A SURVEY HAS FOUND that 62 per cent of a group of mid-level professionals in Greater China are either 'likely' or 'highly likely' to change jobs in the next 12 months, even though their current positions are secure.
Conducted in June by Futurestep, a Korn/Ferry International subsidiary which handles recruitment outsourcing, the online survey was designed to uncover the attitudes of mid-career accountants, engineers, analysts and marketing managers towards employment opportunities in Greater China.
'Mid-level professionals are those who have started to make a name for themselves and are looking to move into a more senior role,' said Robert McNabb, executive vice-president of Korn/Ferry and chief executive of Futurestep.
'They want to manage a larger group of people or take on a mentoring role.'
More than half of the 200 respondents said they had updated their resumes in the past six months. Of those who had not, 88 per cent intended to do so before the end of the year.
Paul McGrory, Futurestep's Hong Kong managing director, said: 'Updating a CV is one of the signs that someone is thinking about a move.' He added that employees were becoming increasingly proactive.
'They are taking more control over their careers and many mid-level professionals in China are now turning to recruitment firms for help with their next move.'