Experience Outweighs Education as Key Driver of Career Progression
New Kelly Global Workforce Index(TM) Report Finds
The findings are part of a new report, The Evolving Workforce: Drivers of Career Choice and Career Progression, based on the findings of the Kelly Global Workforce Index, which obtained the views of approximately 97,000 people in 30 countries covering the
The survey also found the "career-for-life" style is vanishing, with more than half (57 percent) of all respondents saying they expect to switch careers within the next five years. The main causes prompting change are the need for higher income, followed by better work-life balance, changing personal interests, concern that their industry is in decline, and current management issues.
The results also revealed:
- Across all regions, respondents from Generation Y are more willing to upgrade their skills/qualifications in order to progress their career (64 percent), followed by Generation X (60 percent), and Baby Boomers (55 percent).
- Both Generation Y and Generation X expect to change careers within the next five years (58 percent) compared to half of Baby Boomers having the same expectation.
- Nearly three-quarters (74 percent) believe that if they took time off from their career for reasons such as maternal/paternal leave, illness, etc., that they would be able to return to their careers at the same level.
- A majority of respondents (72 percent) say they aspire to an executive position.
For more information about the results of the Kelly Global Workforce Index and key regional and generational findings, please visit the Kelly
About the Kelly Global Workforce Index™
The Kelly Global Workforce Index is an annual survey revealing opinions about work and the workplace from a generational viewpoint. Approximately 97,000 people from the
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