Workplace Training Critical to Career Development and Staff Retention, According to Kelly Services(R)
30 Avril 2013 - 4:00PM
Marketwired
Employees in the United States are increasingly taking charge of
their professional training and skills development in order to
manage their careers and stay competitive in an evolving jobs
market, according to the latest findings from the Kelly Global
Workforce Index (KGWI).
Two-thirds say that their main motivation to learn new skills or
seek additional training is for the opportunity of a promotion with
their current employer. In addition, nearly half (47 percent) of
survey respondents in the U.S. are either actively seeking or
considering some form of additional education or training to pursue
a new field of work. Although some experts advise employees to
consider vertical moves in addition to upward movement.
"Employees are taking control and looking at ways of renewing
and upgrading skills to stay relevant in a rapidly changing
employment environment," said Steve Armstrong, Senior Vice
President, U.S. Operations, Kelly Services. "Decisions regarding
training and professional development are now an integral part of
the employment equation, and have an important bearing on employee
morale, performance and retention."
Gen Y (ages 19-33) and Gen X (ages 34-48) employees are the most
likely to grow their career within their current employer, with
almost three-quarters motivated by a desire to advance with their
current employer, higher than for Baby Boomers (62 percent).
Results of the survey in the U.S. also show:
- On-the-job experience is identified by three-quarters of
respondents as a most desirable means of skills development, ahead
of other alternatives, including further education and training,
seminars, professional certification and mentoring.
- Training provided by employers gets a nod of approval, with
approximately half of all respondents (47 percent) agreeing it is
effective in upgrading skills.
- The skills which are cited as most critical to job success are
the soft skills: active listening, cooperation/teamwork,
organization/attention to detail, and verbal communication.
- One-third of respondents (33 percent) indicate that bilingual
skills are critical and 43 percent of those respondents identified
Spanish as critical.
Complete findings are published in a new report, Career
Development and Upskilling. For more information about the Kelly
Global Workforce Index and key regional and generational findings,
please visit the Kelly® Press Room or www.kellyservices.com.
About the Kelly Global Workforce
Index™
The Kelly Global Workforce Index is an annual survey revealing
opinions about work and the workplace from a generational
viewpoint. Approximately 122,000 people from the Americas, APAC and
EMEA participated in the survey. Results will be published
throughout 2013 on a variety of topics such as employee retention,
social media and technology, and the changing workplace. Visit
www.kellyservices.com to review findings on the current topic.
About Kelly Services®
Kelly Services, Inc. (NASDAQ: KELYA) (NASDAQ: KELYB) is a leader
in providing workforce solutions. Kelly offers a comprehensive
array of outsourcing and consulting services as well as world-class
staffing on a temporary, temporary-to-hire, and direct-hire basis.
Serving clients around the globe, Kelly provides employment to more
than 550,000 employees annually. Revenue in 2012 was $5.6 billion.
Visit www.kellyservices.com and connect with us on Facebook,
LinkedIn, & Twitter. Download The Talent Project, a free iPad®
app by Kelly Services.
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Media contact: Denise Ridenour Kelly Services, Inc.
denise_ridenour@kellyservices.com 248-244-4422
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