Jobs Report: Current Employees Searching For New Jobs – How Employers Can Keep Their Top Performers from Walking Out the Door

Chicago, IL (PRWEB) November 21, 2011 — In the sea of relatively neutral economic news last month, the Department of Labor monthly Jobs Report stated that the number of people who voluntarily left their job increased from 967,000 in September to 1,070,000 in October, up from 845,000 a year ago. While talented employees are out looking for other opportunities, recent research from TNS Employee Insights shows that organizations are spending more time trying to identify ways to keep their top talent from walking out the door.

Job Satisfaction Among Young Professionals in the US Drops

A recent survey* conducted by employer branding firm, Universum, found that 71 percent of young professionals are interested in changing employers — 72 percent having applied for a job in the last 12 months. Moreover, 26 percent are interested in changing employers within the next six months.

Companies Playing It Safe Leads to Employee Disengagement

According to a new BenchmarkPro survey from Compdata Surveys, 79.5% of companies have formal pay structures. The survey finds pay ranges and the average pay range adjustment for 2011 were 1.7%, up from 1.6% reported for 2010 (with a projected 1.8% for 2012); however, the length of time in which these adjustments occur is also growing. Although companies are making efforts to increase their pay rates and retain their employees, individuals are waiting longer to see these efforts put into effect, as reflected in BenchmarkPro survey results, where companies reported an average of 15.5 months since their last adjustments were made – up from 14.5 months reported in 2010, and 11.4 months in 2009.

Employee Morale and Engagement at Risk

A recently released study from Modern Survey finds the U.S. workforce has a pessimistic outlook when it comes to work, and employee engagement has sunk to new lows: 70% of the workforce are disengaged or under engaged in their workplace environment, and 21% of workers report they are seeking new employment – with only 8% (another record low) fully engaged. According to a study conducted by Towers Watson, more U.S. companies are having difficulty attracting critical-skilled employees – with 56% of survey respondents reporting problems attracting these employees (a 28% rise from 2009), and 42% reporting difficulty attracting top-performing employees. However, this report makes note that 10% of companies are having difficulty attracting or retaining their employees generally.

Starfish Retention Solutions Celebrates the Successes of Academic Advisors by Launching ‘Share Your Starfish Story’ Program

Arlington, VA (PRWEB) October 03, 2011 — Starfish Retention Solutions, Inc., a leading provider of student success systems, announced today the launch of a new online program to celebrate the successes of academic advisors everywhere who have touched the life of a student. The program invites academic advisors to join an online forum to post their own story as well as to read the stories of their colleagues around the world. The forum is directly accessible from the company’s Web site at www.starfishsolutions.com/advising.

Rules of Engagement: How to Retain Your Most Engaged Employees

Senior talent executives may be surprised to learn that a sizeable number of employees who are highly engaged at work don’t intend to stay with their company for very long. According to a survey conducted by Manpower, 84 percent of employees plan to look for a new position in 2011 – up from just 60 percent last year.

EmpXtrack Forms Strategic Partnership with Franley Consulting

Bloomingdale, IL, United States, 07/27/2011 – EmpXtrack, a web-based Human Resource and Talent Management System, recently announced about its partnership with Franley Consulting – Saigun.com / EmpXtrack.com. Tushar Bhatia, President of SaigunTechnologies and chief architect of EmpXtrack said,”Franley Consulting is an important partner to help accelerate our continued growth in Africa. With the economy in Africa exhibiting growth, effective management of the Human Resources is an important initiative for most businesses in the region. Franley Consulting is expected to help customers by providing local support during the EmpXtrack implementations and also share international best practices with local businesses.”

Small Businesses Face Employee Loyalty Challenges, According to MetLife Study

NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Although tentative, the economic outlook for small businesses shows some signs of improvement. But according to MetLife’s 9th Annual Study of Employee Benefits Trends, small businesses (those with fewer than 500 employees) may now face a new challenge, employee retention, as there has been a significant decline in employee loyalty. In November 2008, 62% of small business employees reported feeling a very strong sense of loyalty toward their employer, but in 2010 that number dropped to only 44%. In fact, 34% of small business employees surveyed would like to work for a different employer. In contrast, small business employers’ perceptions of that loyalty remained essentially unchanged over the last few years with 54% currently believing that their employees feel a strong sense of loyalty to the company.

HRsmart Client Retention Rate: 97.5%

RICHARDSON, TX (July 12, 2011) – HRsmart, the only provider of a Unified Talent Management solution in the world, announced today its high client retention rate of 97.5%. HRsmart’s clients are its first priority, and results such as this clearly demonstrate the type of relationships HRsmart builds with its clients. Besides providing the only Unified technology in the world, HRsmart has launched a variety of client service’s initiatives to set itself as a leader in support.

Recruitment For Accounts And Engineers In Demand

RecruitmentGenius.com — July 7, 2011 — Recruitment opportunities have increased in the UK in recent weeks, according to new employment figures, with engineers and accountants proving to be most in demand.

The figures, released by employment specialists Reed, have shown that people working in professional services and in traditional industrial fields have been high on the list of recruiters’ and employers’ needs, with the East Midlands and East Anglia showing to be the geographic regions with highest demand.