66% of global workforce is going to seek a career elsewhere than at the current employer in the following year. Most dissatisfied employees are in the EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa) region where leaving a current job is often considered by 43% of employees. TO compare, it is 39% of employees in the Asia Pacific region and 28% of employees in the Americas region. Most of them are representatives of Generation Y (19-30 years) and Baby Boomers (49-66 years). These are findings of this year's Global Workforce Index study by Kelly Services including almost 170,000 people from 30 countries worldwide.
When evaluating potential employers, employees consider brand and reputation (58%) and locaton (52%) as the most important factors. Personal satisfaction and work-life balance, which is the most important factor for Baby Boomers, plays an increasingly important role wWith increasing age of employees. Generation Y representatives are most interested in the possibilities of personal growth and advancement. Personal satisfaction/work-life balance and opportunities for personal growth/advancement are, however, more important than pay and benefits for all the generations when choosing an employer.
When deciding on the future direction of their career, more and more employees use social networks. This trend is the most prevalent in the Asia Pacific region (58% of employees). In EMEA, 40% of employees use social networks to explore career opportunities. In the Americas region, it is 33% of employees.
When asked whether their current job makes sense to them, 48% of employees responded positively. The opportunity to succeed and develop gives them the most sense of meaning. In addition to money, employees consider to leave their jobs most frequently due to a lack of opportunities for growth and poor management.
The study is available to the Kelly Services website here.
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