The consulting and staffing benchmark includes organizations that provide advisory and implementation services across a wide range of industries. These organizations tend to have the same leadership and employment structure - though they tend to range from professional engineering consulting, leadership and strategy consulting as well as talent search and recruitment.
~1.8m
Questions answered
in last 12 months
~95
Organizations
These insights represent ~1.8m questions answered from ~95 organizations, ranging in size from 10 to 4,200 people, in the last 12 months.
The data meet our criteria as being robust and reliable; unlikely to substantially change over time; and representative of the wider industry. Read more about the methodology.
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Management Consulting
26%
Accounting
16%
Staffing and Recruiting
16%
Architecture & Planning
12%
Information Services
8%
Market Research
7%
Professional Training & Coaching
7%
Human Resources
7%
Outsourcing/Offshoring
2%
North America
58%
Europe
20%
Oceania
18%
Asia
3%
MEA
1%
Engaged people are emotionally committed to their organization. These people stay at their organizations longer and are more productive and effective. Successful organizations have more engaged employees.
This is in the bottom 20% compared with the overall average.
The average eNPS score for organizations in this benchmark is 15 and is in the bottom 14% compared with the overall average.
Engagement is defined through these five industry-standard questions from Culture Amp’s engagement survey template.
I see myself still working at [Company] in two years' time | 64% 3% below global average |
I am proud to work for [Company] | 84% 3% below global average |
I rarely think about looking for a job at another company | 55% 4% below global average |
[Company] motivates me to go beyond what I would in a similar role elsewhere | 67% 4% below global average |
I would recommend [Company] as a great place to work | 79% 5% below global average |
People working in Consulting & Staffing Female are similarly engaged as the overall average.
The highest scoring question for Consulting & Staffing Female had 88% of people agreeing that they know how their work contributes to the goals of [company] (-3% compared to overall) while they were generally most positive about Work & Life Blend.
People in Consulting & Staffing Female were generally least favourable about Action, and were most negative towards 'When it is clear that someone is not delivering in their role we do something about it' with 20% of people disagreeing (+4% above average).
Different things are important to different cultures. If you want to make more of your people engaged then you need to know what is important your people. These questions are most important to keeping people engaged in Consulting and Staffing (Female) organizations.
I am able to access the work systems/technology I need to do my role from home
The factor this relates most closely to is Enablement
Different things are important to different cultures. If you want to make more of your people engaged then you need to know what is important your people. These questions are most important to keeping people engaged in Consulting and Staffing (Female) organizations.
1 I am able to access the work systems/technology I need to do my role from home | 93% favorable Enablement |
2 [Company] is a great company for me to make a contribution to my development | 71% favorable Learning & Development |
3 I know where to raise concerns or queries I have in relation to the COVID-19 Pandemic | 90% favorable Raising Concerns |
4 [Company] is making sufficient adjustments to deal with the COVID-19 Pandemic | 95% favorable Company Confidence |
5 Most of the systems and processes here support us getting our work done effectively | 66% favorable Enablement |
In the short term, 19% of people in this benchmark are thinking of or actually seeking jobs elsewhere (+1% compared to overall) while on a longer time frame, 11% of people see themselves leaving within two years (+1% compared to overall).
The following questions had the biggest impact on whether individuals felt that they were planning to stay at their organization and not actively looking for alternative jobs.
1 [Company] is making sufficient adjustments to deal with the COVID-19 Pandemic | 95% favorable Company Confidence |
2 I know where to raise concerns or queries I have in relation to the COVID-19 Pandemic | 90% favorable Raising Concerns |
3 I feel equipped to look after family/dependants should I need to | 84% favorable Enablement |
We’ve connected the employee feedback data for each company included in the benchmark with ratings from Glassdoor.com, which is one of the world’s largest job and recruiting sites combined with a growing database of company reviews, CEO approval ratings and more.
Overall Rating | 3.7 stars (-0.1) |
Culture and Values | 3.8 stars (-0.1) |
Work Life Balance | 3.6 stars (-0.2) |
Compensation and Benefits | 3.5 stars (-0.1) |
Career Opportunities | 3.6 stars (+0.1) |
Recommend to Friend | 69.0% (-2) |
CEO Approval | 88.0% (+4) |
Organizations in Consulting & Staffing Female tend to be very similar to the global all industries insights, with no significant departures from the average.
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