Career Planning Insights Assessments Statistics
- 62% of the population in the US are in the wrong job.
- 82% of Americans stated that, if given the opportunity, they would have chosen a different career direction for their lives.
- 78% of all college seniors have changed their major field of study at least onetime with an average cost of 10,000.00 per change.
- 52% of people quit their last job due to dissatisfaction.
- 82% of the populace who used a career coach judged then to be useful.
- 1/3 of the populace started their career by chance or took the only job available
- Only 1/3 of the populace mapped out their careers early in life.
- 58% of the people believe that parents and relative were their most dependable source of career planning.
Primary skills required for new graduates:
- Communication skills (ideas and constructive opinions)
- Ability to work as a team member (problem-solving/reliability/ bring a valuable competency to the table)
- Statistical process control skills (productive time management)
- Ability to adapt to change (positive risk-taker)