According to the most recent Workforce Recruiting newsletter (sorry no link available), 1,100 employers were asked what the main reason was for them not being able to hire their top candidates over the past two years.  Their responses were as follows:

• 35.9% – Said they went elsewhere for higher perceived pay.
• 15.5% – Said they went elsewhere for better perceived career development opportunities.
• 8.0%   – Said they went elsewhere for better perceived work/life advantages.
• 7.1%   – Said they went elsewhere for higher perceived long-term incentive/equity compensation.
• 1.5%   – Said they went elsewhere for better perceived benefits.
• 31.9% – Said they were able to hire the majority of their top candidates.

It would be interesting to know of the 31.9% that hired their top candidates knew exactly what was the deciding factor of the candidate who accepted the offer.

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Ok, I suckered on this thing – I registered my cell phone on the do-not-call list due to an email I received.  Well, apparently you do not have to do that.  From SalesHQ.com:

Despite Re-Circulating E-mail, It is Still Not Necessary to Register Cell Phone Numbers. As the number of phone numbers on the National Do Not Call (DNC) Registry surpassed 125 million, the Federal Trade Commission today reiterated that despite the claims made in e-mails circulating on the Internet, consumers should not be concerned that their cell phone numbers will be released to telemarketers at any time in the near future. In addition, according to the agency, it is not necessary to register cell phone numbers on the DNC Registry to be protected from most telemarketing calls to cell phones.

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• Federal Communications Commission (FCC) regulations prohibit telemarketers from using automated dialers to call cell phone numbers. Automated dialers are standard in the industry, so most telemarketers are barred from calling consumers on their cell phones without their consent.

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