What Do Kids Want To Be When They Grow Up?

Shahrul Nizar Ahmad, general manager & mayor, KidZania Kuala Lumpur

20-Nov-19 12:00

What Do Kids Want To Be When They Grow Up?

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“What do you want to be when you grow up?” When we were kids, the answers tended to consist of careers like “firefighter”, “doctor”, or “teacher” - but children today have shown a preference for careers like “YouTuber”, “social media influencer”, or even “drone operators” instead. What’s causing this shift in career goals for the next generation?

Produced by: Christine Wong

Presented by: Jeff Sandhu, Freda Liu, & Arvindh Yuvaraj

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Categories: Personal Finance, Investments, Financial Literacy, Young Finance, Personal Development, Entrepreneurship, SME

Tags: universal childrens day, ucd2019, kids, jobs, future, youtuber, ,

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