Petaling Jaya (The STar/ANN) - Young people are "job-hopping" and quitting their jobs even without another offer in hand as they are confident their parents will always be there to offer them a "safety net".
Parents who kept their doors open for children who were unhappy with their jobs had strengthened the job-hopping trend among the younger generation, said Kelly Services marketing director for Singapore and Malaysia Jeannie Khoo.
"Many do not feel the need to stick to the job and face the challenges of the working world.
"When faced with a problem, they quit, knowing that they have their parents to support them," she said in a phone interview yesterday.
She said many of the young job seekers were not resilient and gave up easily when faced with challenges.
Khoo said some young people also had difficulty maintaining a "real" relationship with their colleagues as they were so used to communicating through social networking websites like Facebook and email.
"People tend to stay longer at their jobs when they have developed a good relationship with their colleagues," she said.
She added that the attitude of these youngsters needed to be tackled at school or college level.
She was responding to the statement of Human Resource Minister Datuk Seri Dr S. Subramaniam that the Government may not only have to inculcate work skills in the young but also improve their attitude towards work as too many were turning down jobs and were job-hopping.
It was reported recently that there were a million jobs available in the country while 12% of workers job hop every year.
The labour force market survey by the Statistics Department showed that about 12 million people were in the workforce and 384,000 were jobless up to November last year, although there were plenty of jobs.
Jobstreet.com country manager Chook Yuh Yng said job hopping had become a trend because of the wide range of opportunities available in the market.
"However, employers have cited unrealistic demands by fresh graduates in terms of salary and job benefits as their biggest issue," she said.
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