50% of College Grads Now Believe Self-Employment More Secure Than A Full Time Job
From the Wall Street Journal a few days ago
The most compelling statistic of all? Half of all new college graduates now believe that self-employment is more secure than a full-time job. Today, 80% of the colleges and universities in the U.S. now offer courses on entrepreneurship; 60% of Gen Y business owners consider themselves to be serial entrepreneurs, according to Inc. magazine. Tellingly, 18 to 24-year-olds are starting companies at a faster rate than 35 to 44-year-olds. And 70% of today’s high schoolers intend to start their own companies, according to a Gallup poll.
An upcoming wave of new workers in our society will never work for an established company if they can help it. To them, having a traditional job is one of the biggest career failures they can imagine.
Check out the article here.
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Caroline (works from home typing) said,
Wrote on May 22, 2008 @ 2:28 am
After being made redundant twice I understand where they are coming from. Don’t expect any loyalty from an employer.
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Shaun said,
Wrote on May 29, 2008 @ 11:01 am
It’s certainly true. Full-time jobs require full time work…the best self-employment opportunity is one that doesn’t just give you a job, but an actual asset.
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70% of today’s high schoolers intend to start their own companies said,
Wrote on June 1, 2008 @ 11:54 am
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