I.T. Alliance, an Auxilion company, which provides managed I.T. and resourcing services, recently announced the results of a survey which reveals that over one third of Irish office workers (37%1) plan on changing jobs this year.
The survey – conducted by Censuswide and involving around 1,000 office workers in Ireland – found that Generation Z respondents are most likely to change roles this year, with 44%2 planning to do so. Millennials (38%3) are second most likely to change roles, followed by over a third (35%4) of Generation X. Meanwhile, Boomers (29%5) are least likely to make the move.
The findings also show that almost a quarter (23%) of respondents changed jobs last year and some 63% would like to retrain in a new profession if there were no barriers like money or family commitments.
When assessing potential employers, office workers said respect (72%) is the most important company value they search for, followed by trust (61%) and teamwork (60%).
In terms of their own organisation, the research revealed that more than a fifth (21%6) of respondents disagree their organisation is good at attracting staff.
Getting it right with recruitment agencies
The survey shows that to secure their next role, almost a third (32%) of office workers plan on using a recruitment agency and 47% believe their employer should use a recruitment agency for vacancies in the future.
Of those surveyed, almost half (49%) think companies that use recruitment agencies have an advantage at attracting the best candidates and some 41% think they are better able to select the right colleague for a role, as opposed to their own organisation.
As for experiences with recruitment agencies, 53% of office workers polled have used one before. The main benefits were cited as access to unadvertised roles (49%), specialist knowledge (41%) and contacts (40%).
Footnotes:
[1] “Strongly agree” and “Somewhat agree” answers combined
2 “Strongly agree” and “Somewhat agree” answers combined
3 “Strongly agree” and “Somewhat agree” answers combined
4 “Strongly agree” and “Somewhat agree” answers combined
6 “Strongly disagree” and “Somewhat disagree” answers combined
