Third of millennials have already had FIVE jobs before they turn 34 and plan to move careers within two years, report claims
Research by technology firm Tempo has also suggested that more than half of young workers plan to move jobs within two years
ALMOST a third of millennials have already had more than five jobs, a report reveals today.
The average for the 18 to 34 age group is already 3.4 compared with 5.9 for over-55s, the study shows.
More than half of millennials also plan to move jobs within two years, and a third in the next 12 months. Researchers insist it shows that a “job for life” is well and truly over.
Two-thirds of millennials also aim to move sectors compared to just 39 per cent of 35 to 55s, the poll of 2,000 staff showed.
More than eight in ten over-55s cite salary as one of their top three motivations for choosing a new role compared with 67 per cent of millennials.
Women are far more likely to want flexible working with 46 per cent saying it was a priority compared with 29 per cent of men.
Ben Chatfield, chief exec of technology firm Tempo which carried out the research, said: “Employers have found it notoriously difficult to understand millennials and their outlook on work. As a consequence, they have struggled to meet their needs.”
He added: “This generation has a different appetite for learning and self-improvement.
“They don’t see a portfolio career as ‘job hopping’ as older generations might. Instead, change is an opportunity to develop key skills and try something new.”
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