THIRTY-EIGHT per cent of Australian finance managers aspire to become CEO of their company, however, just 5 per cent of finance managers believe that a culture of bringing in external CEOs thwarts their desire to make it to the top
THIRTY-EIGHT per cent of Australian finance managers aspire to become CEO of their company, however, 5 per cent believe that a culture of bringing in external CEOs thwarts their desire to make it to the top. Other major obstacles for finance managers in making it to the top included:
Organisational size 21%
Internal competition 15%
Lack of training9%
The survey also found male finance managers wanted the CEO job more (44 per cent) than women (23 per cent).
Source: Robert Half Finance & Accounting
Aussie women too modest
SIXTY-SIX per cent of Australians believe women are not receiving enough recognition for their business success. A survey of 1,100 workers found a similar proportion of women also believe they do not do enough to promote their own achievements. However, less than 50 per cent of 16-24-year-old women feel that men are more likely to receive recognition than women, compared to 80 per cent of women aged 50 and over. The survey also found that three-quarters of full-time working females believed it was important for women to have opportunities to network, especially with other women.
Source: Telstra/Galaxy Research
Generation Y labelled as slackers
ONLY 2 per cent of Australian bosses believe Generation Y has a strong work ethic. According to the survey of 741 respondents, 35 per cent believe Baby Boomers have the strongest work ethic, followed by Generation X at 16 per cent. However, the survey found those in Generations X and Y do not believe Baby Boomers have a better work ethic than them, with 50 per cent stating that work ethic is not related to generational groups.
Source: Talent2
US companies focused on healthand productivity
SIXTY FIVE per cent of multinational companies in the US have a strategy to improve the health and productivity of their workforce. The survey found that multinational companies in other countries have significantly fewer health and productivity strategies in place. Furthermore, 93 per cent of multinationals offer preventive care coverage in the US, compared with 42 per cent of companies outside the US. Likewise, 76 per cent offer disease management and 70 percent offer return-to-work programs in the US compared with 21 per cent and 28 per cent respectively outside the US.
Source: Watson Wyatt
Personality key to securing jobs
FORTY-FOUR per cent of Australians believe personality connection is the single most important and influential part of an interview process. According to the survey of 720 people, a candidate’s personality was rated as more important than other skills such as:
Qualifications 17%
References 14%
Industry reputation 13%
Women were also found to be far more reliant on a personality connection (47 per cent) compared to only 37 per cent of men, during the interview process.
Source: LinkMe.com.au
Workers reject more money
A MASSIVE 84 per cent of Australian workers claim they would, at times, prefer a non-financial bonus. A survey of 738 people found they would be prepared to accept a variety of alternatives to pay increases –the most popular being shares in their company (36 per cent), followed by extra annual leave, airline tickets and even a simple dinner for two. The survey also revealed more people in the 55 plus age bracket would prefer to forgo a financial bonus.
Source: Talent2
