Dive Brief:

• Knowing what motivates construction industry employees to change jobs at various points in their careers can help companies hold on to valuable assets – their management talent.
• Recruiters at executive recruiter Kimmel & Associates say they have seen that in the first decade of a career, workers are looking for variety in the experience they can demonstrate.
• In the second decade, employees are trying to maximize their career potential, while in their third decade of work they are often trying to get their work and personal lives into balance.

Dive Insight:

Kimmel acknowledges the assessment uses broad generalizations, but says the understanding is still useful as a way to head off departures by addressing needs. "If you find ways to help these employees grow within your own company," Kimmel advises, "they will be much less likely to seek advancement elsewhere."