Women more likely to be job searching in January, says survey

Today is the day when people are most likely to be dusting off their CVs and thinking about looking for a new job, with women more likely to be leading the way, according to a new study.

The survey of 2,000 working British adults by Samsung Galaxy Note 4 shows many are not averse to exaggerating their achievements on their CV. Getting creative with the facts on a CV is now considered acceptable by over half (53%) with a third (33%) admitting they have actively lied on a job application to impress recruiters. The most popular ‘lie’ is to exaggerate education grades.

The study found that 48% of all those surveyed pinpointed the third week of January as a time when they are most likely to be open to hearing about opportunities or start looking for a new role with 2.30pm on a Friday being noted as the time when people are most likely to switch off from work and switch on to finding a new role by scoping job sites, polishing CVs and applying for new roles.

The three biggest motivating factors stimulating the rush were New Year blues (33%), post-Christmas debts (27%) and New Year resolutions (25%).  These findings were reflected by the fact that ‘more money’ was the number 1 requirement (59%), followed by those seeking a better work/life balance (48%) and a more desirable location to work (35%).

The study also revealed that women will be polishing their CVs the most over their male counterparts with 58% considering January a good time to look for a new career. Moreover, women said they were more likely to ‘switch off’ on a Friday afternoon to search job sites and polish their CVs. When it comes to telling white lies on CVs – men (33%) and women (33%) were evenly split.

Other findings include:

– 42% are friends with colleagues including bosses on social media
– 59% would leave their current job for more money
– The average person spends six years working for a company before looking for a new role and expects to work for six different companies in their lifetime.

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