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Executives aspire to careers in PRC

More professionals in Taiwan are thinking about working in China in light of unfavorable trends in Taiwan's employment market, according to the results of a survey released on Wednesday by an online employment service provider.

The survey conducted by 104 Job Bank found that the number of workers expressing an interest in working in China this month was 24.8 percent higher than last December.

The number of China-based job openings had also increased 23.8 percent year-on-year.

In particular, the number of executive and managerial personnel interested in working in China has risen 27 percent, which reflects a growing trend in which Taiwan's senior managers are shifting the focus of their career aspirations to China.

The survey found that 54 percent of workers were planning to change jobs after the Lunar New Year, but respondents generally did not think highly of their own abilities.

Asked to rate their own work competitiveness, the respondents gave an average grade of 68.2 on a 100-point scale, with male workers averaging 69.4 and female workers averaging 66.7.

While male respondents said they enjoyed an advantage in terms of their strong execution ability and integrity, female respondents said they had an edge in terms of their flexibility and ability to work under stressful conditions and control their emotions.

However, the respondents expressed a lack of confidence in their competitiveness, primarily citing negative trends in Taiwan's employment environment that could threaten their jobs, according to the survey.

The survey showed that 34.4 percent of ordinary workers were worried that an advanced education no longer guaranteed a good job.

In addition, 32.6 percent felt that too many overtime hours at work made it difficult for them to achieve a healthy balance in their lives.

Among junior managerial staff, 34.9 percent expressed concern that young people have an increasing advantage on the employment market, and 32.9 percent were worried that many local businesses do not intend to increase their workforce because of economic uncertainties.

Among senior managers, 64 percent were worried that their age would lower their competitiveness on the job market, while 28.6 percent were concerned about the lack of local businesses planning to hire new personnel.

The survey was conducted by the job bank on 922 businesses between Nov. 22 and Nov. 28 and 1,178 workers between Nov. 27 and Dec. 6.
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