Showing posts with label career. Show all posts
Showing posts with label career. Show all posts

Thursday, 10 July 2014

How have our attitudes to life and work changed through the Generations?



I came across the above on Linkedin a couple of weeks ago and it got me thinking about how our expectations have changed through the generations. 


When you look at the attitude towards careers you can clearly see how much peoples views on work have changed and people are no longer loyal to one company. But why is that? is that because people feel they are worth more and want to work for a company that can see that or is that because loyalty isn't rewarded as much anymore by companies? Maybe we all strive for change and progression and we need a bit of variety in our lives? What ever the reason, it seems the days of people staying with a company for 30 years are a thing of the past. 


One thing that stood out to me was the communication preference (above). Generation Y which is the generation that is now entering the work place for the first time are more likely to send an email or text message then have a face to face meeting. You can't really grasp someones tone over an email and things can get misconstrued and problems can arise with how different people can take an email, which was not intended to cause offence, but does. There was that case years ago where someone took their boss to a tribunal over his use of capital letters in an email, but then with an email you do have an email thread so can keep a record of what was said and when, so i guess there are benefits to the old and new way of doing things. 


I think one thing that you can take from this when you look at our "Aspirations" (above) is that whether its in bricks and mortar or careers, our home life and the feeling of security is still the most important thing to us. 


Monday, 25 November 2013

New Year new job? Get ahead of the crowd now!


In a survey by jobsite.co.uk it showed that 42% of people will look for a new job in January, with half of all people surveyed saying they used the Christmas break to think about their career. It also showed that 13% of people will start their new job search after receiving their January pay cheque.

While wanting more money is the biggest reason for January job hunting, 51% of people looking for a new position crave more job satisfaction, and more than 1 in 10 are simply unhappy in their current job.

Top 5 reasons for looking for a new job in the New Year

1. More money
2. Job satisfaction
3. To further my career
4. I’m unhappy in my current job
5. I want a less stressful job

 According to new research from Job Bounties (www.jobbounties.com ) history shows the first Monday back to work after the Christmas break is when 2 in 5 people currently in work will search the words "jobs" or "Vacancies" on Google!


The Holidays are fast approaching and before you know you know it, we’ll be in January. You may feel that you can take a break from your job search as you think companies are not hiring at the end of the year. While that may be the case for some companies, other companies may still have budget set aside and positions they want to fill for the start of the New Year. Either way, this is not the time for you to stop looking for a job. In January, there will be even more people competing for the jobs and you want to get ahead of the crowd now. The health care industry consumes over 10 percent of gross domestic product of most developed nations making it very competitive as it’s one of the world's largest and fastest-growing industries. 

Tips to get you started!
  • make a list of jobs that interest you and research job openings -check out Kubo’s website www.kuborecruitment.com
  • Get your CV/resume up-to-date!
  • Get your social media profiles in line – have a look at our previous  blog “The good, the bad and the ugly side of social media for your job search” for Kubo’s advice on how to make the best of yours!
 
So get ahead of the crowd and get in touch with Kubo Recruitment to start your search today!