Hiring Climate for Creatives, December 2016 Update

Hiring Climate for Creatives, December 2016 UpdateHiring Climate for Creatives, December 2016 Update*/Read the infographic text.HIRING CLIMATE FOR CREATIVESDecember 2016 UpdateWhat are your companys hiring plans for full-time creative employees?First half of 2017Second half of 2016Expanding/adding new positions12%13%Maintaining/filling vacated positions67%59%Freezing/notlage filling vacated or new positions20%25%Reducing/eliminating positions0%3%Dont know1%0%How challenging is it for your company to find skilled creative professionals today?*5% Very challenging50% Somewhat challenging22% Not challenging23% Not applicable/not looking1% Dont knowTop areas creative executives expect to hire for in the first half of 201725% Web design/production22% Content marketing20% Print design/production19% Customer experienceMost challenging areas for companies to fill1.Web design/production2.Content marketing3.Customer experience4.Digital marketing5.Creative/art directionSource The Creative Group survey of more than 400 marketing and advertising executives in the United States*Responses do not total 100 percent due to rounding. 2016 The Creative Group. A Robert Half Company. An Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/Disability/Veterans.

Basic Digital Skills Can Lead to a Middle Class Life

Basic Digital Skills Can Lead to a Middle Class Life Basic Digital Skills Can Lead to a Middle Class Life A study of job postings by Burning Glass Technologies and Capital One found that middle-skill jobs that require digital skills are outpacing those that do notlage in a number of ways. Middle-skill jobs, according to the report, are those with less than 80 percent of postings calling for a bachelors degree and with a median hourly wage above the national living wage of $15 per hour. Middle-skill jobs currently comprise 39 percent of total employment in the U.S., the report says.The research was funded by the Capital One Foundation, which announced a Future Edge initiative that will bestow $150 million in community grants and initiatives over the next five years to help empower more Americans to succeed in an ever-changing digitally-driven economy.Pretty bluntly, the report comes to this conclusion a job seeker without the ability to use programs like Microsoft Excel or Microsoft Word not only wont get hired, but they most likely wont even get an interview. Skills many of us take for granted are barring some peoplefrom meaningful employment. In addition to word processing skills, other in-demand abilitiesinclude the use of medical billing programs and the running ofcomputerized drill presses.Some key findings of the Burning Glass/Capital One reportNearly 8 in 10 middle-skill jobs require digital skills. Spreadsheet and word processing proficiencies have become a baseline requirement for the majority of middle-skill opportunities (78 percent).Digitally intensive middle-skill occupations are growing faster than other middle-skill jobs. Digitally intensive jobs have grown 2.5 times more rapidly than middle-skill jobs that do not require spreadsheets, word processing, or other digital skills. Between 2003 and 2013, digitally intensive jobs grew by 4.7 percent, compared to 1.9 percent growth for other positions.Digitally intensive middle-skill jobs pay more than middle-skill jobs that do not include digital components. Digitally intensive middle-skill occupations offer 18 percent higher wages on average $23.76 per hour, compared to $20.14 per hour for all other middle-skill jobs.Writing for theWall Street Journal, Lauren Weber says that middle-skill jobs have become the holy grail to economists who are concerned that the U.S. labor market is becoming hollowed out, with employers adding mostly low-wage jobs for the two-thirds of workers without a college degree and high-paying jobs for graduates, but few jobs in between that can build and sustain a middle class.The Burning Glass Technologies report says that since the recovery from the recession, digitally intensive middle-skills jobs have seen growth equal to that of high-skill positions. Its basically a statistical tie at 4.8 percent for the digital middle-skills jobs and 4.7 percent for the high-skill jobs in a three-year period from 2010 to 2013.Since they are growing more rapidly and p ay more than other middle-skill jobs, these jobs offer a promising career path for Americans who lack a bachelors degree, the report says.On the flip side, jobs that dont require digital skills, like those primarily in transportation, construction, and installation/repair, lag in pay, growth, and opportunity. They have had the slowest growth of any category, behind even low-skill positions, by a significant margin of 1.9 percent for the non-digital middle skill jobs vs. the 2.9 percent for the low-skills jobs.Weber says thatBurning Glass used the 80 percent threshold becausemany employers are demanding college degrees for positions where the skills required dont suggest a degree should be necessary. Its a problem called credential creep.Interestingly, the Wall Street Journal circles back to an earlier report by Burning Glass to explain credential creep and how the demand for bachelors degrees is reshaping the workforce. The report in question found thatthere is a degree requirement for a wide sortiment of jobs, but the requirement is most significant in fields that previously didnt mandate degrees. The gap, which is the difference between the percent of postings requiring the degree vs. the actual percent employed in the field that hold a degree, can be significant. The report said, For example, 65 percent of postings for Executive Secretaries and Executive Assistants now call for a bachelors degree. Only 19 percent of those currently employed in these roles have a B.A.

Private vs Public Museums

Private vs Public MuseumsPrivate vs Public MuseumsWhile most species museums charge admission, some are public and some are private, and ticket prices have little to do with this distinction. Like other museums, art museums are non-profit organizations, whether theyre public or not. The first thing to understand is what differentiates a museum from an art gallery or other exhibition space. Art museums have permanent collections or endowments and are not-for-profit entities. An art museum is not tasked with selling artwork or representing artists financial interests, but rather act as a kind ofintermediary between the owners of pieces of art and the public. Another commonality among art museums Each has amission statement, established by its founders. This outlines the museums specific aims and goals, and what it views as its responsibilities to the public. For instance, the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, which was established in 1876, includes the following as part of its mission sta tement The Museum has obligations to the people of Boston and New England, across the nation and abroad. It celebrates diverse cultures and welcomes new and broader constituencies. Private vs Public Art museums can be either private or public. A private museum is often the personal art collection of an individual who determines how the collection is exhibited and how the museum is run. A public museum must follow legal and ethical standards, plus it must adhere to its mission statement. Many public museums are members ofprofessional museum organizationsand must follow their standards, too. Here are a few examples of public and private museums. Public Art Museums Around the World Perhaps the biggest concentration of public museums in the U.S. can be found in Washington, D.C., home of the National Gallery of Art. Although it is now open to the public and does not charge admission, the National Gallery was privately established by Congress and initially funded in part by contri butions from industrialist Andrew Mellon. The British Museum in London, believed to have the largest collection of art in the world at about 8 million pieces, is another famous and storied public art museum. Established in 1753 with pieces from the collection of scientist Sir Hans Sloane, the British Museum opened to the public in 1759. And the Musee duLouvre in France, perhaps the most famous art museum in the world, was turned from a royal collection into a public museum during the French Revolution. It houses numerous culturally significant works from ancient and recent history. Private Art Museums Large and Small There are numerous private art museums in cities around the world. They can range from a small exhibition space with just a few pieces, to a vast collection of varied artists and media. Some private art museums are rooted in history, while others are new collections on the cutting edge of the art world. For instance, the Frick Art and Historical Center in Pittsburgh is the collection of philanthropist and industrialist Henry Clay Frick and his family. Its collection dates back to 1905. Across the world, the Salsali Private Museum in Dubai, UAE was founded in 2011 to showcase contemporary art of the Middle East.