With options in the job market growing and the economy booming, as many as 51 per cent of the working population is looking for newer career options despite having a stable and secure job, a survey has revealed.
While 27 per cent of the qualified professionals were looking for their first career break, 14 per cent chose to remain unemployed but not settle for anything less, says an Internet poll conducted by Monster India, part of the global online careers and recruitment site Monster.
The survey was a part of Monster Meter, an ongoing series of online polls that gauge users' opinion on a variety of topics relating to careers and the workplace, a company release said on Tuesday.
More than 20,000 votes cast by the Web site's users was made the basis of the survey with only one vote per user being counted toward the final tabulation.
Terming it as a clear case of supply and demand in the job market, Monster Asia vice president marketing Dhruv Shenoy said: "Members of the workforce today command more bargaining power than ever before and the market dynamics are there to support them."
The survey also found that 8 per cent were looking for advice about development in the current roles.
On the reasons for the pattern, Shenoy said the company believes employees were seeking better options outside their current roles for a variety of reasons including a better pay package, more challenging role or simply just a change.
"But the fact is employees are restless today and no more prepared to settle for anything less in their lives," he said.
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