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New poll reveals the real reasons Brits leave their jobs

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A new poll conducted by a leading energy business shows that UK workers are more likely to look for a new job because they want new challenges and more opportunities for career growth – and not simply for a bigger salary.

Gazprom Marketing & Trading (GM&T) surveyed 400 full-time employed professionals working across a variety of different sectors to better understand job hunters’ reasons for when it comes to searching for a new role. 

Their findings show that the majority of people (60%) leave a job because they’re looking for fresh challenges, greater career growth and an opportunity to optimise their CV. By comparison 24% stated they left roles because they want more money, while 13% said it was due to dissatisfaction with the working culture.

“Remuneration alone is not sufficient to attract and retain the brightest talent” says Gemma Parks, Service Delivery Manager at Sopra Steria Recruitment. “Candidates are looking for fresh challenges, great company culture and forward momentum above all else”.

Money still talks, however. 35% of workers mentioned they accepted their current role because of the attractive salary, with 22% noting it was for reasons of progression and 17% said their fresh start was due to a more positive workplace culture.

Additionally, most UK workers (64%) said they stay in a position for two or more years, while three quarters of candidates stated a company’s reputation is important when looking for a job.

Rachael Parrott, Resourcing Partner at GM&T says “if a business effectively builds its reputation, their dream candidates will soon start knocking on their door.

“And while this takes time, it’s a worthwhile investment that will ensure relevant, high-quality candidates, while helping to lower an organisation’s recruitment overheads in the long term too”.

GM&T’s research also revealed some interesting trends in recruitment, too.

When it comes to finding job openings themselves, the majority of candidates opted to use employer websites directly (57%), as opposed to job posting sites (54%). Surprisingly, only 12% preferred to work directly with recruiters. It seems that in their quest to find new jobs, candidates are cutting out the recruitment middleman. Likewise, the results suggest that modern businesses are more than capable of handling the recruitment process themselves.

With sites like LinkedIn as popular as ever, professional networks and social media also have their part to play in the modern job search. – 40% and 26% of job seekers respectively used these to bolster their chances of employment.

When it came to the interview stage, over half of candidates are invited straight to interview, while over half of the interviews themselves lasted less than half an hour. Are we in need of more robust recruitment processes?

Says Rachael “businesses should consider holding unofficial ‘professional’ and ‘social’ interviews for all potential candidates – with these dedicated to assessing aptitude and competencies, and cultural fit respectively.

“This two-pronged approach could, in theory, reduce the likelihood of candidates who end up being a poor fit, leading to long-term potential savings for the organisations in question”.

Elsewhere, 84% of job seekers tend to land a new role with the first six months of their job search, while 49% find one in the first three months. Of those candidates, GM&T’s research reveals that 95% of candidates attend fewer than five interviews before agreeing to take on a new position. by comparison, only a mere 5% attend six or more over the course of their job hunt.

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Source: http://hrnews.co.uk/new-poll-reveals-the-real-reasons-brits-leave-their-jobs/

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