by Jennifer Kushell, co-founder YSN.com
This past year, YSN decided to get a closer look at SIFE students around the globe to better understand the next generation of young people launching their careers. In case you haven’t heard, you’re not alone: Over the next 10 years, over 1 billion young people will enter the workforce. Think of them as your peers, or even as your competition, but either way, it’s time to ask yourself if you’re ready. Are you globally savvy or internationally challenged? Are you ready to join the new world order?
The Global Career Mindset Study was the first of its kind, surveying students from 50 countries. The most compelling finding? 55% of students are looking abroad to launch their careers. Only 20% were planning on looking for work locally. What’s more, they’re skilled, they’re ambitious, they’re hungry for new opportunities to show the world what they can do, and they’re savvy — about politics, geography, world affairs, culture, and the business skills that the top employers are looking for in young talent.
Between the recent economic turmoil and the workforce crisis, finding and keeping great jobs is going to require a lot more of you.
My best advice: Think like an economist, act like an entrepreneur and set your sights globally.
It’s time to expect more from yourself if you want to give yourself every possible advantage as you launch your career. The rules are changing fast, and it’s not enough to keep up with them — because they’re being re-written as you read this.
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