Attracting the right talent: meeting demands through job offering

Published date: 10 February 2023

There has been a notable shift in career priorities within the last 12 months - arguably as a result of the ‘millennial impact.’ As a result, candidates are placing more importance on the softer benefits related to their career.

In fact, being valued within a company (25%) and work-life balance (17%) are now widely considered the main career priorities by professionals in the UK – with both taking precedence over securing a substantial pay rise (9%).

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Robert Walters partnered with CV Library, surveying over 2000 professionals across the UK to gain insight into their current career priorities, and the disparity between a companies understanding of employee ambitions.

Subjects Cover:

Tailoring the job offer to meet candidate expectations
Understanding employees’ current career priorities
Retaining top talent
Getting the hiring process right

Key Findings:

Being valued within a company (25%) and work-life balance (17%) are considered the main career priorities
After five years, being valued (35%) becomes even more important to employees
Only 9% of professionals state that securing a substantial pay rise is a key career priority
In contrast, organisations believe employees career priorities is led by salary & package (45%) and good progression opportunities (25%)
Only professionals within banking & financial services ranked obtaining a substantial pay rise as a key career priority (18%)
40% of professionals stated that they would consider working in temporary, interim or contract job roles

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Attracting the right talent: meeting demands through job offering

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