Youths aged up to 35 are the most determined (68%) and their main reason to make a change is the lack of motivation in their present career (44%), a third of respondents (36%) say they do not have enough opportunities, a quarter of respondents believe it is difficult to advance their present career (26%) and another quarter of respondents dislike what they do at present (24%).
Nearly half (45%) of those aiming for a career change (45%) plan to do it in six months at most, 25% in the next six to 12 months and 26% think they will manage to change their career in the next one to three years.
Salary is the most important criterion in choosing the future career (51%), and is followed by job security (39%), the passion for a certain field of activity (37%) or the professional development opportunities (32%).
The eJobs study was conducted between August and September 2017, on a sample of 1,794 respondents, of whom 63% are employees holding no management positions. As a general profile, 62% of participants in the study are women, 38% are men and the dominant age category (83%) is 26 to 55 years old.