Factoids from the Workplace

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My finance background has always enabled me to relate to numbers.  I found the following "By The Numbers" interesting and thought I would share them with you.  There are some interesting observations.

75% of candidates who have had five or more interviews per month since the beginning of their job search who have not received a single offer, based on a survey of 79,000 active job seekers.  Talent Drive

72% of workers in small companies are not covered by retirement plans   Small Business Administration

59% of Americans who expect to receive a pension upon retirement.  But only 42 percent can identify a pension to which they are entitled.  Consumer Report

49% of employers who expect workers to check in with the office while they are on vacation.  Careerbuilder.com

42% of employers in 2010 who believe that the recession has increased the quantity and quality of candidates they recruit.  Talent Drive.

 What interesting numbers have you come across?

The Beginning

I have been very fortunate that my many years at Sprint/United Telecom have equipped me to help small and medium sized businesses.  I was surrounded by a lot of smart people, strong leaders, and had the opportunity to be involved with many different business functions from Finance, Technology, Marketing, Planning, Customer Service, and Operations.  The opportunity to roll out Economic Value Added (EVA), Activity Based Management (ABM), and Total Quality Management (TQM) in Sprint’s Long Distance Division provided a solid foundation to help small and medium sized businesses.  My career also touched a lot of the major initiatives that drove United Telecom’s transition to Sprint and provided a great experience in linking together Finance, Marketing, Operations, and Technology.  My strong involvement with developing the economic framework for building the nations first national fiber optic network, creation of US Sprint (United Telecom/GTE partnership), many merger opportunities, Corporate Strategy Review Team, and the formation of Sprint PCS (Sprint’s partnership with 3 cable companies) provided a great framework for developing business plans.

In short, Sprint was a great real world learning experience.