New analysis – Younger Expertise Prioritises Job Safety within the Face of Uncertainty

The research additionally uncovers declining curiosity in startup careers and worldwide careers amongst younger expertise in enterprise, engineering and IT. 

STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN, October sixth — The 2021 World’s Most Engaging Employers rankings present college students nonetheless prioritize excessive future earnings above all different employer attributes, however discovering safe employment rose sharply in significance for younger expertise, leaping by as a lot as 4 rating factors for engineering college students. Additionally, discovering a inventive and dynamic work atmosphere — one thing intently related to startup careers — dropped in precedence for engineering and IT college students.  

“A flight to safety is typical throughout an financial downturn, as is the pivot away from greater threat, entrepreneurial corporations,” explains Universum, World Shopper Director, Richard Mosley. “That is most likely why extra established innovators with a confirmed file of success like Amazon and IBM had been the most important winners within the rankings.”   

Universum, the worldwide chief in employer branding, surveyed over 221,800 college students in enterprise, engineering and IT from the ten largest economies between September 2020 and Could 2021. The far-reaching survey asks college students which employer traits are most influential as they contemplate future employment, and which employer manufacturers they most admire.  

Amongst different noteworthy findings from the analysis:  

Younger persons are pivoting their private and profession priorities: The pandemic prompted college students to reevaluate what they need from an employer and a profession — and analysis exhibits industries with lengthy, grueling schedules could face a reckoning. For instance, discovering “difficult work” slipped three rating factors for engineering expertise.  

For younger expertise, a jetset profession slips in favor: With borders shut and worldwide mobility considerably tougher and unsure, college students present a waning curiosity in overseas corporations and multinational careers. Throughout industries we see younger folks favoring corporations headquartered of their dwelling nations.  

Employers should contemplate whether or not digital work codecs drawback youthful workers: Digital and hybrid workforces are right here to remain, however expertise leaders should take care to not undertake a one-size-fits-all strategy — notably with younger expertise,  who see many potential downsides in digital work codecs. The Universum analysis exhibits “versatile work” is not a High 10 precedence for enterprise, engineering or IT college students.  

Employers ought to contemplate expertise “personas” as they construct their employer branding efforts: New evaluation by Universum exhibits 5 key expertise personas for younger expertise. Some younger folks, for instance, could also be profession ‘go-getters’ who prioritize particular person efficiency and profession success, whereas others are ‘changemakers’ extra centered on making a optimistic affect on the world. Understanding the 5 personas and uncovering that are interested in your employer model is a extra nuanced method to consider expertise gaps and alternatives. 

Universum CEO Mats Röjdmark believes the brand new findings will assist steer expertise leaders who could also be caught in a reactionary mode. “There’s great strain on expertise leaders proper now to separate what are short-term reactions to COVID-19, versus long-term adjustments to office fundamentals,” says Röjdmark. “Whereas pundits could declare that digital work is the way forward for employment, younger expertise doesn’t often agree, based on our analysis. These sorts of alerts are vital for expertise leaders as they negotiate a method ahead in 2022.” 

To obtain a replica of the World’s Most Engaging Employers report, which incorporates detailed insights about business preferences, supreme employer model attributes and rankings, go to www.universumglobal.com/wmae2021. 

About Universum 

Universum is a data-driven, insight-led employer branding company. Based in Stockholm, we’re
now energetic in over 60 nations, with key hubs in Paris, Berlin, London, New York, Singapore and
Shanghai. We offer our purchasers with the analysis, technique, and artistic options they should
compete extra successfully for expertise.