Everyone wants to work with people who respect them. With the cybersecurity talent gap growing, employers need to show they truly value employees in order to keep them. Along with pay and benefits, a key way to do that is to show respect. That includes work policies that prevent harassment in the company culture.
The skills gap is still expanding. The Information Systems Security Association and Enterprise Strategy Group found in a cybersecurity skills gap analysis in 2021 that 95% of survey respondents believed the skills gap hadn’t improved in recent years. They traced this to a heavier workload (62%), unfilled positions (38%) and worker burnout (38%).
The skills gap is more than just a disconnect between employer demand and employee proficiency, however. It’s also a question of whether employers can retain people once they’ve hired and/or helped to train them. Indeed, approximately two-thirds of employers told the Information Systems Audit and Control Association that they were struggling to keep their trained cybersecurity personnel on board.
Using Respect to Help Solve the Employee Retention Problem
To address the employee retention challenge discussed above, employers need to show their commitment to their workers. That goes beyond providing their employees with training and other resources they need to advance their careers. It also extends to caring for those employees’ mental well-being by creating a workplace free of harassment and fear.
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