‘Corporate prisoners’ on increase in recession

The recession has seen an increase in corporate prisoners - workers stuck in jobs they would otherwise leave, according to talent consultancy Chiumento.

Chiumento director Ian Gooden, says there are six kinds of corporate prisoner:

The escaper: One in five employees fall into this, the largest group. Escapers plan to leave as soon as they can find another job.

The visiting star: The worker that arrived to ride out the economic storm or make a quick jump on the career ladder, a too-good-to-be-true candidate that has raised the bar, adding pace and transferring skills and will be looking to move on.... more

The Recruiter, September 09