{"id":1002,"date":"2020-01-07T09:02:59","date_gmt":"2020-01-07T09:02:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/outsourcing-today.ro\/?p=1002"},"modified":"2020-01-07T09:03:16","modified_gmt":"2020-01-07T09:03:16","slug":"pwc-survey-half-of-job-seekers-are-willing-to-trade-a-part-of-their-salary-for-flexibility-and-a-third-would-do-so-for-upskilling-programme","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/outsourcing-today.ro\/?p=1002","title":{"rendered":"PwC survey: Half of job seekers are willing to trade a part of their salary for flexibility and a third would do so for upskilling programme"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Job seekers are willing to trade an average of 11.7% of their salary for flexibility and more than a third of candidates said they\u2019d be willing to take a pay cut for a chance to learn new skills, according to a PwC US survey\u00a0 \u201c<em>The future of recruiting<\/em>\u201d.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>That figure rises to 12.4% among those working in in-demand fields like technology.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSalary and benefits almost always come first for job seekers. Lately, there\u2019s been a global tendency to give up a part of remuneration for a benefits package, such as opportunities for training and upskilling, inclusion and personal flexibility in when and where they work. Employees\u2019 interest in upskilling programmes has increased recently as a result of the extremely rapid transformations generated by new technologies with a major impact, including on the workforce. Thus, many employees are aware that they must improve their digital skills to remain competitive in the labour market,\u201d said Ionu\u021b Sas, Partner, People &amp; Organisation Leader, PwC Rom\u00e2nia.<\/p>\n<p>An employer\u2019s reputation and recruiting experience are also very important for candidates when accepting a job.<\/p>\n<p>According to the survey, 92% of candidates say they\u2019ve experienced poor recruiting practices at some point in their career, with over 60% being unsatisfied that a recruiting process takes longer than a month or because the recruiters suddenly stopped communicating without any explanation. Nearly half (49%) of job seekers working in in-demand fields like technology, banks or energy say they\u2019ve turned down an offer because of a bad experience during the hiring process, with 56% saying they\u2019d discourage others from applying due to negative recruiting experiences.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The main conclusion of the report:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Slightly over half (51%) would forgo higher salaries for more flexibility.<\/li>\n<li>37% of candidates said they\u2019d be willing to take a pay cut for a chance to develop new skills.<\/li>\n<li>The same percentage said they see upskilling opportunities as the most important factor in deciding on a new job, after salary and benefits.<\/li>\n<li>62% of job seekers said they\u2019re more likely to apply for a job where a company is openly committed to improving diversity and inclusion in their workforce.<\/li>\n<li>Candidates want positive, direct human interaction throughout the recruiting process and less use of automation technology.<\/li>\n<li>However, 44% of candidates said they\u2019re open to using automation and technology options for routine contact, and to get information during the recruiting process, and 65% of candidates said they would like organisations to have an application dashboard so they can see where they are in the process<\/li>\n<li>78% said they expect the recruiting process to be clear on how personal data is used.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Job seekers are willing to trade an average of 11.7% of their salary for flexibility and more than a third of candidates said they\u2019d be willing to take a pay cut for a chance to learn new skills, according to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1005,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[19,11,17],"tags":[136],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/outsourcing-today.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1002"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/outsourcing-today.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/outsourcing-today.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/outsourcing-today.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/outsourcing-today.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1002"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/outsourcing-today.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1002\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1006,"href":"https:\/\/outsourcing-today.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1002\/revisions\/1006"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/outsourcing-today.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/1005"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/outsourcing-today.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1002"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/outsourcing-today.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1002"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/outsourcing-today.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1002"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}