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Tenure Less Than 6 Months 2020

The tenure less than 6 months benchmark includes responses from only people who fall within this specific tenure group.

  • ~4m

    Questions answered
    in last 12 months

  • /
  • ~1k

    Organizations

These insights represent ~4m questions answered from ~1k organizations, ranging in size from 10 to 6,900 people, in the last 12 months.

The data meet our criteria as being robust and reliable; unlikely to substantially change over time; and representative of the wider industry. Read more about the methodology.

Data provided by Culture Amp

Industry breakdown

  • Computer Software

    23%

  • Information Technology and Services

    9%

  • Internet

    5%

  • Financial Services

    3%

  • Insurance

    3%

  • Non-Profit Organization Management

    3%

  • Investment Banking

    3%

  • Food & Beverages

    3%

  • Hospital & Health Care

    2%

  • Wholesale

    2%

Region breakdown

  • North America

    48%

  • Oceania

    25%

  • Europe

    15%

  • Asia

    8%

  • MEA

    2%

  • South America

    1%

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.

82% of Tenure Less Than 6 Months employees are engaged

This is the highest scoring group compared with other tenures.


The average eNPS score for people in this group is 42 and is the highest scoring group 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 rarely think about looking for a job at another company

72%

17% above global average

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

78%

15% above global average

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

79%

10% above global average

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

91%

9% above global average

I am proud to work for [Company]

92%

6% above global average

The highest scoring question for Tenure Less Than 6 Months had 92% of People agreeing that they are proud to work for [company] (+6% compared to overall) while they were generally most positive about Management.


People in Tenure Less Than 6 Months were generally least favourable about Action, and were most negative towards 'I have seen positive changes taking place based on recent employee survey results' with 6% of people disagreeing (-8% below average).

Which questions matter the most?

Different things are important to different cultures. If you want to make more of your people engaged then you need to know what is important your people. These questions are most important to keeping people engaged in Tenure Less Than 6 Months organizations.

1

[Company] is a great company for me to make a contribution to my development

85% favorable


The factor this relates most closely to is Learning & Development

Which questions matter the most?

Different things are important to different cultures. If you want to make more of your people engaged then you need to know what is important your people. These questions are most important to keeping people engaged in Tenure Less Than 6 Months organizations.

1

[Company] is a great company for me to make a contribution to my development

85% favorable

Learning & Development
2

The leaders at [Company] demonstrate that people are important to the company's success

84% favorable

Leadership
3

I have confidence in the leaders at [Company]

85% favorable

Leadership
4

I feel like I belong at [Company]

83% favorable

Belonging
5

I believe there are good career opportunities for me at [Company]

78% favorable

Learning & Development

How long do people stay?

In the short term, 9% of people in this benchmark are thinking of or actually seeking jobs elsewhere (-11% compared to overall) while on a longer time frame, 5% of people see themselves leaving within two years (-7% 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 there are good career opportunities for me at [Company]

78% favorable

Learning & Development
2

[Company] is a great company for me to make a contribution to my development

85% favorable

Learning & Development
3

I feel like I belong at [Company]

83% favorable

Belonging
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

3.8 stars (+0)

Culture and Values

3.9 stars (+0)

Work Life Balance

3.8 stars (+0)

Compensation and Benefits

3.7 stars (+0.1)

Career Opportunities

3.6 stars (+0.1)

Recommend to Friend

72.0% (+1)

CEO Approval

86.0% (+2)

Are staff empowered with results?

Organizations in the Tenure Less Than 6 Months benchmark on average gave 10% 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%

  • Tenure Less Than 6 Months


    10%



  • How does Tenure Less Than 6 Months compare?

    People in Tenure Less Than 6 Months were much more positive than average regarding Feedback & Recognition, Decision Making, and Fairness.


    On the lower side, People in Tenure Less Than 6 Months had much lower favorable scores than average in Action.

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