Survey: 70% of Moroccan Employees Actively Seeking New Jobs, Far Above Global Average

Entitled "What Job Seekers Wish Employers Knew", the study reveals a profound change in the relationship between employees and companies and was conducted among 90,000 employees in 160 countries, including nearly 400 in Morocco via The-Network, the leading international network of job portals in the world. "In the case of Morocco, the figures are eloquent," say the authors of the study, noting that 7 out of 10 employees are actively looking for a job in the kingdom, compared to 40% worldwide.

According to the survey, 4 out of 10 Moroccan executives would refuse an interesting offer due to a negative experience during the recruitment process (compared to 52% worldwide). In Morocco, salary has become the 1st motivating factor at work, being on par with career development opportunities (57%), it is noted. Increasingly, Moroccan assets want to work to live. 66% of them dream of a stable career, in line with the global trend of 69%.

Face-to-face work is also more widespread in the kingdom (49%) than in the rest of the world (35%). "65% of Moroccan executives consider their bargaining power with recruiters to be strong to very strong. This is mainly due to the multiple solicitations they receive from recruiters: more than 80% of candidates are approached several times a year (compared to 74% worldwide), of which 41% are approached every month/every week (compared to 39% worldwide)," the study specifies.

For Zineb Sqalli, associate director at Boston Consulting Group, "this tension in the labor market is structural and companies must organize themselves to [...] have an industrialized and efficient recruitment and integration process..." And Philippe Montant, CEO of ReKrute, to add: "It is now up to employers to be challenged in their recruitment methods as well as in their ability to take into account the expectations of their potential future collaborators in order to attract and retain their teams".