90% APAC Workers Believe This Is the Key to Getting Ahead In Life

Despite a growing number of reports predicting the rise of robots and loss of jobs, workers in the Asia-Pacific region are confident in achieving career advancement. There's a strong desire among them to build their own business, acquire new skills and stay relevant, says LinkedIn's inaugural Opportunity Index, which was released late last month.

The index, which was based on a survey of over 11,000 respondents in nine markets, aimed to understand the aspirations of people across the region, with emphasis on what opportunities are important to them, and the hurdles that may stand in their way. Nine in 10 workers across the region believe that "diligence is the key to getting ahead in life, followed by having the right connections or knowing the right people, and having equal access to opportunities", says the report...

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by Idham Azhari