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.
~1.7m
Questions answered
in last 12 months
~95
Organizations
These insights represent ~1.7m questions answered from ~95 organizations, ranging in size from 10 to 4,800 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%
Staffing and Recruiting
17%
Accounting
16%
Architecture & Planning
12%
Information Services
8%
Human Resources
7%
Market Research
7%
Professional Training & Coaching
5%
Outsourcing/Offshoring
2%
North America
63%
Oceania
17%
Europe
15%
Asia
4%
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 41% compared with the overall average.
The average eNPS score for organizations in this benchmark is 26 and is in the top 46% compared with the overall average.
Engagement is defined through these five industry-standard questions from Culture Amp’s engagement survey template.
I would recommend [Company] as a great place to work | 84% Same as global average |
I see myself still working at [Company] in two years' time | 67% Same as global average |
I am proud to work for [Company] | 85% 2% below global average |
I rarely think about looking for a job at another company | 57% 2% below global average |
[Company] motivates me to go beyond what I would in a similar role elsewhere | 68% 3% below global average |
People working in Consulting & Staffing Male are similarly engaged as the overall average.
The highest scoring question for Consulting & Staffing Male had 90% of people agreeing that they know how their work contributes to the goals of [company] (-1% compared to overall) while they were generally most positive about Work & Life Blend.
People in Consulting & Staffing Male were generally least favourable about Action, and were most negative towards 'I have seen positive changes taking place based on recent employee survey results' with 9% of people disagreeing (-3% below 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 (Male) organizations.
[Company] is in a position to really succeed over the next three years
The factor this relates most closely to is Company Performance
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 (Male) organizations.
1 [Company] is in a position to really succeed over the next three years | 81% favorable Company Performance |
2 [Company] effectively directs resources (funding, people and effort) towards company goals | 65% favorable Company Performance |
3 [Company] is a great company for me to make a contribution to my development | 74% favorable Learning & Development |
4 I am able to access the work systems/technology I need to do my role from home | 93% favorable Enablement |
5 I believe my total compensation (base salary+any bonuses+benefits+equity) is fair, relative to similar roles at other companies | 57% favorable Alignment & Involvement |
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 I am able to access the work systems/technology I need to do my role from home | 93% favorable Enablement |
2 [Company] is in a position to really succeed over the next three years | 81% favorable Company Performance |
3 [Company] is a great company for me to make a contribution to my development | 74% favorable Learning & Development |
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 | 70.0% (-1) |
CEO Approval | 88.0% (+4) |
Organizations in Consulting & Staffing Male tend to be very similar to the global all industries insights, with no significant departures from the average.
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