What drives Singaporeans to jump ship, and why that's okay

SINGAPORE (Oct 30): New job market entrants and seasoned professionals alike are becoming increasingly open to the idea of making the leap into an entirely new career, according to new research from recruitment firm Monster.com.

The survey comes as part of the firm’s wider #IMadeTheSwitch campaign which polled more than 2,400 respondents across Singapore, Malaysia and the Philippines on their reasons for and awareness of career transitioning across Southeast Asia.

Based on its findings, 60% of Singaporean respondents said they were presently job hunting within their field. An even larger proportion of 79% say they would consider switching to an entirely new role outside their comfort zone for the sake of securing “the best job”.

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