Over half of the young people questioned, between the ages of 16 and 18, say that I do not know clearly what road to follow in their career, although they have very little time until admission to college.
Over half of young people aged 16-18 do not know what career will follow. Photo archive
At the same time, a significant percentage of adults declares themselves dissatisfied with their job, which they say do not represent them, shows the vocational DNA study, conducted by Mind Architect. Its results show that, in the absence of the right mentors and an educational system that supports and encourages the skills of each, we are witnessing a very high percentage of people who do not know where to go to their career, or have jobs that do not thank them, different or very different from what they dreamed of in the past.
“We go through school concerned about evaluation and future, we acquire some knowledge, especially through memory, and, if we are lucky, and some skills. We leave the school without too much clarity on which our talents, passions, values or how our own personality influences our motivations and behavior in our future life.
We then enter the labor market full of hopes, but also confused, haunted by the pressure not to be wrong, to demonstrate, by the constant comparison with those around and, sometimes, by unrealistic expectations. We professionally, without clarity and under pressure and make decisions for the future without knowing each other. That way, the world gets poorer. On their own and figuratively.
I launched this project with the conviction that it can be worked with meaning and satisfaction and not just for survival or comfort. We believe that it is possible to build together a reality in which each Romanian uses their talents daily, in the service of something that is genuinely passionate, lives aligned with its own values and personality, and in the end it receives what motivates it the most. Everything to be able to reach our potential – to discover our vocational DNA and Let’s build a career around him”, Says Paul Olteanu, founder and vocational.
