(2) On the other hand, business and professional services, the media, informatuion techology, and the biosciences are doing really well. Without doubt, the number of jobs in information techology will rise dramatically. There are currently over 100 million computers in the world, and by 2020 the number will be around one billion.

(3) Because of this, computer programmers and systems analysts will be in much greater demand. There are also many other important changes taking place in the workplace. First, the job market is getting more and more competitive, and the idea of a "job for life" has already become old-fashioned.

(4) Because of this, worker will have to be more flexible. According to Mark Hastings of the Institute of Management, in the future people will organize their working life around a variety of contracts, instead of working just for one company. In the same way, companies will change, they will be organized more democratically. People will move sideways to do different jobs, rather than moving up the "company ladder" as before.