{"id":15248,"date":"2020-01-14T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-01-14T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.engineernewsnetwork.com\/blog\/?p=15248"},"modified":"2020-01-13T12:34:32","modified_gmt":"2020-01-13T12:34:32","slug":"engineering-workers-in-career-confidence-crisis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.engineernewsnetwork.com\/blog\/engineering-workers-in-career-confidence-crisis\/","title":{"rendered":"Engineering workers in career confidence crisis"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The latest research from the UK\u2019s leading independent job board,\u00a0<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cv-library.co.uk\/\">CV-Library<\/a><\/strong>, reveals that even though 89.1% of engineering professionals feel confident about their appearance, less than half (48.2%) feel the same way about their career prospects. \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The study, which surveyed 2,000 British professionals, also found that while nearly a third (66.2%) of engineering workers felt confident about finding a job, a staggering 50% of them didn\u2019t feel confident enough to apply for one.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What\u2019s more, the survey reveals that a lack of confidence has prevented professionals in the engineering industry from achieving the following:&nbsp; &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Asking for a pay rise (50%)\u00a0<\/li><li>Asking for a promotion (41.3%)\u00a0<\/li><li>Building relationships out of the workplace (15.2%)\u00a0<\/li><li>Building relationships in the workplace (15.2%)\u00a0<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Lee Biggins, founder and CEO of CV-Library, comments: \u201cConfidence is such an important asset in all areas of life, but particularly so in the workplace. After all, when employees feel there is no direction to their careers or don\u2019t have clear goals to work towards, it can stifle productivity, diminish job satisfaction and ultimately, impact your bottom line as you struggle to retain experienced members of staff.\u201d &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The survey went on to ask whether engineering workers felt a lack of confidence had held them back in other areas, with 17.4% of professionals stating that it had prevented them from taking part in an extra-curricular activity, such as joining a sports club.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Biggins continues: \u201cSeeing as work is such a huge part of people\u2019s lives, it\u2019s imperative that businesses find a way to address these issues. Perhaps start by formalising a mandatory annual or quarterly review process &#8211; this can open the lines of communication about employee career progression and get the ball rolling for bigger conversations such as a promotion or pay rise.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAlongside this, ensure that you mention career progression opportunities in your job adverts, as this can certainly help to attract more applicants to your roles. 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