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Over one-third of Canadians have completely switched their career at some point in their life, says a recent survey by Indeed

Over one-third of Canadians have completely switched their career at some point in their life.

According to a recent survey by job search website Indeed, 38 per cent have made the jump to a different field of work, and another 35 per cent have considered it.

Source: cbc.ca

Better pay is a major motivator, but so is opportunity for growth

Nearly nine out of 10 Canadians who have made a career change say they’re happier since switching paths, a new survey has found.

Conducted on behalf of job site Indeed Canada, the research polled 1,023 randomly selected full-time workers from a variety of industries and education levels and found that 38 per cent had made a complete career change at some point.

Source: hbr.org

Back when our Facebook design team still fit around a conference table, a new designer joining our merry band was a momentous event. Everyone loved sitting down and showing her how we worked —where we kept our design files, what tools to download, which meetings to attend. We were grateful that someone else had come to help us accomplish more together. Two pizzas were still enough to feed everyone.

Source: hbr.org

An inflection point is often thought of as the biggest disruption an industry can face. One might occur, for example, when incumbents get rattled by competitors exploiting new technologies. Andy Grove first introduced the term to business strategy as “an event that changes the way we think and act.”

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