
4. The creative dilemma is the tension that results from the gap between our current reality and what we desire our life to be. This certainly fits the situation many face who are laid off from their jobs. What to do next? Should I continue what I was doing for a different company, or do something different. Not an easy decision!
5. One of the skills that the great artists employ that helps them develop their creativity is viewing the world and one’s life from a new perspective. This is often what dislocated workers report happens to them when they realize that their career could now be a blank canvas. They don't have to keep doing what they were doing, if they don't want to. There is a sense of freedom in this for those that are risk takers.
As Yogi Berra said, "When you come to a fork in the road, take it!"
1. Since 1934, when Social Security started, men's lifespan has increased from 61 to 75 years and women from 65 to 80. We are working longer and in many cases looking toward our longer 2nd half of life to be more fulfilling and meaningful.
2. We get to re-invent ourselves, and typically as we pass 50 we care less about the judgements of others and can focus on what is in us that is inside us that we need to express. He used lots of examples of great artists (Picasso, Monet, Rembrandt, DaVinci) who continued to develop their artistic skill and perspective right up until they died.
3. We are all creative - it is not just for those in the "arts." We may not have given our creative side much expression, but creation is a basic part of who we are. There are stages of the creative process and it often begins when we face a "creative dilemma" that stimulates us to find our own voice.
4. The creative dilemma is the tension that results from the gap between our current reality and what we desire our life to be. This certainly fits the situation many face who are laid off from their jobs. What to do next? Should I continue what I was doing for a different company, or do something different. Not an easy decision!
5. One of the skills that the great artists employ that helps them develop their creativity is viewing the world and one’s life from a new perspective. This is often what dislocated workers report happens to them when they realize that their career could now be a blank canvas. They don't have to keep doing what they were doing, if they don't want to. There is a sense of freedom in this for those that are risk takers.
As Yogi Berra said, "When you come to a fork in the road, take it!"
Tuesday, July 14, 2009
Book review: Managing Transitions by William Bridges
Bridges book Transitions is now a classic in career development literature, and he updated and revised it in 2003. What is appealing about the book is the simplicity of the model and how applicable it is to any kind of transition. He makes a key distinction between change and transition. He says, change is situational, while transition is psychological. He clarifies that change is more about externals and things, while transition is more about people and how we get our heads around what is happening during changes.
Transition for Bridges has three psychological stages: Ending – Neutral Zone – New Beginning. We usually think of stories having a beginning, middle and end. But in this case it is more useful to punctuate the process with the ending (old job), neutral zone (unemployment, reassessment, job search), and new beginning (new job). We too often blur these stages by wanting to rush through them and we don’t learn all we could. Or we jump right into a bad career decision because of the discomfort of unemployment.
Bridges argues that it is essential to recognize the ending first before plowing ahead into all the hard work of dealing with unemployment and job search, which involve many time consuming tasks. And no one will deny that all these tasks are vitally important, but they are behaviors, and if we don’t first deal with our emotions, beliefs and attitudes, then we run the risk of making some bad decisions. This is where it really helps to have a career counselor who can guide you through this phase and keep you grounded and focused.
Our emotions are where our energy is and where we find the juice that we need to perform all the job search tasks that we need to do to move forward. If we don’t deal with our sadness or sense of loss or threat to our self esteem and change of identity, we may be drained of energy we need to spot new opportunities, and to adopt productive ways of thinking about this period.
Granted in this current economic crisis (recession, jobless recovery, whatever you call it), it takes some mental effort to see unemployment as neutral. It certainly feels scarier than neutral. But the benefit of reframing it as neutral is to calm ourselves down, and be able to concentrate on the work that needs to be done during this phase.
Risk always feels somewhat scary when we see it as a threat of losing something. But it feels exhilarating when we see it as the possibility of gaining something we value. The scary part of skydiving (I am told – I am certainly not crazy enough to jump out of a perfectly good airplane) is the waiting to jump. The exhilarating part is the sailing through the air, feeling the excitement, and seeing the world from a whole new perspective. That’s the neutral zone.
We always have a certain percentage of clients who are led to believe by their previous employers, or through magical thinking, that this is a temporary layoff, and I will be called back in a few weeks or months. This belief often has the effect of blocking them from accepting the ending, and therefore wasting a good deal of time waiting for the callback.
