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Career anxiety is up 41%. Here is what is driving it.
Across 18,000 Class 11–12 students surveyed in 2025, career anxiety scores rose 41% year-on-year. The drivers are not what most parents assume.
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The top three drivers are not what most parents guess. Number one is information overload — too many options, no framework to choose. Number two is the loneliness of the decision — a 17-year-old making a 30-year bet alone. Number three is the comparison reflex — every peer's path is visible on a phone.
The remedy is not less information. It is a framework that compresses the decision into a small number of clearly-named choices.
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Dheya Career Mentors. "Career anxiety is up 41%. Here is what is driving it.." https://www.dheya.com/insights/career-anxiety-students-india-2026
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Desk DR. Career anxiety is up 41%. Here is what is driving it. [Internet]. Dheya Career Mentors. Available from: https://www.dheya.com/insights/career-anxiety-students-india-2026
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Desk, D. R. (n.d.). Career anxiety is up 41%. Here is what is driving it.. Dheya Career Mentors. https://www.dheya.com/insights/career-anxiety-students-india-2026
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Desk, Dheya Research. "Career anxiety is up 41%. Here is what is driving it.." Dheya Career Mentors, https://www.dheya.com/insights/career-anxiety-students-india-2026
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@online{deskndcareer, author = {Desk, Dheya Research}, title = {Career anxiety is up 41%. Here is what is driving it.}, howpublished = {\url{https://www.dheya.com/insights/career-anxiety-students-india-2026}}, organization = {Dheya Career Mentors}, url = {https://www.dheya.com/insights/career-anxiety-students-india-2026} }- RIS
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Across 18,000 Class 11–12 students surveyed in 2025, career anxiety scores rose 41% year-on-year. The drivers are not what most parents assume.
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