You may have read about the most boring jobs….but what are the most dangerous? This infographic by FinancesOnline.com lists the top 10 most dangerous jobs in the US! Takeaways: Fishermen had 117 deaths per 100,000 workers. Refuse collectors experienced 27.1 deaths per 100,000 workers. The most dangerous job in the US is loggers! RELATED: 25 Odd Jobs that…
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Recruiting differs throughout the world and is constantly growing and evolving, but how does it look in North America? Our friends at Bullhorn have created this infographic to outline the state of recruitment in North America. Takeaways: The unemployment rate in North America is around 8%. 97% of recruiters in North America use LinkedIn to…
Now that 2014 almost over I thought I would share with you some thoughts that I bring into the new year. These are my own personal experiences, and I hope by sharing them with you they help you get prepared for the year ahead. I would love to hear any reflections you might have – please leave them…
New Year, New You! That’s the motto. With a new year upon us it’s time for a quick burst in gym membership, healthy food purchases and for exercise equipment sales to double. That is, of course, until March roles around and everyone gets back to their normal schedules. Personally, I do not subscribe to the New…
Job seekers are afraid. They are afraid to take risks and afraid to stand out. Most believe it is safer to play by the rules and hope the right fit finds them. Those odds aren’t very good. The job seeker of tomorrow needs to become a marketing marvel, savvy salesperson and take risks like a serial…
In 2013, what did the UK’s employment landscape look like? This infographic by Hiring-Hub.com looks at all the facts and figures. Takeaways: There are now 29.95 million people in work. The average weekly pay is now £475. 2.47 million people are unemployed. The youth unemployment is at 21% currently. Unemployment is due to drop 6.8%…
It’s that time of the year! Merry Christmas from the Undercover Recruiter! We wanted to find out whether Santa has the most dangerous job in the world – and this infographic by Lifebroker answers all our questions! Takeaways: Santa has to make 822.6 deliveries per second! He has to be careful of Christmas lights and…
If you haven’t heard about or seen the #VineResume by Dawn Siff in the last 8 months then you have been in a black hole. She produced the world’s first 6 second video CV using the popular Vine app. It went viral and was being reported on everywhere: As much as this was a great…
Annual trends from Aon Hewitt’s global employee database reflecting employee engagement and perceptions of their work experience are shown in the infographic below. The data is taken from 3.8 million employees in 2,500 companies. Takeaways: 4 out of 10 employees are not engaged. 2 out of 10 employees are actively disengaged. Global employee engagement is…