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News, Trends & Statistics
for Management and Workplace
Performance Improvement
Volume VIII-X-I
Celebrity Smiles = Higher Pay
In simulated job interviews of 80
individuals, 58% were more likely to be hired and 53% percent received
higher salary offers after their teeth had been whitened. ~ Source:
Kelton Research
Q: What prejudices (yes, prejudices!)
influence you when you are interviewing job candidates that prevent you
from looking at competence?
Stress and Tears
In a survey of 506 adult employees, 22
percent report they have been driven to tears as a result of workplace
stress. ~ Source: RJC Associates
Q: What do you do to monitor
employees' stress levels and help them cope?
Friends Make the Workplace
A survey by Accountemps reports that 57
percent of 150 senior U.S. Executives say office productivity improves
when coworkers are friends outside the office.
Q: Do you encourage or discourage
friendships at work? Do you provide social settings for coworkers to
become friends?
Why Fire New Hires?
The top six reasons for firing a new hire,
according to a Collegiate Employment Research Institute survey of 750
employers proves of interest.
- 28% Unethical behavior
- 18% Lack of motivation/work ethic
- 14% Inappropriate use of technology
- 9% Failure to follow
instructions
- 7% Missing assignment
deadlines
Q: How do these reasons compare to
your firm? How do the compare to reasons for terminating the employment
of employees who have been with you for a while? And the big question,
what can you do to ensure a better hire?
What are you doing to help your employees
feel valued?
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