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Posted: 20 Jul 2011 11:15 AM PDT This week at Monster, we've been discussing the idea of "dream jobs." We co-hosted a Twitter chat (with TalentCulture), in which we asked both career experts and job seekers questions such as "Do you think the idea of dream jobs is good or bad for job seekers -- does it encourage or discourage them?" and "How much of the responsibility for creating dream jobs is the employer's or boss's?" For a recap of that conversation, read this TalentCulture blog post. Career Switchers We also conducted site polls on this theme. In one, we asked site visitors, "Are you currently on the career path you want to stay on for the rest of your working life?" More than 2,200 people responded. Only 14% said they absolutely were staying in their current career -- and a whopping 40% said that they were currently trying to change careers. That's a lot of career hopping! (For tips on handling career changes and other major life transitions, visit Monster.com's Life Changes section.) An additional 14% said they were happy in their current career but might consider a change, while 32% said that they didn't care about a career -- they just wanted a job. (Are you thinking of a career change but not sure what it should be? Read "6 Quick-Change Careers.") Childhood Dreams Astronauts. Veterinarians. Princesses. These are some of the professions kids dream of going into -- and clearly, some are more realistic than others. In a 2010 poll, we asked site visitors, "Are you following the career path you most dreamed of when you were a kid?" And of the more than 4,000 people who responded, a large majority said no -- but that they "still daydream about it": 59%. This number might account for all the career switchers we have out there -- people proving that it's never to late to follow childhood dreams. Another 14% also said they weren't following childhood career dreams -- but added "thank goodness." Of the yes answers, we had 12% saying they were living their childhood dreams and 14% saying they were in "a related field." What do you think about "dream jobs"? Are you in the career you wanted as a kid? Share your thoughts in the Comments section, or find Monster on Facebook and talk to us there. |
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