Amidst all the tough job market reporting, I spotted some data from Pluralsight. In their State of Upskillint 2022 Report, 40% of technologists cite a lack of room for career growth as a motivator for leaving their jobs, including opportunities to develop new skills. Then, 87% of the 7,000 respondents said they wanted to improve their tech skills.
61% of tech workers felt too busy to dedicate time to upskilling – survey respondents identified the biggest barrier to development.
18% said that their employer emphasized hiring rather than upskilling existing talent, and the same amount cited a lack of support from their employer. Interestingly, leaders said they are even more likely to feel unsupported by their managers (27%).
There’s the buy versus build mentality. The data here says, “look; you don’t HAVE to hire the skills you need; you can build them.” Too often, employers think the grass is greener with new employees… when instead, upskilling those you have might be a better path.
And as the data is saying, the ones you have might leave without that investment. So, keep them and make them into what you need.
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