CRI听力:A Change is Encouraged for Unhappy Employees

A Change is Encouraged for Unhappy Employees 

"It surpassed my expectations."

"Identify what you would like to do and follow it."

"It's so important to do what you love."

"I'm studying business administration. And I think it's important for my future because I want to work in an Multinational corporation."

'Careers beyond borders' is a global event hosted by EF Education First at various global destinations ranging from Manchester, Chicago, London and also here in Shanghai and Beijing.

Panelists from different sectors of the industry would share their experiences on how to build global careers in today's challenging global economy.

The forum in Beijing also addressed the importance of learning a second language, like English. A first-ever such workshop explained there is much more than just learning a language to build a career.

Sange Lee, a Swedish, President of Asia Pacific with EF International Language Center, is a panelist who joins the forum held in Beijing earlier this month.

"We, of course, believe that learning a language will benefit you tremendously in your career. It's a package of lot of things when it comes to learning. It's not necessarily the language itself; it's experiencing the language and the culture. I think there is a segment of people that are professionals but they may have not found the right job, or a passion for the job and how to actually find the future or investing in the future and find the right job for them."

There's an old Chinese saying that goes as "Flexible people may succeed". Apparently, panelists believe in this and adds that an opportunity to link travel, study and work abroad as an effective option for adults and young professionals who are unhappy at work.

A report released by Gallup, the Washington, D.C.-based polling organization, finds there are people who are disengaged with their jobs and people who are engaged with their careers.

Since the late 1990s, Gallup has been measuring international employee satisfaction through a survey. In total it has polled 25 million employees in 189 different countries.

Overall, Gallup finds that only 13% of workers feel engaged by their jobs. That means they feel a sense of passion for their work, while the vast majority, some 63%, are "not engaged," meaning they are unhappy but not drastically so.

Getting this in mind, Sange Lee, encourages a change in the life of the passionless worker. He adds that is why his organization designed such a forum.

"By attending this forum, it's a little bit like 'open your own eyes'. Haven't you this feeling, ah, maybe there is a different career path for me. Maybe there's another job that I can do. Maybe I can do something to change my life. The things you haven't really thought about yourself, by going to this forum, there is another opportunity."

A similar career forum was held last month in Shanghai.

For Studio Plus, I'm Xu Fei.