We get many press releases every day that mainly announce new products. However, I did get one from CareerBuilder.com that was fairly interesting. The topic is sales hiring in 2009 and, not surprisingly, many companies are going to be “cautious.”<\/p>\n
The format is basically a survey of 2009 trends and the press release lists highlights of their findings. I apologize for not having a link though I suspect it may be on the CareerBuilder website now.<\/p>\n
\n2. More Flexibility \u2013 Flexible work options continue to be an important benefit for sales employers to provide workers. Nearly four-in-ten (37 percent) of sales employers will provide more flexible work arrangements for employees in 2009, including: <\/p>\n
\u2022Alternative schedules \u2013 come in early and leave early or come in later and leave later \u2013 66 percent \u2022Telecommuting \u2013 44 percent \u2022Compressed work weeks \u2013 work the same hours, but in fewer days \u2013 37 percent \u2022Summer hours \u2013 21 percent \u2022Job sharing \u2013 17 percent<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
Two-thirds offer alternative schedules? I find that remarkable. I used to work for a manager who required<\/strike> promoted alternative work schedules – come in early and leave late. <\/p>\n
It is interesting how all of the trends are moving away from the old-fashioned M-F, 8-5 work week. We receive emails and phone calls from customers well after dinner time and they have the expectation that we will respond\/talk that evening. The ubiquitous nature of technology seems to be erasing the long-established boundaries of the “typical” work day. Perhaps the saying “quittin’ time” will eventually disappear from our lexicon.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
We get many press releases every day that mainly announce new products. However, I did get one from CareerBuilder.com that was fairly interesting. The topic is sales hiring in 2009 and, not surprisingly, many companies are going to be “cautious.” The format is basically a survey of 2009 trends and the press release lists highlights of their findings. I apologize for not having a link though I suspect it may be on the CareerBuilder website now. Here is what caught my eye: 2. More Flexibility \u2013 Flexible work options continue to be an important benefit for sales employers to provide workers. 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