Career Development

Employees today demand change in their work environment; they see themselves as “free agents;” they will move out if they are not moving up. In fact, professional industry studies show that the average tenure for employees across all industries is 2 to 4 years. And, over the course of their work life, today’s average employee will probably change jobs 7 to 10 (some as high as 15) times, and completely change careers three to seven times. Companies with structured, professional career development programs can avoid becoming victims of this trend.

Leathers Milligan can help you create an overall culture supportive of employee career development; a culture where high levels of engagement and opportunities to achieve higher performance help drive employee loyalty. It is a fact that the only certain way to retain your top talent is to provide them with the kinds of opportunities for growth and advancement that are both rewarding and that keep them expanding their skills to new levels; you need to offer more attractive opportunities than they can find elsewhere. A recent study asked 3,300 employees to rank the single most important factor that would influence them to change employers. One in three identified a “lack of career development.”

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