The China Post
Date: November 4, 2017
By: Yu Hsiao-han and Frances Huang
TAIPEI (CNA) — More than 30 percent of new high school and college graduates,
Students make their ways on an unknown campus in this file photo. According to the Ministry of Labor, more than 30 percent of new high school and college graduates, express anxiety over their careers, irrespective of whether they have landed a job or are still looking. (NOWnews)
irrespective of whether they have landed a job or are still looking, expressed anxiety over their careers, according to a survey released by the Workforce Development Agency (WDA) under the Ministry of Labor (MOL) on Friday.
The WDA cited the survey as saying 32.63 percent of respondents polled are anxious about their future, while 18.61 percent have no worries about their careers and the remaining 48.76 percent expressed no opinion.
Among those who expressed anxiety about their careers, 56.78 percent said they have no idea what kind of jobs they are best suited to do, 50.28 percent said they are worried they might not meet the job requirements and 23.73 percent are concerned their employers will be unhappy with their performance, the poll showed.
About 23.73 percent of those who expressed anxiety said they are concerned they will underperform their colleagues, the poll indicated. [FULL STORY]