83% of Workers Want Employers Who Are "Good Corporate Citizens"
Monster recently asked site visitors, “When you evaluate a job offer, how important is the company’s reputation as a good corporate citizen?” And 50 percent said it was a “primary consideration,” while another 33 percent said it was at least somewhat important. (Of the rest, 9 percent said this was a minor concern, and 8 percent said this was “not something I think about.”)
These results are fairly consistent with a Monster+HotJobs poll of September 2010, at which time 54 percent said an employer’s corporate citizenship was important, 29 percent said it was at least somewhat important, 6 percent said it was a minor concern, and 11 percent said they didn’t consider it at all. Although the numbers are slightly different, in both 2010 and 2011, a total of 83 percent falling in the “important” or “primary consideration” category.
What does being a “good corporate citizen” mean to you? How do you evaluate a company’s citizenship when you’re considering a job offer? Share your thoughts in the Comments section.
