Golfing For Career Advancement

Thirty three percent (33%) of people in Indonesia questioned in a Reuter/Ipsos poll said they used the sport as a means of professional social networking. The same figure was put on people asked the same question in China and Saudi Arabia. In India that figure was even 10% higher and stands at 40%.

Overall, 15 percent of the 12,691 employees surveyed in 24 countries said golf gave them an opportunity to climb the corporate ladder.

Nearly half of the employees that joint the survey in China thought the sport could help to advance their career, followed by 46 percent of employees in India, 37 percent in South Korea, 35 percent in South Africa and 30 percent in Saudi Arabia.

In Britain, 22 percent said the sport could benefit their career but only 5 percent said they used the sport to get closer to senior management. Source Reuters/New York