Half the Australian workforce "fell into" their jobs: Survey

A survey from newly launched online assessment business CMyPeople, a division of Chandler Macleod, has found that more than half of the Australian workforce is in unplanned and often unsatisfying careers.

The survey of around 650 workers found that 53% reported they "fell into" their current roles.

It also found that nearly two thirds of workers were dissatisfied at work and looking for new jobs.

64% reported they were either "actively looking" or "keeping an eye out" for a new role.

Of the 25% of workers who had actively planned their careers, some 80% were happy where they were.

CMyPeople is a new web-based assessment tool based on 36 specific competencies, which was modelled on Chandler Macleod's existing assessment Employability Skills Profiler product.

Courtesy of ShortList 12th June 2008