66% of Saudi workers willing to train for different career path

66% of Saudi workers willing to train for different career path

RIYADH “” The COVID-19 pandemic has profoundly impacted the professional landscape, driving a paradigm shift in attitudes concerning long-term employment. According to a new study by Boston Consulting Group (BCG) and Bayt.com, almost two-thirds of workers in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) are prepared to pursue different career paths post-crisis, expressing a high willingness to retrain and develop new skillsets before embarking on new roles. A report based on the study, Decoding Global Reskilling and Career Paths, is the third in a series of publications that BCG and Bayt.com have issued about the pandemic's impact on people's work preferences and careers, with this particular edition providing insights ascertained from various countries. From a Saudi Arabia standpoint, the findings are based on responses from 1,185 workforce participants in diverse positions and highlight potential employment trends that could emerge in due course. As a result of the economic unpredictability stemming from the pandemic, professionals from a majority of industries are apprehensive, at least to some degree, regarding the future role of technology. Overall, 33 percent of Saudi workers feel that the threat of their positions becoming automated has increased in the past year. Workers over the age of 60 and younger