With our roots firmly planted in promoting women in business (“CFW” stands for our original company name, “Careers for Women”), CFW has been dedicated to the mission of creating an equal workforce for over 40 years (43, to be exact!). After hosting our event, Changing the Conversation: Women in Leadership, last month, CFW Careers President, Cynnie King, reflected, “the hiring and promotion process for advancing women into higher level positions needs to be intentional.” We’re certainly not alone in our attention to this topic.

Last year we examined the role that Employer Brand plays in attracting and maintaining talent, and a recurring theme in our conversation was the importance of training—both initially in onboarding and continuously as professional development throughout an employee’s tenure. We’ve found that among millennials in particular this rates among the top factors they seek in a new position.