Seven Trendy Jobs

Posted on May 9, 2006

CNN/Money has a feature called 7 Trendy New Jobs. The seven jobs listed include: director of mobile computing, director of internal controls, business continuity director, chief people officer, parent coordinator, residence concierge and blog editor. Here are a couple of the descriptions.

Director of Mobile Computing: Thanks to the BlackBerry, Treo, laptop and cell phone, every job can be turned into a 24/7 message fest.
So integral are these devices to work life now that when the maker of the BlackBerry was facing a potential shut down of its services this year, you would have thought the business world was bracing for a loss of electricity.
Upgrading all those portable lifelines to the office and keeping them in good working order has now become a full-time job with a big title.
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Residence Concierge: The latest trend in luxury travel is the luxury residence club, and one of the biggest players in the field is Exclusive Resorts. For a very, oh-so-pretty penny you can join the club and gain access to 300 multimillion-dollar luxury vacation homes around the world.
Membership includes the 24/7 services of a residence concierge. Far more than a hotel concierge, the residence concierge will arrange for everything from stocking your refrigerator, managing your household staff, arranging for all your transportation and setting up customized events for you and your family. After all, when in Tuscany, why not have cooking lessons given in the kitchen of your house?

It is hard to decide which one of the positions is the most promising. However, business continuity director is obviously the position that could get the most blame if something goes wrong. CNN/Money says the continuity director is "charged with making contingency plans to ensure the company's workforce and infrastructure can continue to function during and after a crisis."