Professionals find it hard to talk about their success

Only 35% of professionals feel confident talking about their career achievements.

46% of the professionals surveyed in LinkedIn’s latest “#workstory” study, admitted they would not feel confident describing their achievements if they came face-to-face with their dream employer.

The study found respondents were more likely to share health updates (25%) on social media than news of a promotion (17%).

Catherine Fisher, Senior Director of Member Marketing and Communications at LinkedIn believes that professionals’ reluctance to share achievements is out of fear of appearing ‘overly self-promotional.’