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Professional Services (Central Europe) 2020

The professional services benchmark is made up of companies that provide vital services in our modern economies. The work is increasingly a combination of experience and even technology - relying often on specialist industry knowledge and expertise.

  • Emerging

    Benchmark status

We consider this an emerging benchmark: it has enough data available for us to use bootstrapping to create a representative sample. As the sample grows in size, some scores may slightly change. Our research has shown that our bootstrapped scores are consistent with our standard benchmarks. Read more about the methodology.

Data provided by Culture Amp

Industry breakdown

  • Financial Services

    25%

  • Management Consulting

    18%

  • Investment Banking

    14%

  • Insurance

    14%

  • Accounting

    7%

  • Investment Management

    7%

  • Staffing and Recruiting

    7%

  • Legal Services

    4%

  • Architecture & Planning

    4%

Included countries

  • Poland
  • Hungary
  • Czech Republic
  • Slovak Republic
  • Czechia
  • Slovenia
  • Germany
  • Switzerland
  • Austria

Are employees committed to their organizations?

Engaged people are emotionally committed to their organization. These people stay at their organizations longer and are more productive and effective. Successful organizations have more engaged employees.

66% of Professional Services (Central Europe) employees are engaged

This is the lowest scoring group compared with the overall average.


The average eNPS score for organizations in this benchmark is 14 and is in the bottom 30% compared with the overall average.

Understanding the engagement questions

Engagement is defined through these five industry-standard questions from Culture Amp’s engagement survey template.

I see myself still working at [Company] in two years' time

65%

2% above global average

I would recommend [Company] as a great place to work

78%

4% below global average

I rarely think about looking for a job at another company

48%

7% below global average

I am proud to work for [Company]

78%

8% below global average

[Company] motivates me to go beyond what I would in a similar role elsewhere

60%

9% below global average

The highest scoring question for Professional Services Central Europe had 90% of People agreeing that they know how their work contributes to the goals of [company] (+1% compared to overall) while they were generally most positive about Work & Life Blend.


People in Professional Services Central Europe were generally least favourable about Social Connection, and were most negative towards 'I have seen positive changes taking place based on recent employee survey results' with 17% of people disagreeing (+3% above average).

How long do people stay?

In the short term, 25% of people in this benchmark are thinking of or actually seeking jobs elsewhere (+5% compared to overall) while on a longer time frame, 12% of people see themselves leaving within two years (+0% compared to overall).

The following questions had the biggest impact on whether individuals felt that they were planning to stay at their organization and not actively looking for alternative jobs.

1

I believe that my total compensation is fair, relative to similar roles at [Company]

50% favorable

Fairness
2

I know what I need to do to be successful in my role

84% favorable

Alignment & Involvement
3

I am included in decisions that affect my work

69% favorable

Decision Making
Average Glassdoor ratings

We’ve connected the employee feedback data for each company included in the benchmark with ratings from Glassdoor.com, which is one of the world’s largest job and recruiting sites combined with a growing database of company reviews, CEO approval ratings and more.

Overall Rating

3.7 stars (-0.1)

Culture and Values

3.5 stars (-0.4)

Work Life Balance

3.4 stars (-0.4)

Compensation and Benefits

3.2 stars (-0.4)

Career Opportunities

3.2 stars (-0.3)

Recommend to Friend

62.0% (-9)

CEO Approval

70.5% (-13.5)

Are staff empowered with results?

Organizations in the Professional Services (Central Europe) benchmark on average gave 8% of employees access to reports with their survey results. This is below the overall average of 10% and demonstrates that organizations in this benchmark are more likely to share via offline and traditional formats.

An interesting reference point is that the average proportion of managers in organizations is 12-15%, with some industries higher than others (New Tech was closer to 20%).



  • Global average


    10%

  • Professional Services (Central Europe)


    8%



  • How does Professional Services (Central Europe) compare?

    People in Professional Services Central Europe were much more positive than average regarding Decision Making.


    On the lower side, People in Professional Services Central Europe had much lower favorable scores than average in Action, Social Connection, and Feedback & Recognition.

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