Contrary to the stereotypical image of young workers being unreliable and irresponsible, two out of every five of the nation’s employees between 15 to 29 years old have kept the same job since they started working, maintaining unbroken employment for a little less than two years on average, a survey by the Council of Labor Affairs (CLA) showed.
Young workers are often criticized by their older and more experienced counterparts, who coined the phrase “strawberry generation” to describe a stereotypical image of a younger generation without common sense who bruise, like a strawberry, under the slightest pressure. However, survey results released yesterday by the CLA show that the “strawberry generation” might be tougher than most people think.
NATIONWIDE SURVEY
The CLA in October conducted a nationwide survey of 4,014 people between 15 and 29 years old who are covered by national labor insurance. The survey results showed that about 41 percent have not changed their jobs since they started working. The next-largest group, at 28 percent, have changed jobs only once, the survey showed.
STABLE
The average respondent has worked at 2.1 jobs so far, and has been part of the labor force for an average of 3.9 years. The average length of time that a young worker holds on to the same job is 1.86 years, which is relatively stable and contrary to the stereotypical image of the “strawberry generation,” the council said.
Council officials said that the average respondent has worked at his or her current job for 2.4 years, which is longer than the average length of time spent at the same job and suggests that young workers change jobs more frequently at first, but as they grow more experienced in the workplace, their level of job stability also increases.
Young workers are also quite aggressive when it comes to improving their chances of being hired, with more than half of those surveyed certified and the average young worker having 2.5 job-related certificates to prove their abilities, the survey showed.
Roughly half of them begin career planning and searching for a job before they leave campus, and the average time spent hunting for a job, depending on the level of preparedness, is 2.1 to 2.3 months, faster than for the general worker, who spends an average of three to four months looking for a job.
NOT CONFIDENT
Not all young workers feel confident about landing a job, with close to half of them saying that they had difficulties when they first started looking for work.
The survey showed that one out of three say their lack of experience is the biggest roadblock to starting their career, while one out of four say they do not know what type of occupation they are suited for.
UPGRADE: The Kang Ding-class frigate is replacing its Chaparall missiles with Tien Chien II and Hua Yang VLS, which would provide it with long-range, 360° air defense Taiwan plans to produce 1,200 to 1,376 Hai Chien II missiles (海劍二, Sea Sword II) — also known as TC-2N — to serve as the standard air defense system of the navy’s surface combatant fleet, a source said yesterday. Last week, the Hai Chien II, the naval version of the Tien Kung II missile (天劍二, Sky Sword II), completed a live-fire test in waters off the National Chungshan Institute of Science and Technology’s Jiupeng facility (九鵬) in Pingtung County’s Manjhou Township (滿州). The MIM72 Chaparral and other dated air defense missiles that currently arm Taiwanese ships have inadequate range to combat Chinese
REASONS FOR TRAVEL: An assistant professor said that proposed amendments to penalize drivers if they used drugs overseas would not deter people from traveling People who operate a motor vehicle under the influence of marijuana would have their driver’s license revoked, even if they used the substance while overseas, the Ministry of Transportation and Communications said yesterday, citing proposed amendments to the Road Traffic Management and Penalty Act (道路交通管理處罰條例). The amendments would also authorize the government to revoke the licenses of people determined to have used Category 1 or Category 2 narcotics, even if they were not operating a vehicle while under the influence of drugs, as well as ban them from taking the license test for three years, the ministry said. People aged 18 or
HEAVY WEATHER: Typhoon Jangmi is due to crash straight into the Ryukyus as airlines look to shift flights to larger aircraft or cancel flights to Okinawa entirely Taiwan’s international air carriers announced flight adjustments over the weekend as Typhoon Jangmi is forecast to hit the Ryukyu Islands today and tomorrow. The Central Weather Administration (CWA) upgraded Jangmi from a tropical storm to a typhoon at 8am yesterday, with the eye located 580km south of Naha city. It was moving north at 19kph. Today, China Airlines’ CI-120, CI-121, CI-122 and CI-123 flights between Taoyuan and Naha, Okinawa, have been canceled as well as CI-132 and CI-133 between Kaohsiung and Naha. EVA Air’s BR-112, BR-113, BR-186 and BR-185 flights between Taoyuan and Naha are also canceled. Low-cost carrier Tigerair Taiwan canceled IT-230,
Johanne Liou (劉喬安), a Taiwanese woman who shot to unwanted fame during the Sunflower movement protests in 2014, returned to Taiwan last night after being deported from the US. She is to stand trial in Taiwan for charges involving embezzlement, fraud and drug crimes. The Criminal Investigation Bureau (CIB) said it took her into custody at Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport and would first question her before transferring her to the New Taipei District Prosecutors’ Office. She was arrested upon disembarking a flight from San Francisco that landed shortly before 7pm. Liou absconded to the US in 2019 after jumping bail
RSS