Different attitude in searching for a job

Different attitude in searching for a job

Dr. Balasubramanian, Thought Leader/Transformation Coach

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We are living in some of the toughest economic times many of us have encountered, and each of us is challenged with how we will respond. Populist say, "Your living is determined not so much by what life brings to you as by the attitude you bring to life; not so much by what happens to you as by the way your mind looks at what happens." One of the keys to living your calling-that is, doing the things God is calling you to do with your life-is learning that you are in control of your attitude.

Therefore, one of the most important steps you can take toward achieving your greatest potential in life is to learn to monitor your attitude and its impact on your work performance, relationships and everyone around you.

People just decide their job or occupation just based on the market situation and the job opportunities available around them. Similarly people who would like to change their jobs also decide only on the basis of market conditions.

Searching of a suitable job in the recent days depends on the individual’s age and the right decision is taken just based on their age and agility.

The other criteria of choosing a job or profession do not just depend on the emoluments but the suitability of the job with their life style. Majority of the young population decide their jobs these days merely on their life style situations.

Teenagers and young adults - the so-called Generation Y - have watched with horror as their parents worked punishing hours in their scramble for money and status. Now, as this group go in search of jobs, they have different priorities. They care less about salaries, and more about flexible working, time to travel and a better work-life balance. And employers have to meet their demands. They are ready to resign if their jobs were not fulfilling and fun, with decent holidays and the opportunity to take long stretches off for charity work or travel. Salary and status were not high on the priority list

Aforesaid criteria, in fact, changes from country to country and the attitude of employees are completely different.

In China, people choose only popular and renowned organizations. North Americans of late, do not show interest to work in manufacturing facilities.

People in China and North America use social media more to identify their jobs compared to other developed countries.

Most skilled people across the globe select their profession want to avoid stringent selection and recruitment procedures in any organization and rather choose one that would suit to their life style and attitude. The fact that young people change jobs more frequently meant they are less willing to put up with long hours or poor holidays. 

Accordingly the organizations also have started to introduce modern recruitment methods, employee related policies and pay structure across the globe. This is the big change in attitude one can find among the employee as well as the employers.

In Canada, working-age people with disabilities are historically under-represented in the workforce — only 56 per cent of them have jobs compared with 74 per cent of people without any physical or intellectual challenges. As for the paid employment rate of people with developmental disabilities (intellectual challenges) nationally, only 16 per cent have jobs.

The top priority when choosing a job was 'doing work that I love'. 'Earning lots of money' was far behind, in seventh place. When it came to walking away from an employer, a lack of motivation was the top reason followed by a work-life balance leaning too far towards the job.

Finally, we see young people that are searching for some sort of meaning in life and if you can't align their values with the organisation they might leave.

A famous quote says: “We who lived in concentration camps can remember the men who walked through the huts comforting others, giving away their last piece of bread. They may have been few in number, but they offer sufficient proof that everything can be taken from a man but one thing: the last of the human freedoms—to choose one’s attitude in any given set of circumstances, to choose one’s own way.”

Life ultimately means taking the responsibility to find the right answer to its problems and to fulfil the tasks which it constantly sets for each individual.