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Last updated by Steve Giles at 09/11/2018.

How To Measure Job Satisfaction

Job Satisfaction Is Key To Business Success

All businesses understand the importance of employee retention. Each employee is an investment, both in terms of time and money. And the return on investment is very good, so long as that employee stays with the company. This means that employers also have to ensure their staff have good job satisfaction, meaning they are less likely to jump ship.

There are a number of well-documented methods of increasing job satisfaction, such as paying a good salary, allowing for sufficient time off and a range of bonuses and other incentives. However, measuring job satisfaction and the effectiveness of the various methods that are implemented can be somewhat more complicated.

Measuring Job Satisfaction

In most cases, job satisfaction is measured through the process of self-reporting. This is done through questionnaires that have various scales. A range of different measures have been developed recently, and there is quite a lot of variation between these. Some have a stronger focus on cognitive job satisfaction, for instance, whereas others look at effective job satisfaction. Furthermore, there are big differences between the psychometric validations of the various tests. Let’s take a look at some of the most popular tests used today.

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DiSC® Assessment and Job Satisfaction For Employee Retention

The Link Between Employee Retention And Job Satisfaction

Employee Retention, Job Satisfaction, and The Work Expectations Profile.

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What The Research Shows

Research has demonstrated a direct relationship between the extent to which employee work expectations have been discussed and/or met, and employee retention, job satisfaction and job commitment. Over the last decade, dramatic and continuous change has impacted nearly every kind of industry, large and small, public and private.

The Ever Changing Workplace

In the traditional workplace, a psychological contract represented an unspoken expectation that, in exchange for loyalty and hard work, an employee would be compensated fairly and would have a job for life. Employees now face much more uncertainty in the workplace. In today’s fast-paced, uncertain, ever-changing business climate, employees may not fully understand what they expect at work and even if they do, they don’t often take the time to communicate their expectations to their employers.

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