Jack of all trades? Around a quarter of Europeans consider job sector hopping

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Jack of all trades? Around a quarter of Europeans consider job sector hopping  Talent experts say traditional careers are over. How much is job volatility forcing people to explore multiple paths rather than sticking to a single field?  READ MORE : http://www.euronews.com/2026/01/20/jack-of-all-trades-around-a-quarter-of-europeans-consider-job-sector-hopping  Subscribe to our channel. Euronews is available on Dailymotion in 12 languages

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00:00What is the great workforce adaptation and why does it matter in 2026?

00:09One of the first consequences of today's volatile job market is that linear careers are no longer

00:16always the best option. More than one in free workers think that traditional paths are outdated

00:22and 72% of employers themselves say that they agree. More in detail, 38% of workers say they want

00:31a portfolio career, meaning they switch jobs and sectors over the course of their working lives,

00:37according to the latest Randstad Work Monitor. In Europe, that's a popular mindset among

00:42Luxembourg, Poland and Norway-based talent, while Czechs and Germans appear less willing to be

00:48flexible. Building a diversified portfolio gives workers more options and resilience,

00:54but juggling multiple roles also comes with challenges, clearly making it a double-edged

00:59sword. That helps explain why work-life balance has become the number one job retention factor,

01:06well ahead of traditionally important things like competitive pay and benefits. The younger

01:11generations are the sternest advocates. Nearly half of Gen Zs and millennials globally say they

01:17would quit a job that didn't fit their personal lives. Job security, however, remains crucial and

01:24in some cases it narrowly tops work-life balance as the first reason to stay in a job.

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