Career paths can be redrawn if an individual stays motivated and makes a conscious effort towards achieving personal goals.
Workplaces are not the same anymore—flat hierarchy, creative freedom, and a sense of collaboration, as well as ownership, have taken over the structured and often constraining attributes that defined them about a decade ago.
Today, employees are more conscious about choosing their job profiles and are boldly expressing their preferences for the role they want to play. Companies too are paying more attention to their emotional needs and focusing on creating a happy work environment—by making an honest attempt to pave the right career path for them. A reinstated sense of satisfaction is associated with an employee’s career choice in the modern-day workplace. In a way, the stage is set for all professionals to start loving their jobs again.
Airing the passion again
Certain trends are picking up in the Indian corporate community. Professionals are not afraid anymore of walking away from their long established career paths to follow their passion. Those who stick to their jobs are making efforts to define their professional future and shaping it accordingly. Professionals have realised that it is not the sole duty of the company anymore to define their career path.
The startup spree
As per a survey by Randstad, a company that monitors workforce trends around the globe, 28% Indians are willing to quit their jobs and start a venture on their own. The trend has clearly been seen in young professionals who enjoy working for themselves—be it as a freelancer, or a startup owner.
Advantages like flexibility and the scope to experiment in the initial stage of their professional journey encourage young professionals to pursue their passion. This risk-taking spirit and ambition is the reason why India continues to lead as one of the largest startup economies next only to the US and the UK.
This story is from the June 2018 edition of Indian Management.
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