Financial Incentives, Advancement Opportunities and Work/Life Balance Drive Job-Search Decisions for Canadians
Kelly(R) Survey Offers Insight on How to Attract and Retain Workers
With expectations for an improving economy, many Canadian workers are thinking of looking for new jobs next year, according to the latest Kelly® survey. This trend provides employers with two key challenges: how to improve their retention of current employees and how to attract the best candidates from among those who are searching for a new job.
The latest Kelly Global Workforce Index™ shows that 40 percent of Canadian workers surveyed said they frequently think about quitting their jobs, compared with 32 percent in the
"An improving economy creates a greater feeling of optimism and a growing desire for many people to seek out new opportunities," said
Among other results from the survey:
- Canadian workers are more inclined to search for jobs via social media (42 percent), compared with their counterparts in the
Americas (34 percent) and globally (36 percent).
- 76 percent of Canadian workers cite social media websites as their preferred method of networking, compared with 70 percent in the
Americas and 71 percent globally.
- 66 percent of the Canadian survey respondents said they are willing to relocate for the right job.
- Among those who expressed dissatisfaction with the process of their most recent application for a job, 64 percent of Canadians cited the lack of clear communications as a primary reason.
- 53 percent indicated that their current employer had a planned approach to assimilate them into the organization once they were hired.
The KGWI was conducted online by
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