10 Lame Excuses When Calling In Sick

Playing hooky isn’t just for Ferris Bueller. In the past year, 30 percent of workers have called in sick when not actually ill, keeping on par with previous years. Sick days, legitimate or otherwise, also become more frequent around the winter holidays, with nearly one-third of employers reporting more employees call in sick during the holiday season.

The study was conducted online by Harris Interactive^© from August 13 to September 6, 2012 and included 2,494 hiring managers and human resource professionals and 3,976 workers across industries and company sizes. Continue Reading

Drop Out, Dive In, Start Up: Are Journalists Missing The Main Point?

By Mark Mehler and Gerry Crispin of CareerXroads

A few recruiters, thinking out of the box, might benefit by looking for prospects who delayed traditional education for learning of a different kind.

Peter H. Thiel, the PayPal billionaire has garnered some serious ink for his initiative in offering some of the best and brightest young minds $100k and a mentor for a two year stint at a start-up. All the recipients of Thiel’s largesse are 20 and under and so missing what would ordinarily be viewed as the ideal time to attend MIT, Harvard, IIT Bombay etc. His plan has come under serious criticism and a bit of fanfare. The latest testament to this controversial initiative was recently featured in the NY Times. Continue Reading

Dunkin’ Donuts Reveals Professions With Heaviest Coffee Drinkers

National Coffee Day is this coming Saturday and, according to a new survey commissioned jointly by Dunkin’ Donuts and CareerBuilder, food preparation and service workers are the professions that need coffee the most, followed by scientists and sales representatives. The survey results also show that coffee plays a major role in helping professionals perk up at work, as 43 percent of those who drink coffee claim they are less productive without a cup of Joe.

For the third year in a row, Dunkin’ Donuts and CareerBuilder partnered to determine the latest coffee consumption trends brewing in the U.S. workplace. The survey was conducted from August 13 to September 6, 2012 and included more than 4,100 workers nationwide. According to the results, the professions with the highest proportions of workers stating they are less productive without coffee vary widely. Those who need coffee to get through the workday the most are: Continue Reading

10 Most Annoying Behaviors on Work Elevators

A new study pinpoints the most annoying behaviors workers have witnessed in their office elevators. The study was conducted online by Harris Interactive© from May 14 to June 4, 2012 and included more than 3,800 workers nationwide.

When asked to identify the most annoying elevator habits they see more commonly at the office, workers most often cited people talking on cell phones, standing in close proximity for no apparent reason and deliberately letting the elevators doors close when someone is approaching. Top annoying habits include: Continue Reading

9 Most Unusual Behaviors Experienced in Work Elevators

Ever see someone at work floss his teeth in an elevator? “Pants” a co-worker? Get in a fist fight?

A new study pinpoints the most unusual and annoying behaviors workers have witnessed in their office elevators. The study was conducted online by Harris Interactive© from May 14 to June 4, 2012 and included more than 3,800 workers nationwide.

While most people follow standard elevator etiquette of facing forward and generally keeping to themselves, quite a few workers reported less-than-ordinary experiences while in transit. Workers shared the following real-life examples of weird behaviors they observed in work elevators: Continue Reading

42% of 18-24 Year Olds Swear at Work But Whopping 58% of 35-44 Year Olds Do

Comparing age groups, younger employees were the least likely to swear at work, while employees ages 35-44 are the most likely to curse while on the job. Continue Reading

Top 10 Cities for Employees Swearing in the Office

Among top markets in the U.S., workers in the nation’s capital were the most likely to report that they swear at work, with Denver and Chicago rounding out the top three. Continue Reading

9 Resume Errors Which Disqualified Candidates From Consideration

How do you make sure your resume successfully captures the attention of employers and doesn’t end up in the Deleted Items folder? A recent study of 2,298 hiring managers nationwide provides real-life examples of resumes that stood out for the wrong reasons. When asked to share the most memorable and unusual applications that came across their desk, hiring managers gave the following examples of resumes with errors that disqualified the candidates from consideration: Continue Reading

6 Creative and Successful Ways to Make Your Resume Stand Out

How do you make sure your resume successfully captures the attention of employers and doesn’t end up in the Deleted Items folder? A recent study of 2,298 hiring managers nationwide provides real-life examples of resumes that stood out for the correct reasons. When asked to share the most memorable and unusual applications that came across their desk, hiring managers gave the following examples: Continue Reading

12 Outrageous Resume Mistakes

How do you make sure your resume successfully captures the attention of employers and doesn’t end up in the Deleted Items folder? A recent study of 2,298 hiring managers nationwide provides real-life examples of resumes that stood out for the wrong reasons, and explores common pitfalls to avoid. When asked to share the most memorable and unusual applications that came across their desk, hiring managers gave the following examples: Continue Reading