Dive Brief:
- While employees feel confident about their skill set and job security, nearly one-third of employees said they plan to look for a new role in the coming months, according to a survey released June 15 by Robert Half.
- Over half of Generation Z workers surveyed said they planned to leave their current jobs; nearly a third said they were planning to do so due to a lack of professional development at their current companies.
- Notably, changing values may play a role in why employees are interested in moving jobs. Nearly 1 in 3 workers surveyed said they had a "shift in perspective due to the pandemic" and prefer to work for an organization that better aligns with those values.
Dive Insight:
As the U.S. reopens in full due to widespread vaccination, employers are struggling to find talent — even as job postings see rapid growth. For this reason, resignations are a rising employer concern, as highlighted by the Robert Half survey. Summer tends to be a season of resignations, data from workplace analytics platform Visier released earlier this month showed; and while the pandemic shifted that pattern slightly last year, reports show that resignations started rising in March this year, meaning employers could be in for a spike in departures.
Employers may need to be wary as they pivot toward their post-pandemic plans to prevent even more walk-offs. Various surveys have shown that employees may leave if their employers ended all remote work; many workers surveyed said they would prefer a hybrid workspace arrangement that would combine time in the office with time at home.
Workers may also depart in response to how their employer handled the pandemic, a December survey from SilkRoad Technology and OnePoll showed — and execs and employees may not be on the same page in this regard. While 86% of execs surveyed said their companies demonstrated commitment to their workers during the pandemic, more than half of employees surveyed said they wanted their employers to offer more support.
