More People Hoping to Leave Current Employer
Posted May 1st, 2012
If you plan to look for work next year, you will have a lot of company. A recent survey of almost 31,000 American workers found that about two thirds of workers are planning to look for a new job next year, about 62 percent. A full 66 percent of workers in the 19 to 30 age range have indicated they plan to look for work in the coming year.
The survey interviewed workers worldwide. In the United States, about one third of all workers use social media for job information and job searches, according to the survey. Across the globe, more than 40 percent of all workers use social media for job hunting. And in the Asia Pacific region, almost 60 percent use social media for job searches.
The worker survey is done every year. In this year’s poll, almost 170,000 people in 30 countries took part. More than 31,000 of those were United States workers.
In a recent Gallup poll has reaffirmed what most people already know – despite an improving economy, employees are not all that happy at work.
The lackluster figures come from the Well-Being Index that Gallup puts together. There are six different categories that go into the index: life evaluation, emotional health, work environment, physical health, healthy behaviors, and access to basic necessities.
The index is now at 66 out of 100. And, of all the categories, work environment has fallen the most since the poll began. It now stands at 47, the lowest score of any of the categories.
The poll provides more support for what many already know, that with the downturn in the economy, workers are more concerned about their jobs, about their economic security, and being asked to do more with less at work, and, as a result, job satisfaction has taken a big hit.
While the job satisfaction news certainly isn’t good, it does show that there are opportunities for businesses who want to recruit good people. When the economy is booming, and employees are happy, it’s hard for a business to stand out among its competitors as a good place to work. But in a down economy, having a corporate culture that puts employees first makes the business a lot easier to get noticed, and makes it a lot easier for that business to attract talented workers who are looking for a good work environment.
If you’re on the hunt for great workers for temporary or direct-hire assignments at your San Francisco-area company, contact Bayside Solutions. We’ve been sourcing, vetting and placing great workers for hundreds of companies since 2001 and we look forward to being of service for many years to come. Contact us today!
