The construction industry employs over 7 million workers in the United States – and will represent one of the fastest growing industries into 2022, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. For individuals seeking employment in this industry, job growth is projected to continue to trend upward. But will there be enough skilled labor to support this industry boom?
In an era of globalization, companies are reaching across international borders and establishing local presences to increase business – enabling access to larger and more specified markets, more populous talent pools and support across geographic locations and time zones. But global expansion is only one step in a series of challenges – closely followed, or (ideally) preceded, by the cultivation of multilingual and cross-cultural competencies necessary for successful integration.
The European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is a new set of rules developed to give residents of the EU more control over personal information. GDPR extends the reach of the 1995 EU Data Protection Directive to further protect citizens’ rights to personal data protection and implement stricter policies for the organizations collecting and storing data.
What did you want to be when you grew up? If you ask this question in an elementary school classroom, odds are you’ll probably hear answers like: doctor, firefighter, police officer, lawyer or teacher. But these common answers point to a more profound desire to change the world.
