A new survey shows that 37% of Irish office workers plan on changing jobs this year.
The survey from IT Alliance, an Auxilion company, was conducted by Censuswide and involved around 1,000 office workers in Ireland.
It found that Generation Z respondents - those that are born between 1997-2012 - are most likely to change roles this year, with 44% planning to do so.
Millennials (38%) are second most likely to change roles, followed by over a third (35%) of Generation X. So called Boomers (29%) are least likely to make the move.
Today's survey also reveals that 23% of respondents actually changed jobs last year and some 63% would like to retrain in a new profession if there were no barriers like money or family commitments.
When assessing potential employers, 72% of office workers said respect was the most important company value they search for, followed by trust (61%) and teamwork (60%).
The survey also showed that to secure their next role, 32% of office workers plan on using a recruitment agency and 47% believe their employer should use a recruitment agency for vacancies in the future.
Tom Moxon, Head of Resourcing Services at IT Alliance, said that Covid-19 brought about unprecedented change and the recruitment landscape was no exception.
"As things settle back to some form of normality and the future of working takes shape, people are reassessing their careers and won't hesitate to make the move for better opportunities," Mr Moxon said.
He said there is also a clear desire among office workers to find the right role and the right company, one that shares their values and meets their expectations.
"In turn, it's crucial that companies position themselves to attract the best talent and ensure they have the capabilities and bandwidth to both effectively and expediently manage the candidate experience - agility is key," he added.
