Some quick and compelling information we find interesting...

• 87% of CEOs expect higher sales in the coming months, and over half expect to increase hiring and capital expenditures (Business Roundtable)
  
  
• Many more employers than expected plan to phase out employer-paid health insurance when the new health reform law is implemented, opening up the potential for a radical shift in how employers consider employee benefits and total compensation (McKinsey)
  
  
• Disengaged workers - those who are emotionally disconnected from their employer, work and colleagues - are worse off than unemployed workers on multiple "wellbeing" indicators. Engaged works report not only greater job satisfaction, but vastly higher levels of overall wellbeing, with over 70% of engaged workers describing themselves as "thriving," the highest level on the wellbeing index (Gallup)
   
• Organizations with a recognized employer brand report better success in hiring the right people (55%),  greater number of qualified candidates (49%), a reputation as an employer of choice (45%) and an increased number of employee referrals of qualified candidates (30%)
  (Society for Human Resources Management)   

• Among full-time, part-time and/or self-employed adults, 40% believe it is "likely" they could find a new job matched to their expierience and compensation levels within six months if they lost their current job (Glassdoor.com)
   
• The total estimated cost of a social media marketing campaign is $210,600 (Focus.com)
   
• 45% of employees work only 15 minutes or less without getting interrupted, and 53% waste at least one hour a day due to all types of distractions (FastCompany)