* CareerBuilder.com shares its survey results of key reasons people gave for seeking new jobs
More than a third of workers plan to change jobs in 2003, according to the results of a recent survey from online job site CareerBuilder.com. The key reasons for seeking new work are the usual suspects – dissatisfaction with career advancement opportunities and compensation, lack of job security and overall discontent.
CareerBuilder.com commissioned SurveySite to conduct the survey, which is based on based on responses from more than 2,200 salaried and hourly workers. The 35% of workers who plan to change jobs this year seem to be confident in economic recovery and their abilities, as 32% rate their prospects for finding a new job as strong.
“It is not surprising that a considerable amount of workers are planning to make a change to find a better job in 2003,” says Dawn Haden, senior career expert at CareerBuilder.com. “Companies can help reduce the rate of employee turnover by providing workers with pay commensurate with experience, furnishing a career path with advancement opportunities and addressing sources of stress on the job.”
Those workers who plan to change jobs in 2003 cited a variety of complaints, including:
*59% are dissatisfied with opportunities for career advancement with their current employer.
*58% are dissatisfied with pay.
*50% work under a great deal of stress.
*38% are unhappy with their jobs in general.
For more information, go to CareerBuilder.com at http://www.careerbuilder.com. And if you plan to change jobs in the near future, I’d like to hear about it. Write me at aschurr@nww.com to let me know why you’re looking to get out and I’ll compile your answers for a future column.
