10 Job Sectors in Decline

    正在下滑的十大就業(yè)領域

    What to Do If Your Industry Is on the Way Out

    如果你所在的行業(yè)過時了怎么辦

    People in almost every profession may feel like jobs are scarceright now. For many industries， this is a temporary situation. But jobs in some fields are expected to continue disappearing even after the economy picks up.

    現(xiàn)在，幾乎每個行業(yè)的人士都會覺得就業(yè)機會非常少。對有些行業(yè)來說，這只是一種臨時現(xiàn)象。但是有些行業(yè)即使是在經(jīng)濟復蘇之后、工作也會越來越少。

    Is your industry on the decline？ The federal government projects that a number of industries will lose jobs from 2008 to 2018.

    你所在行業(yè)是否正在下滑？聯(lián)邦政府預計有些行業(yè)在2008到2018年間，工作將會持續(xù)減少。

    "You can't sit around and wait for news to come out about what's going to happen to your industry，" said Alexandra Levit， author of "New Job， New You." "You have to be proactiveabout this."

    "New Job， New You."一書的作者Alexandra Levit說：“你不能坐在那里等著別人告訴你你所在行業(yè)將會發(fā)生什么變化。對此，你必須要主動。”

    Disappearing Jobs

    正在消失的工作

    Here's a list of the top 10 industries expected to lose the most jobs by 2018 —— and what to do if you're working in one of them：

    以下是預計到2018年間工作機會減少得最多的十大行業(yè)，以及如果你目前正處于這個行業(yè)該如何努力：

    1. Department stores： Projected to lose 10.2 percent of the 1.56 million jobs they had in 2008.

    百貨商店：2008年有156萬份工作，預計到2018年將會縮減10.2%.

    "People are doing their shopping online，" Levit said. To survive， stores need to offer value beyond the products they sell， such as special events or superiorcustomer service. To increase the chances that you'll keep your own job， you need to "be on the innovationtrain."

    Levit說：“人們都開始網(wǎng)購。”為了生存，商店需要提供銷售的產(chǎn)品外的優(yōu)惠，比如特價活動或一流的客戶服務。為了增加你保住自己工作的機會，你需要“不斷創(chuàng)新”。

    "You need to be front and center with management， giving them suggestions for how they can remain competitive，" she said.

    她說：“你需要在管理的前沿和中心，為百貨商店獻計使他們保持競爭優(yōu)勢。”

    2. Semiconductormanufacturing： Projected to lose 33.7 percent of the 432，000 jobs it had in 2008.

    半導體制造業(yè)：2008年有4.32萬份工作，預計到2018年將會縮減33.7%.

    Semiconductors are one of several manufacturing industries on the declining list. Because so many different types of manufacturing jobs are disappearing， it will not be easy to simply get another manufacturing job. You may need to develop some completely new skills.

    半導體是眾多正在下滑的制造業(yè)之一。因為很多不同類型的制作業(yè)工作正在消失，而且想要重新找到一份制造業(yè)的工作并不簡單。你可能需要學習一些全新的技能。

    Levit suggests beefing up your resume with volunteer work so you can show skills that will be applicable in other industries. For example， helping a volunteer organization deal with its members can show that you have client-service skills.

    Levit建議可以用志愿者工作來武裝你的簡歷，這樣你可以顯示你所掌握的技巧在其他行業(yè)也可以用到。比如，在一個志愿者協(xié)會里幫助他人可以顯示你有較強的客戶溝通技巧。