Nine in 10 executives would take a headhunter”™s call, a new survey suggests, and half are actively seeking other opportunities.
ExecuNet, an executive networking group based in Norwalk, published results from a survey of more than 1,600 executives and managers who currently hold jobs. Finnegan Mackenzie The Retention Firm, a Longwood, Fla.-based business that helps companies cut turnover, also participated in creating the survey.
“Many companies took their eye off retention during the recent recession,” said Mark Anderson, president of ExecuNet, in a statement. “With hiring at the top of the employment market stabilizing, now is the time to refocus on retention, as the direct and indirect costs of losing high performing executives can quickly derail corporate growth.”
A quarter of those surveyed cited compensation as the top reason to leave their current jobs, followed by company performance (13 percent); trust in ownership (9 percent); work-life balance (8 percent) and influence inside the company (7 percent).