I remember the feeling during a layoff period when it truly felt like an emotional rollercoaster. One day I would feel like I was on the doorstep of some great opportunity, and the next day I would feel like I was facing disaster and would lose our house. My wife and I would go for walks just to discuss things and think about all the changes we were facing. Those discussions (and the exercise) kept me grounded and helped me keep perspective.
The job search process is essentially the same as it has always been. Assessing what we want; finding leads and contacts through networking and research; honing our cover letters and resumes; applying; interviewing; and eventually a new beginning. There are new tools that improve some parts of the job search, like word processing, the web, job search engines, email, and tools like LinkedIn. But we know that if we work the plan we will find a new job. We just don’t know when.
And when we find that new job it is another challenge to go from the neutral zone into the new beginning. It may raise self-doubts, worries about the new company, new co-workers, gaining acceptance, etc. It’s not easy, and it is natural to feel ambivalent.
Bridges has lots of good suggestions for launching the new beginning successfully. But the main thing is to celebrate success, make a plan for how to succeed in the new job, and take ownership of your new position, and start to perform. Good luck.
Mike Powers - July 2009
Transition for Bridges has three psychological stages: Ending – Neutral Zone – New Beginning. We usually think of stories having a beginning, middle and end. But in this case it is more useful to punctuate the process with the ending (old job), neutral zone (unemployment, reassessment, job search), and new beginning (new job). We too often blur these stages by wanting to rush through them and we don’t learn all we could. Or we jump right into a bad career decision because of the discomfort of unemployment.
Bridges argues that it is essential to recognize the ending first before plowing ahead into all the hard work of dealing with unemployment and job search, which involve many time consuming tasks. And no one will deny that all these tasks are vitally important, but they are behaviors, and if we don’t first deal with our emotions, beliefs and attitudes, then we run the risk of making some bad decisions. This is where it really helps to have a career counselor who can guide you through this phase and keep you grounded and focused.
Our emotions are where our energy is and where we find the juice that we need to perform all the job search tasks that we need to do to move forward. If we don’t deal with our sadness or sense of loss or threat to our self esteem and change of identity, we may be drained of energy we need to spot new opportunities, and to adopt productive ways of thinking about this period.
Granted in this current economic crisis (recession, jobless recovery, whatever you call it), it takes some mental effort to see unemployment as neutral. It certainly feels scarier than neutral. But the benefit of reframing it as neutral is to calm ourselves down, and be able to concentrate on the work that needs to be done during this phase.
Risk always feels somewhat scary when we see it as a threat of losing something. But it feels exhilarating when we see it as the possibility of gaining something we value. The scary part of skydiving (I am told – I am certainly not crazy enough to jump out of a perfectly good airplane) is the waiting to jump. The exhilarating part is the sailing through the air, feeling the excitement, and seeing the world from a whole new perspective. That’s the neutral zone.
We always have a certain percentage of clients who are led to believe by their previous employers, or through magical thinking, that this is a temporary layoff, and I will be called back in a few weeks or months. This belief often has the effect of blocking them from accepting the ending, and therefore wasting a good deal of time waiting for the callback.
I remember the feeling during a layoff period when it truly felt like an emotional rollercoaster. One day I would feel like I was on the doorstep of some great opportunity, and the next day I would feel like I was facing disaster and would lose our house. My wife and I would go for walks just to discuss things and think about all the changes we were facing. Those discussions (and the exercise) kept me grounded and helped me keep perspective.
The job search process is essentially the same as it has always been. Assessing what we want; finding leads and contacts through networking and research; honing our cover letters and resumes; applying; interviewing; and eventually a new beginning. There are new tools that improve some parts of the job search, like word processing, the web, job search engines, email, and tools like LinkedIn. But we know that if we work the plan we will find a new job. We just don’t know when.
And when we find that new job it is another challenge to go from the neutral zone into the new beginning. It may raise self-doubts, worries about the new company, new co-workers, gaining acceptance, etc. It’s not easy, and it is natural to feel ambivalent.
