In the midst of a tight white-collar labor market, some workers who can’t find the position they want are thinking of their current occupation as a “bridge job.” Veuer’s Matt Hoffman has the story.
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00:00If you can't find your dream job, it might be time for a bridge job.
00:03That's the conclusion many are reaching in today's market,
00:06which can be challenging despite strong job growth numbers.
00:09Business Insider reported in February that while there's lots of hiring in the healthcare and retail industries,
00:14Glassdoor economist Danielle Zhao says job offers from U.S. employers are at their lowest level since 2014.
00:20And since last year, outlets like CNBC and the Associated Press have been reporting on a so-called rich session,
00:26a contraction of the market for white-collar jobs within an otherwise strong economy.
00:31So if you're stuck in a job outside the career path you want, the optimistic way to think of it is as a bridge job.
00:36HuffPost quotes career coach Jasmine Escalera as defining a bridge job as one you take
00:41to stay in the career game even though that step isn't your end goal
00:44in an effort to acquire certain skill sets or experiences that will get you closer to that end goal.
00:49One bridge job worker, Heidi Mendez, told Business Insider that working at an Athleta store
00:54after having been laid off from a tech company brought her confidence and joy
00:58during a time filled with so much doubt and uncertainty.
01:01Of course, the assumption of a bridge job is that you'll arrive on more stable ground at the end of it.
01:05And the economy's overall performance in the future may determine how many of these jobs are bridges
01:09and how many are ruts.