Resume Writers Digest Employment Stats - November 2008

Resume Writers' Digest Employment Stats - November 2008 Here are some useful/interesting job search-related statistics, courtesy of Office Solutions magazine (January 2008):71% of executives say the use of temporary workers has a place in their overall human resources budgets.- OfficeTeam2,356 people go into business for themselves every day in the United States. 20.4 million Americans are currently self-employed.- U.S. Census Bureau26 percent of Americans spend six or more hours each day on the Internet. 54 prcent spend 1-4 hours online.- IBM82 percent of HR professionals say that the way employees dress at work directly affects their prospects for promotion.- Yahoo! HotJobs43 percent of workers say a job interview is the most anxiety-inducing situation.20 percent say the first day on a new job is the most anxiety-inducing situation.- Monster.com88 percent of executives say that sending a thank-you note following an interview can boost a job seeker's chances of landing the job. But 49 percent of applicants don't send thank-you notes. 52 percent of executives prefer to receive a handwritten thank-you note.- Accountemps