Are employees more or less interested in career advancement than five years ago?
35%
35% were more interested in advancement than five years earlier; 33% were less interested and 32% unchanged.
n = 3,017 US employees; refusal rates apply to those offered a promotion in the past year · Survey date not recorded · Cherry Data Signals
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Methodology
- Sample
- 3,017
- Population
- US employees; refusal rates apply to those offered a promotion in the past year
- Country
- United States
- Fielded
- Not recorded
- Research by
- Cherry Data Signals
- Study
- Why Employees Turn Down Promotions
Cite this statistic
Cherry Data Signals (Not recorded). "Are employees more or less interested in career advancement than five years ago?" Survey of 3,017 US employees; refusal rates apply to those offered a promotion in the past year, United States. https://cherrysignals.com/statistics/are-employees-more-or-less-interested-in-promotions-than-five-years-ago
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