What do people want from a job?
As part of my business degree, I have looked at a number of surveys to research what people want from a job. I have discovered that the majority of survey respondents want to do something where they can use their skills. Most people value fair pay and job security, although the latter is, in (1)___________, quite rare in the modern world with the pace of technological change. Perhaps surprisingly, a large number of people are not interested in opportunities to (2)___________ within their organisation.
With job security becoming so rare, people are increasingly looking for career security instead. If their employer goes out of business or (3)___________ arises, they are able to get a similar job in a different sector, having built up a CV which shows both the hard and soft skills (4)___________ to the available jobs.
What is interesting about the most recent surveys is that they show far fewer gender differences than in the past, with men and women seeking very similar things in terms of job satisfaction. However, women often put (5)___________ on with their boss high on their list of priorities.