One of the biggest factors in employee retention is whether or not a person feels like they have a career path at the company. Unfortunately, it appears employers aren’t doing enough to support this need.
Just 46% of workers feel their employers are invested in their career growth, according to the latest reading of an ongoing query by Comparably. The data is derived from more than 10,000 workers across the technology space as of Sept. 27.
Experience and career investment
The difference between workers at the beginning and end of their careers was drastic. Workers at the beginning of their careers were most likely to say that their employers are invested in their career growth (61%). Workers with 10 years experience or more were least likely to say the same (41%).
Age matters
If employees’ views on whether their employers are invested in their careers appears to decline with experience level, it also declines with age. Just 32% of workers aged 51 to 60 say their employers are invested in their career paths, compared with 53% of those 18 to 30.
By department and gender
Workers in executive roles showed the most positive about their employers, with 62% of women and 64% of men in those positions saying they feel their career growth is a company priority. Men in IT and women in communications showed the lowest rates of feeling that way (38% and 42%, respectively.)
The figures referenced above are from a Sept. 27 reading.
