50% of job switchers aged 25 or below resign before getting a new job. Are ‘naked resignations’ becoming a new trend?
According to the latest JobsDB 2019 Job Seeker Salary Survey, more than one-third of respondents had decided to leave their previous jobs before securing a new offer and over half of those who resigned from their previous jobs before securing a new job listed key reasons as ‘could not stand their previous jobs’.
In terms of age group and work experience, respondents aged below 25 or with less than 2 years of work experience tend to resign before securing a new offer (50% and 44% respectively), indicating that young people are more prone to job switching.
“Generation Z does not place much emphasis on finding permanent roles. Instead, they prefer to enjoy benefits such as sabbatical leave, flexible working hours and remote work. The combination of a younger generation that is free from family burdens when joining the workforce and the fact that Hong Kong’s economy remains steady despite external forces, the trend of ‘naked resignations’ is likely to continue,” said Isaac Shao, Country Manager of JobsDB Hong Kong Limited.
Paul Arkwright
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