Millennials believe working for 1 employer 'old-fashioned', want to follow their dream career post-retirement
Most Indians ended up choosing a career based on what they majored in.
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Most Indians believe India's education system works well for the current generation.
NEW DELHI: Over 75 per cent Indians believe that the notion of working for one employer your entire career is "old-fashioned" and so is the traditional retirement, according to a survey.
Twenty-five per cent Indians would want a second innings post-retirement in a career they love, it said.
The survey also pointed out that 84 per cent Indians ended up choosing a career based on what they majored in but 31 per cent ended up switching careers eventually.
According to the survey, 78 per cent Indians believe that students today have technology to support their learning and make it easier and more fun.
There is a strong belief (74-79 per cent) that smart devices will play a greater role in learning, virtual learning will become more common, print textbooks will become obsolete and YouTube will become a primary learning tool.
More than 11,000 people from across 19 countries, including over 1,000 Indians in the age group of 16 to 70, participated in the Pearson Global Survey.
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Write down your current skill set and make a note of what you would like to add to it. Whether it’s communication, management or customer service, seeking out skills will help you retain and further your career. While seminars and web series are great for learning softer skills, when it comes to technical skills, find a course you can do. Seek a professional course online or after-office hours to help you add a specialised certification to your resume. These usually take only a few months.
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At least 22 per cent indicated that a formal education is good, but not necessary; 22 per cent said formal education is not relevant today as one can be successful without it, the survey report said.
Of those who went to college, 39 per cent said if they had to choose again, they would get some kind of trade or vocational training instead of going to college while 15 per cent said they would go straight to work after leaving high school, the report stated.
Fifty-nine per cent Indians believe that the country's education system works well for the current generation, it added.
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Around 25 per cent said that when they retire, they would want to start their own business. Twenty per cent would like a second innings doing something they love and 15 per cent would like to take up a part-time job, the survey data showed.
The report stated that 76 per cent Indians, in the last two years, found themselves in need of pursuing further education for their jobs.
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NEW DELHI: A report on 'fitness levels of Corporate India by HealthifyMe health and fitness app on Tuesday revealed that 63 per cent of executives are overweight with a Body Mass Index (BMI) greater than 23.
The report has been compiled by reviewing the diet and activity levels of close to 60,000 working professionals across 20 plus companies over a period of 12 months.
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These professionals range from factory workers, sales professionals, IT professionals, bankers and others in cities like Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Chennai, Hyderabad, Kolkata and remote locations like Jhagadiya, Khandala and Vapi. The professionals were in the 21 to 60 age group.
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When it comes to the number of steps taken in a day, an important indicator of activity levels, consumer goods sector has taken the pole position with a count of 5,988 when it comes to average steps taken in a day.
The least active are executives from the financial sector who have an average count of just 4,969 steps. While, executives from other sectors like retail, manufacturing, marketing and IT take upwards of 5,000 steps.
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According to the data, running is the most popular activity for both males and females. Other activities that are popular amongst male executives are bicycling, gym workouts and swimming. Women prefer more of indoor activities that can be done at home, for e.g. Yoga and other home workouts.
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The data also shows that weekends are the least active days of the week for workouts. The calorie burn rate drops down to an average of 250 on weekends compared to 300 on weekdays.
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Their jobs have changed and the new skills required involve learning new technology or software (44 per cent) or accounting for skills they did not learn in college (45 per cent), it said.
"This tended to be accomplished by finding things on the Internet and being self-taught (50 per cent), or taking a short course offered by employer, association or boot camp (48 per cent)," the report said.
Seventy-eight per cent of the respondents said there was need to do more to develop their soft skills, it said.
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