Companies worried about losing their all-star employees have good reason to be... Some savvy firms are already trying secure their cream of the crop employees, and when the job market improves, more workers will gratefully seize the opportunity to jump ship.

A recent survey from The Conference Board shows that 22% of workers want to switch jobs as soon as they can—not a comforting prospect. Recruiting and training a replacement plus the loss of productivity can cost up to three times a wage earner’s annual pay.

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