Bridges has lots of good suggestions for launching the new beginning successfully. But the main thing is to celebrate success, make a plan for how to succeed in the new job, and take ownership of your new position, and start to perform. Good luck.
Mike Powers - July 2009
Saturday, February 7, 2009
Social Media
Lots of people are starting to ask what is the importance of social media? Why should I join Facebook, MySpace, LinkedIn, Twitter and all the other online social networking tools? As I see it an important transformation is happening. The Information Age was ushered in by the computer. And in the beginning computers were so expensive and centralized that they were not for everyone. They could only be accessed and used by specialists with a lot of training.
Then came the PC, and the goal of a computer on every desk and in every home. But they were stand alone machines that didn't talk to each other. The next huge development was the Internet and the World Wide Web. This development allowed everyone to access lots of information published by businesses who were selling things or companies who wanted to advertise and have a presence. The content, the writing and the photos, and the graphics were put there by those with special skills.
What is now being called Web 2.0 is very different. The content is now being published by anyone and everyone! Individuals without any specialized skills are writing blogs on blogspot, writing micro-blogs on twitter, uploading photos to flicker, creating personal profiles and networking through myspace and facebook, or the professional version on LinkedIn. People are publishing self-created music and movies or videos on YouTube.
What is the purpose of all this? Well there are many different purposes, but for the most part it is about self-expression through all the channels of music, writing, art, photography, and social networking. Instead of an intermediary journalist researching a topic, developing an idea or theme, and crafting it for all of us to read. We can now express our own ideas and thoughts or simply journal about daily events.
There are serious effects of the development of social media. For example, newspapers are in trouble. They are filing backrupcy and closing because the old business model doesn't work any longer. Professional photographers, journalists and graphic artists are being laid off because many of them are no longer required to add content. And advertisers and classifieds are shrinking because they can reach a global audience virtually for free on their own website and others.
In the music world high quality recordings can be produced with inexpensive digital equipment and published for free online so that any band can potentially build a following without an agent or producer. The power of the gatekeeper is diminished. They can't control who becomes famous and what becomes popular. The viral nature of the internet allows content to be discovered and circulated almost instantaneously.
The roles of all these professional intermediaries is changing. How the public gets news and entertainment is changing. What is missing is an understanding of how professionals can still earn money in this new economy. We need to figure this out pretty fast, because a lot of people are suffering the loss of their job, their livelihood, and their passion.
Ideas?
Then came the PC, and the goal of a computer on every desk and in every home. But they were stand alone machines that didn't talk to each other. The next huge development was the Internet and the World Wide Web. This development allowed everyone to access lots of information published by businesses who were selling things or companies who wanted to advertise and have a presence. The content, the writing and the photos, and the graphics were put there by those with special skills.
What is now being called Web 2.0 is very different. The content is now being published by anyone and everyone! Individuals without any specialized skills are writing blogs on blogspot, writing micro-blogs on twitter, uploading photos to flicker, creating personal profiles and networking through myspace and facebook, or the professional version on LinkedIn. People are publishing self-created music and movies or videos on YouTube.
What is the purpose of all this? Well there are many different purposes, but for the most part it is about self-expression through all the channels of music, writing, art, photography, and social networking. Instead of an intermediary journalist researching a topic, developing an idea or theme, and crafting it for all of us to read. We can now express our own ideas and thoughts or simply journal about daily events.
There are serious effects of the development of social media. For example, newspapers are in trouble. They are filing backrupcy and closing because the old business model doesn't work any longer. Professional photographers, journalists and graphic artists are being laid off because many of them are no longer required to add content. And advertisers and classifieds are shrinking because they can reach a global audience virtually for free on their own website and others.
In the music world high quality recordings can be produced with inexpensive digital equipment and published for free online so that any band can potentially build a following without an agent or producer. The power of the gatekeeper is diminished. They can't control who becomes famous and what becomes popular. The viral nature of the internet allows content to be discovered and circulated almost instantaneously.
The roles of all these professional intermediaries is changing. How the public gets news and entertainment is changing. What is missing is an understanding of how professionals can still earn money in this new economy. We need to figure this out pretty fast, because a lot of people are suffering the loss of their job, their livelihood, and their passion.
Ideas?
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