Millennials are seeking multi-disciplined, diverse careers centring on learning and self-improvement.
Motivations for accepting jobs differ between generations – 88% of over-55s cite salary as their top priority compared to 67% of millennials, according to a poll of more than 2,000 UK workers by recruitment technology platform, Tempo.
Tempo’s research found that two-thirds of under-35s (64%) want to move sectors, compared to just 39% of those aged 35-55.
Millennials are more likely to have lots of jobs – the findings highlight once again that the jobs for life era is well and truly over.
Some 28% of millennials have clocked up five or more jobs in their career so far, with the average millennial having had 3.4 jobs, compared to 5.9 for those aged more than 55.
Northern Ireland was the region where employees had the most job moves, with 16% of respondents reported having had 10 jobs or more. More than half of millennials (52%) say that they plan to move jobs within two years, and more than a third (34%) within the next 12 months.
Ben Chatfield, CEO and co-founder at Tempo, said, “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.”
There are gender differences too – women were also far more likely to cite flexible working (46%) than men, less than a third of whom said this was a priority (29%). Career progression, on the other hand, is almost twice as important to men (23% versus 15%).