Only one in four (25 per cent) employees feel confident about their career at their current organisation, a study has found.
The research by Gartner, which surveyed 3,300 employees in March this year, found that fewer than one in three knew how to progress in their current career over the next five years, and only half (50 per cent) said their manager tailors feedback based on the role they want to move into.
It also found that the vast majority (94 per cent) of employees said it was more or equally important now than before the pandemic to develop skills outside of their roles. However, two in five (41 per cent) did not feel comfortable sharing any concerns at work with their managers.
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Of the respondents, 15 per cent said they were looking for a new job, and three-quarters (79 per cent) of these were interested in external roles.
Nearly half (45 per cent) said they were leaving their current employer for professional development opportunities: a similar proportion to those leaving for higher compensation (48 per cent). More than a third (35 per cent) said they left their employer for better career trajectories, the survey found.
Vitorio Bretas, director in the Gartner HR practice, said HR must make employees aware of the various ways in which they can progress their career, rather than giving the impression of there being only one route.
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