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Did your parents influence your career?
We’ve all heard the saying: “one day you’ll turn around and realize you’ve turned into your parents.” Maybe you finally started to go bald like dad, or you sent your teenager to their room for a fender bender and realized how your mom felt when you wrecked your first car. Or maybe it’s the way you teach your kids values or the types of books you read to them before they fall asleep.
But what about our jobs? Does the way our parents raise us end up affecting the careers we choose as adults? We wanted to find out, so we polled our readers last month about how much influence their parents might have had on their career.
The Results
The top two options, by far, were “My parent/guardian had no influence on my career path” and “My parent/guardian encouraged me to go achieve a four-year college degree or higher.” The first came out on top with 36% of the vote, while the second followed closely with 33%.
Everything else trailed behind, with results as follows:
- “I work in the same industry/profession as at least one of my parents/guardians”: 10%
- Other: 6%
- “My parent/guardian used their connections to help me find a job”: 5%
- “My parent/guardian’s career paths made me stay away from their industry/profession”: 5%
- “My parent/guardian encouraged me to go to a career tech school/learn a skilled trade”: 5%
- “I took over a family business from my parent(s)/guardian(s)”: 1%
What does this mean?
In the end, your parents do have a huge effect on your career trajectory. 33% of parents advocate a college degree, which is great! But high school graduates should know that college isn’t the only option. There are plenty of great jobs that don’t require college degrees but still pay pretty nice salaries.
Did your parents affect your career path? Let us know in the comments section below!
Here at Movin’ On Up, it’s our goal to help you find a job and career you’ll love. Accomplishing that means acing your interviews.
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Let us know about any topics you’d like to hear about, and we’ll feature the most topics responses in a future blog post.
Let us know by voting in our poll!
The new year is just two days away! As you prepare for 2017, have you thought about your goals or made a list of what you’d like to accomplish? So that we can better help you reach those goals, we want to know what you’re setting your career sights on in 2017. Share your thoughts by voting in our poll!
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Each year, we ask Movin’ On Up readers to share their predictions for the job market in the coming year. With 2016 coming to a close, we want to review your answers and analyze this year’s economy.
Your Predictions
For 2016, the majority of readers (34%) answered that the market is “good enough to test the waters and see what else is out there.” The year before, readers felt the same way. In fact, take a look at just how similar the past couple of years have been:
“It’s good enough to test the waters:”
- 2014: 35%
- 2015: 34%
“Things are going to get worse before they get better.”
- 2014: 27%
- 2015: 25%
“I’m definitely getting a job offer or promotion this year.”
- 2014: 17%
- 2015: 18%
“I’m staying where I am. I don’t expect things to get better.”
- 2014: 11%
- 2015: 11%
Analyzing the Results
In November, the national unemployment rate in the U.S. was 4.6%, a decrease from 4.9% the month before. This time last year, the rate was 5%. A year before that, it was 5.8%, marking a clear trend toward lower unemployment rates. Additionally, Fung Global Retail and Technology predicted a retail sales increase of 3 to 4 % this holiday season, up from a 2.5% average over the past decade. Furthermore, the National Retail Federation expects retail sales at the end of the year to exceed $626 billion.
Given these predictions and trends, it seems as though readers’ belief may have been right that the 2016 economy would be strong enough to allow them to look for a new job.
Will next year’s results be similar? Vote in our poll and let us know how you think the 2017 job market will shape up.
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For many, the holiday season means receiving gifts at work. From cash to time off, there are multitudes of ways companies decide to show appreciation to employees. In a recent poll, we asked Movin’ On Up readers how they wish their employers, or future employers, showed appreciation this time of year, and the results are in!
Cash Still Tops the List
According to our poll, the majority of readers (27%) would most appreciate a cash bonus, followed by 16% who would appreciate a day off from work. An additional 15% reported a desire for “employee training and advancement opportunities.”
Tickets to movies or other entertainment events received 13% of the vote, followed by “a flexible parental leave plan or work from home day” with 9%. Additionally, 6% of respondents would most appreciate a massage, and 2% would welcome a rotating trophy of appreciation.
Thankfulness Matters
Again this year, the poll results indicate that employees would greatly appreciate a simple thank-you from the boss. Five percent of readers selected “an employee-wide email noting appreciation for specific employees,” and 3% selected “recognition through social media.” Participants also selected “Other” and responded with their own thoughts, including:
- “A personal, genuine ‘thank you’ from my boss and his boss”
- “Acknowledgement of effort”
- “Direct compliments”
- “Just a simple card of thanks from a supervisor”
Other submitted answers include:
- “Fair and kind treatment”
- “Listening to what we say”
- “Respect”
- “Profit sharing”
- “Paid time off”
- “Better insurance”
- “Lunch together”
- “Flexible schedule”
Comparing Last Year’s Numbers
These results don’t greatly differ from last year’s, which revealed that 29% of respondents would most appreciate a cash bonus, followed by 23% who selected pay raises, and 16% who chose days off.
Likewise, last year’s results also revealed that a simple note of appreciation would speak volumes to the workforce. In fact, we’ve seen a steady rise in the number of readers who value appreciation from their supervisors. In 2014, 31% of readers wrote that they wanted appreciation. In 2015, that number rose to 42%. This year, the number again rose to 50%.
These results reveal that some of the most powerful gifts may be the easiest and least expensive to give.
How do you wish your company showed appreciation? Share with us in the comments section below!
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The year is almost over, which means it’s time to reflect on 2016 and look forward to a new year.
Last year, we asked Movin’ On Up readers what they predict the job market will look like in 2016, and 34% believed the market would be stable enough to try for a new job, followed by 25% who thought the market would get worse before it got better. Readers who were confident they’d get a job offer in 2016 made up 18% of respondents, and 11% planned to stay where they were in their career paths.
This year, we want to know if your expectations have changed. Do you think the job market will grow, remain the same, or plummet? Do you feel the same way as our readers did last year, or did your year affect your outlook on 2017? Let us know by voting in our poll!