Do Your Reseach......

Despite spending around 48 weeks per year in the office and two on the beach (if we’re lucky), a new study has found that candidates spend six times as long researching their holiday compared to potential employers.

Conducted by Glassdoor the research reveals that despite the average full-time UK employee spending 1,680 hours a year at work, they invest a paltry four hours researching potential employers.

In stark contrast people spend 24 hours researching their annual holiday.

The research also showed that more than one-in-three (35%) UK employees admit they didn’t invest any time researching their new employer before accepting a job offer.

Around a fifth (22%) of employees claimed they did not have enough information to make an informed decision about whether or not they should accept the job, rising to 39% of those that have been in their job less than six months.

Candidates are under-using the resources available to them with 55% saying they didn’t look at the employer’s website, 78% failed to check if the business was making a profit and 80% didn’t explore company reviews shared by employees.

With that in mind it’s hardly surprising that less than six months into the honeymoon period of a new role, 31% of UK employees admit they are disappointed. Jon Ingham, from Glassdoor, comments on the findings: “The research highlights an essential shift in how jobseekers should approach their search for new opportunities.

“With a clearer understanding of what a job entails and how a company operates, we will inevitably see greater employee satisfaction and lower turnover that will help us collectively make strides in improving the state of our economy.

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Looking for employment isn’t just about finding a job - it’s about finding the right environment for individuals to reach their full potential.”

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