Hampton, N.H. (May 19th, 2015) - CAREEREALISM, a career advice and employment branding site, published the results of its 2015 professional development survey, through which its audience of 1M+ monthly readers were polled. Readers were prompted to tell us how important professional development was to them. If a job seeker wants to continue moving forward in their career, they must develop a variety of skills. The more skills a job seeker acquires the better prepared they are for future endeavors. A job seekers professional development is a big part of their success.
CAREEREALISM compiled the answers from its readers and discovered the following:
“By failing to provide professional development in a way that employees feel is helping them advance their careers, employers are missing an enormous opportunity to help retain their talent and improve productivity," said founder & CEO of CAREEREALISM, J.T. O’Donnell. "Some companies think they are offering professional development, only to learn their employees don’t see it the same way. Meanwhile, smart companies are stepping up and giving employees the career coaching they want and deserve because they know the ROI is worth it.” 
- 91% said professional development was very important
- 8% said professional development was somewhat important
- 1% said professional development was not important
“By failing to provide professional development in a way that employees feel is helping them advance their careers, employers are missing an enormous opportunity to help retain their talent and improve productivity," said founder & CEO of CAREEREALISM, J.T. O’Donnell. "Some companies think they are offering professional development, only to learn their employees don’t see it the same way. Meanwhile, smart companies are stepping up and giving employees the career coaching they want and deserve because they know the ROI is worth it.” 
