Why Keeping Top Employees Is So Hard
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Why Keeping Top Employees Is So Hard
Holding on to good employees is a challenge, but companies are not doing all they can to plan and put in place programs to engage and retain top talent. -
IT Retention Challenge
42% of IT leaders and 43% of IT professionals say their companies have a hard time retaining IT talent; 67% of IT leaders say retention is a challenge across all IT skill sets. -
Tenure Troubles
34% of IT leaders and 29% of IT pros have no expectations for how long an employee will stay with their companies; 9% of IT leaders and 12% of IT pros expect people to stay for more than five years. -
Lack of Infrastructure
43% of IT leaders said they do not have the infrastructure necessary to assemble or disassemble teams quickly to respond to IT demands. -
Temps Need Not Apply
51% of IT leaders and 49% of IT pros do not believe modular and temporary project teams are the future of work. -
Length of Stay
Of those IT leaders who report retention challenges, 35% believe employees should stay more than five years, compared with 9% of all IT leaders. -
To Stay or Go
82% of IT leaders and 87% of IT pros believe compensation is the most important reason an employee would stay or leave his or her current position. -
Falling Short on Employee Value Prop
Only 32% of IT leaders and 41% of IT pros agree their organizations have a clearly articulated employee value proposition. -
Job Satisfaction
IT pros at organizations with clear employee value propositions are 65% more satisfied with career opportunities and 41% more satisfied with compensation. -
Beyond the Call of Duty
76% of IT leaders and 94% of IT pros believe IT employees in their organizations are willing to go above and beyond what's in their job description.
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Why Metrics Matter to the Channel Keeping good employees is a challenge in the channel and throughout the IT world. In a new study, IT staffing and talent management firm TEKsystems finds that companies' difficulty at retaining employees may be self-inflicted. Although a large percentage of IT executives admit that employee retention is a problem, organizations are not taking any action to remedy the problems, TEKsystems' survey of 400 IT leaders and 1,500 IT professionals concludes. "Data indicates organizations are not making an effort to define expected time-in-job, nor putting infrastructure in place to extend or replace skill sets," the study said. There also is disparity between what IT leaders and IT professionals believe their organizations offer in terms of benefits, talent management and development programs. This could indicate a lack of communication, participation or both, but closing these gaps, such as in the awareness of benefits and talent management programs, could lead to improved retention, the study finds. Channel Insider looks at 10 key survey findings that indicate why organizations need to up their game in IT workforce planning.