More Are Willing to Change Jobs as Economy Improves
If you’re just itching to jump ship at your current employer, you’re not alone. A new survey finds that one in five employed Americans are willing to change jobs if given the opportunity.
At the same time, the GfK Employee Engagement Pulse Survey of 533 employed adults also found 53 percent would prefer to stay with their current company, even if they were offered a good job elsewhere.
“During recessions, employees are far less likely to change jobs, while employers tend to lessen their investments in employee training and development in an effort to keep overhead lower,” GfK Custom Research North America stated in a news release.
Thomas Hartley, VP of GfK customer loyalty and employee engagement, said employees are more likely to stay put during a recession. At the same time, employers tend to take them for granted. As a result, employee retention may wane.
“Since it takes up to 12 months to improve employee engagement, companies need to plan ahead and take the proper steps to ensure their employee retention rates remain high,” Hartley said.
Among other findings:
- Forty-seven percent of employed adults are confident that the economy will recover in the next year.
- Eighty percent of fully employed adults are confident they will be able to keep their job for at least the next year.
Source: South Florida Business Journal
