Naval Architecture Review

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Faststream Recruitment conducted an extensive, global survey and connected with thousands of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers to gain a unique insight into their views, thoughts, and feelings about the future of work. The pandemic continues to impact the world, and we have uncovered the trends that have been created by it.

This report covers the following topics:

Employee retention
Values, diversity and inclusion
Employee benefits
Future working styles
Leadership in a post-pandemic world

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To discuss any of the findings of the report, please contact Mark Charman.

For media enquiries, please contact Nic Jones.

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Naval Architecture Employment Review 2021