On-the-Job Improvement

According to a recent report released by LinkedIn on Chinese employees’ investment in education, 44.85 percent of office employees in China were worried because their professional skills were not improving, and 45.62 percent of employees tried to pursue higher salaries through self-investment in education and training programmes. At a time when professional skills and knowledge are phasing out rapidly, it is important for employees to continuously improve themselves and maintain a sense of crisis in order to keep abreast with the requirements of the job market. Employees are exposed to a growing number of trade-offs, including the realisation of personal value, promotion opportunities or salary raises, and employees have to weigh the gains and losses when they make a decision to leave or stay.