I’m catching up on some reading and came across Selling Power’s recent Sales Management Newsletter which had this article, If You Sell to Women, You Better Clear the Clutter. Some interesting information about selling to women. According to a cruise ship survey women could recall details as small as the design on the rugs and the subject matter of each painting on the walls. In contrast, most men couldn’t even remember the color of those walls. Women account for more than 80 percent of all purchases in the U.S., $3.7 trillion as consumers and $1.5 trillion as business owners. And third and foremost in my mind was the authors final… Read More
Continue ReadingFantasy Football and Productivity
No, Fantasy Football does not improve workplace productivity. From the article: During the National Football League regular season, nearly 37 million people spend an average of 50 minutes a week at work managing their fantasy teams comprised of real-life players tallying points based on statistical performance, according to outplacement consultants Challenger, Gray & Christmas, Inc. Fantasy sports ranks with shopping on eBay Inc.’s Web auction site and online poker as the biggest waste of productivity at the workplace, said John Challenger, CEO of the consulting firm. As an avid Fantasy Football player, if they are spending only 50 minutes a week on their team, they are not going to win… Read More
Continue ReadingUsing MySpace.com
Steve Rothberg has a definitive post on his blog CollegeRecruiter.com titled Searching for Entry Level Job Seekers on MySpace. I posted on this topic recently and followed the herd mentality about excluding candidates based on their MySpace information. Steve has a different take on it as he states: MySpace and other social networking sites are valuable recruiting tools because they provide employers with access to a desired demographic group: those who are searching for entry level jobs and internships. The sites also allow employers to connect with people who may not be looking for a job or who have chosen not to use traditional Internet recruitment sites such as CollegeRecruiter.com.… Read More
Continue ReadingTelecommuting Town?
I haven’t heard of the phrase “The Creative Class” but I think I will have to read the book. This BusinessWeek article – The Easiest Commute of All – ties in to the previous post regarding telecommuters. This is fascinating: Mesa del Sol, designed by New Urbanism guru Peter Calthorpe, will be the first place of its kind built from scratch and targeted at the creative class. A big marketing push will be made to coastal knowledge workers looking to cash out of their million-dollar split levels, move inland, and work remotely for their companies. Mansionettes will carry price tags of up to $400,000, about the same as the average… Read More
Continue ReadingTelecommuting Trend
We have discussed telecommuting on many occassions and this morning’s JustSell.com email referenced this survey. Some points of data to consider: While only 23 percent of U.S. employees work from home or are given that option, most of the work force (59 percent) believes that telecommuting at least part-time is the ideal work situation. This includes the 38 percent who think a mix of coming into the office and working from home is preferable and the 21 percent who say working at home is the best. We are seeing this play out in our current sourcing activities. The younger generations are highly receptive to telecommuting and view it as a… Read More
Continue Reading$100K Jobs
Forbes.com has an article out on Surprising Six Figure Jobs. Surprising indeed. I’ll pull some professions from the article: Typist/Court Reporter (not kidding) Mine Manager Printing Plant Operator Professional Coach The things you learn here at The Hire Sense. I particularly enjoyed professional life coach. The butt of many jokes, but apparently a well-paid gig if you can get it.
Continue Reading5 Habits of Millionaires
Who wouldn’t read this monster.com article – 5 Habits of Millionaires? I suppose millionaires. Yesterday, I posted on the cars CEOs drive. I suspected that they drive “common” cars but may live in nicer homes. From today’s article: Many wealthy people live quite simply, he points out, choosing less pretentious homes than they could theoretically afford and opting for financial independence over material showmanship. There you go – their Utilitarianism is stronger than even I expected. I was pleased to see that I shared this aspect with millionaires: One interesting study found a majority of male millionaire entrepreneurs had been in trouble with school authorities or the police during their… Read More
Continue ReadingCEOs are Utilitarians
CareerBuilder along with Cars.com performed a survey to find out what cars CEO’s drive. I don’t know if this data has any real application, but I found it interesting: The truth is more CEOs surveyed drive ordinary passenger cars and SUVs than luxury cars; in fact, those who drive Chevys outnumber those in Mercedes. And while most respondents think CEOs spend more than $70,000 on their cars, the average price CEOs in this study payed for their primary vehicle is under $25,000. One-in-four (26%) CEOs surveyed reported they spent less than $20,000 on their primary vehicle. Are you surprised? I’m not for 1 reason – the majority of CEO’s we… Read More
Continue ReadingDeath Networking?
The founder of monster.com has started a new social networking site for 50+ year olds. Eons.com is described this way: Instead of career and school sections, Eons.com has interactive games to build brain strength, news on entertainment and hobbies for older people, a personalized longevity calculator and tips to live longer.It also has a nationwide database of obituaries dating back to the 1930s to which people can add photos and comments. In addition to adding photos and videos to obituaries, members of Eons.com can sign up to receive an alert when someone from a particular area dies or in response to pre-defined keywords such as a company or school name.… Read More
Continue ReadingAccountants that Sell?
Even I had to do a double take regarding the title of this post – it is a bit misleading. AICPA has a rather dry article (what did you expect from a CPA website) about hiring trends in the accounting world. We try to stay on the cutting edge here at The Hire Sense so I read the short article. I was intrigued by this statement: The traditional structure of a corporation’s accounting department, with definitive job responsibilities and several layers of management and staff positions is changing. Accounting departments are staffed by fewer, more flexible, technologically savvy and highly experienced professionals. They are responsible for developing methods to grow… Read More
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