January 27, 2007
Finding Dream Jobs
Foxnews.com offers this article – Workers Want Fun More Than Money When it Comes to Dream Jobs. This CareerBuilder survey states that fun is more important than money:
“That fun was more important than, that was reassuring when you’re looking at the workplace and what defines happiness for people in their jobs,” said Jennifer Sullivan, spokeswoman for CareerBuilder.com.
Overall, 84 percent of respondents said they are not in their dream jobs, the study found.
“Dream job” is certainly an emotionally-loaded phrase and one that most likely elicits a longing response. What I mean is most people believe there is a better opportunity out there. This longing explains why they keep looking for the next career move.
But some people do find their dream jobs:
Among professions, police and firefighters were most likely to say they have their dream jobs, at 35 percent, followed by 32 percent of teachers, 28 percent of real estate professionals and 25 percent of engineers.
