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But surely if they're leaving for a better job elsewhere, it's because the company that trained them hasn't increased their salary in line with their new abilit

• barrkel 8y ago
  Salary isn't the only thing that people are looking for. Especially if you're early in your career, your interests and abilities aren't clear. As you learn more, you find you enjoy one thing more than another, are better at some things and not at others. Also, early in your career, you have fewer options, so you may start out in an area that's not close to your specific interests. I'd guess it's more likely than not that someone who's learning lots and quickly will find that they're better suited, and thus more valuable, to a different employer than their first employer. It's not simply a matter of raising wages. It's getting a close fit of aptitude and interest with the work at hand.
• slavoingilizov 8y ago
  Playing devil's advocate here, but if this is the expectation, then it perfectly explains why the problem exists. If the company pays the training cost AND ups the salary consistently for the juniors, then why would they ever hire and train them? They can just hire them after they've been trained elsewhere, pay the higher salaries, but avoid any training and development costs. This is exactly what happens in the majority of companies, and they only hire seniors. Which is what prompted the OP to ask the question in the first place.