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Career development is one of the top reasons people look for a new job. While this can be good news for your external recruitment efforts (eager-to-grow candidates, score!), creating a positive culture around internal career advancement is critical to retaining top talent already inside your company.
Enter your talent mobility strategy.
Talent mobility is the ability for employees to move between different roles, departments, or locations within your organization as part of their career development. Many facets of your company culture impact talent mobility: visibility into other departments, mentorship, career development opportunities, emphasis on hiring internally, and more.
Data shows that investing in a strong talent mobility strategy is good for team members and business alike:
- 76% of employees say they are more inclined to stay in a company if it offers continuous learning and development.
- Employees who move into new jobs internally are 3.5X more likely to be engaged…