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A recent University of Phoenix® School of Business survey suggests that many Americans are defined by their careers. In fact, nearly half (47 percent) of working adults in the U.S. gain equal or greater feelings of self-worth from their jobs and careers as they do from their personal lives. The survey also finds that nearly half of working adults (45 percent) are still searching for the right career and more than one-third (37 percent) plan to change careers in the next two years. The newly released online survey of more than 1,000 working adults in the U.S. was conducted on behalf of University of Phoenix School of Business by Harris Poll in the first quarter of 2014.
The youngest workers are most interested in transition, with two-thirds (66 percent) of workers in their 20s still searching for the right career and 55 percent planning to change careers in the next two years. More than half (53 percent) of workers in their 30s are still looking for the right career, followed by 42 percent in their 40s, 25 percent in their 50s, and 21 percent age 60 and above. Forty percent of workers in their 30s plan to change careers in the next two years, followed by 35 percent in their 40s, 25 percent in their 50s, and 20 percent of those age 60 and above.
Despite a challenging economic climate, the survey reveals that more than 60 percent of working adults would quit their job if it decreased their feelings of self-worth. The youngest and the oldest working adults are the most likely to quit if a job decreases their feelings of self-worth, as reported by 69 percent of workers in their 20s and 72 percent of workers age 60 and above. More than half (56 percent) of workers in their 30s, 58 percent of workers in their 40s and 49 percent of workers in their 50s, report they would quit if their job decreased their feelings of self-worth. HBM
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