This past fall, the Objective Paradigm research team reached out to technologists in their network to learn more about talent retention in the tech industry. One of the questions they asked was, “When you’ve left a job in the past, what was the main reason?”

What they discovered was not surprising: technologists want to be challenged and have the opportunity to grow in their roles.

In “This is the Biggest Reason Technologists Leave Their Jobs,” Kevin Krumm discusses with Chicago Inno that techies want to be a part of professional teams with clear pathways for advancement.