The Great Career Reassessment
We’d been seeing this since the pandemic began. Clients and students taking a hard look at where their life and career were - and weren’t satisfied. This recent survey caught our attention, it documented it perfectly.
The Washington Post and George Mason survey found that a third of U.S. workers under 40 considered changing careers during the pandemic.
Many people told The Post that the pandemic altered how they think about what is important in life and their careers. It has given them a heightened understanding that life is short and that now is the time to make the changes they have long dreamed of. The result is a great reassessment of work, as Americans fundamentally reimagine their relationships to their jobs.
We’ve had students and clients move to new parts of the country (or world). More than a few stepped away from their jobs and did exactly what the survey said - they were stepping back and factoring in the quality of their life. For us, it was incredibly refreshing.
Other call outs from the article:
Applications for new businesses exploded in 2020 and 2021, census data shows.
In May 2021, the share of workers voluntarily quitting their jobs hit the highest level the Labor Department has recorded.
Retail workers have been quitting at an especially rapid pace this year; resignations in the retail industry hit an all-time high in June 2021.
We take all this as a sign of confidence in the future. But this also validates the need for solid career planning - and roadmaps to achieve them.
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