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Why Keeping Top Employees Is So Hard

Why Keeping Top Employees Is So Hard 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 […]

Written By: Gina Roos

Oct 29, 2015

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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.

Why Keeping Top Employees Is So Hard

Gina Roos

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