With the Great Resignation still impacting workers and employers across the country, employee retention is on the minds of managers everywhere. How can companies keep employees happy? Maybe by offering better professional development opportunities.
According to a new survey of 1,200 respondents by The Conference Board, a nonprofit research group, as many as 58 percent of employees would leave an organization that didn't offer them professional development opportunities, and a whopping 96 percent of workers say they want to keep building their skillsets at work.
"In the midst of a talent shortage, providing and promoting opportunities for career and skills development can be a critical way to attract candidates," said The Conference Board executive vice president of human capital, Rebecca Ray, in a press release.
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