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Career Advancement at Target

At Target, 47% of 163 employees responded “Yes” when asked, “Does your current company provide you meaningful opportunities for career advancement?” More specifically, 49% of men and 47% of women think they're provided with sufficient career advancement opportunities. Additionally, employees who have a Master's degree or have 1 to 3 Years work experience answered “Yes” the most. Lastly, 75% of employees in Engineering answered “Yes”, while only 31% of employees in Sales provided the same answer.

Q: Does your current company provide you meaningful opportunities for career advancement?

Answered by 163 Target employees

Gender

Male
49% Yes
Female
47% Yes

Ethnicity

% who responded "Yes"

68% of African American/Black Target employees selected "Yes" when asked "Does your current company provide you meaningful opportunities for career advancement?", while only 36% of Other Target employees chose "Yes".

68%
African American/Black
62%
Hispanic or Latino
60%
Asian or Pacific Islander
43%
Caucasian
36%
Other

Department

% who responded "Yes"

75% of Target employees in the Engineering department selected "Yes" when asked "Does your current company provide you meaningful opportunities for career advancement?", while only 31% of Target employees in the Sales department chose "Yes".

Engineering 75%
Design 67%
Product 60%
Customer Support 56%
Operations 44%
IT 33%
Sales 31%

Age

% who responded "Yes"

100% of Target employees aged 66+ selected "Yes" when asked "Does your current company provide you meaningful opportunities for career advancement?", while only 40% of Target employees aged 51-55 chose "Yes".

Education

% who responded "Yes"

78% of Target employees with a Master's education level selected "Yes" when asked "Does your current company provide you meaningful opportunities for career advancement?", while only 37% of Target employees with Some college chose "Yes".

Experience

% who responded "Yes"

57% of Target employees with 1 to 3 Years experience selected "Yes" when asked "Does your current company provide you meaningful opportunities for career advancement?", while only 38% of Entry Level Target employees chose "Yes".

38
Entry Level
57
1 to 3 Years
54
3 to 6 Years
55
6 to 10 Years
39
Over 10 Years

Location

% who responded "Yes"

83% of Target employees in San Francisco selected "Yes" when asked "Does your current company provide you meaningful opportunities for career advancement?", while only 33% of Target employees in Chicago chose "Yes".

San Francisco 83%
Dallas 67%
New York 62%
Los Angeles 57%
Phoenix 50%
Minneapolis 45%
Washington, DC 37%
Seattle 33%
Boston 33%
Chicago 33%

Gender & Department

% who responded "Yes"

80% of Female Target employees in the Customer Support department selected "Yes" when asked "Does your current company provide you meaningful opportunities for career advancement?", while only 25% of Male Target employees in the Customer Support department chose "Yes".

Customer Support
Male 25%
Female 80%
Design
Male 0%
Female 67%
Engineering
Male 71%
Female 0%
Operations
Male 33%
Female 57%
Product
Male 75%
Female 0%
Sales
Male 42%
Female 27%
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