What do employees today value most? One way to find out is to ask them. The Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) conducts an annual Job Satisfaction Survey. This survey helps business leaders and HR professionals keep an eye on those factors that employees say are critical to their job satisfaction.
Below are the top 14 factors identified in the most recent survey. Please rank them in order of "1" being the most important and "14" being the least important. Conclude your posting with a brief analysis of why you ranked the items as you did. What factors in your personal situation affect your choices?
- Feeling safe in the work environment
- Job security
- Autonomy and independence
- Opportunities to use skills and abilities
- Relationship with immediate supervisor
- Relationships with coworkers
- Flexibility to balance life and work issues
- Organization's financial stability
- The work itself
- Compensation/pay
- Communication between employees and senior management
- Management's recognition of employee job performance
- Employee benefits
- Overall corporate culture