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The 6 most popular New Year's resolutions at work

Jacquelyn SmithDec 28, 2015, 22:30 IST

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K2 Space/flickrAbout a fifth of all employees hope to land a new job in 2016.

This time of year, many people assume the motto, "New year, new job."

In fact, a fifth (21%) of the 3,252 employees surveyed by CareerBuilder said their top resolution for 2016 is to leave their current job and find a new one. That's a 5% increase from last year, when 16% of employees said they'd like to move on.

Among younger workers, the number is even higher. About 30% of millennials - those between the ages of 18 and 34 - expect to have a new job by the end of 2016.

The CareerBuilder survey, conducted online by Harris Poll, found the top five New Year's resolutions among workers this year, aside from landing a new job. They are: