Are Obese Employees Killing Your Company? [INFOGRAPHIC] Fact: Working in the typical modern office is hazardous to your health. Hunching over a keyboard for a third of the day makes employees fatter, sicker and more stressed than less sedentary occupations do. And here's the rub: The health damage inflicted by desk-bound drudgery cycles back and hurts the companies you work for. How? The high cost of obese employees for businesses. The amount of time Americans spend sitting increased by 8% between 1980 and 2000.
Obesity rates, meanwhile, doubled during that time span. The annual medical costs of obesity-related diseases and conditions totals about $147 billion, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. SEE ALSO: Your Desk Job Makes You Fat, Sick and Dead [INFOGRAPHIC] So how can employers help workers fight off obesity while protecting themselves from added costs? Simple motions such as picking up your chair, doing pushups against your desk and leg squats against a wall can inject a bit of activity back into your day. Infographic Visual Resumes. The Pitfalls of Freelancing. Let's get one thing straight: Freelancing is not easy. While it offers fantastic benefits — flexible hours, more control and creative independence — there are still plenty of risks involved with striking out on your own and running your own business.
And while the economy struggles to recover, freelancing poses pitfalls. According to the infographic below, compiled with information from MastersDegree.net, a surprising 80% of freelancers have dealt with a client who ultimately didn't pay for work that was completed. Average losses totaled $6,000 — quite a hefty chunk of change to lose. Have freelancing gigs become less plentiful (or lower-paying) in the current economy?
Every week we post a list of social media and web job opportunities. Social Media Manager at Talent Resouces in New York City Technical Director at Roundhouse in Portland Creative Conceptor at Fanscape in Los Angeles Infographic provided by Greg Voakes. Employees are Happier When Accessing Social Media at Work [Infographic] End the Office? Students Want Right to Work From Home [INFOGRAPHIC] Planning on hiring a hotshot kid straight out of college? Here's a checklist for you: Make sure she can tweet or update Facebook while on the clock. Let her get work email on whatever device she wants. Allow her to work from home on her own schedule, even though she's unlikely to really think it makes her more productive.
And by the way, an increasing number of your employees don't think they need to be in the office either. These are all the results of a Cisco survey of 2,800 college students and young professionals worldwide. The survey had a number of questions that make good cocktail party trivia (one-third of students think the Internet is as important as food, air and water) and are rather less impressive the more you consider them (the vast majority, after all, don't believe that for a moment). Where the study really gets interesting is when it comes to students' workplace expectations — or rather, the expectation that they won't be in the workplace. How To Hire a Great Developer [FLOW CHART] Thomas Edison once said that "genius" is 1% inspiration and 99% perspiration. In the world of technology startups, that 99% involves a heck of a lot of coding and wireframing. If you've got an idea for a startup, that's great — but odds are that an idea is all you have.
(Well, maybe you have passion and some savings, too.) But you'll need more than that to bring your idea to life — you'll need a developer who can transform your vision into an elegant app or website. If you're just foraying into the land of entrepreneurship, you may wonder where the to even start looking for such a person. From trolling your network to attending meetups, there are myriad ways to meet skilled developers. Throughout the search, there's plenty of room for missteps, and you might not know the right questions to ask. Image courtesy of iStockphoto, nullplus, Infographic courtesy of General Assembly. Work from home. 10 Proven Strategies of High-Performance Teams [INFOGRAPHIC] Ronald Brown is a successful startup CEO with an extensive background in technology and consumer marketing. His new book, Anticipate. The Architecture of Small Team Innovation and Product Success is available via iTunes, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and Kobo.
Who drives product innovation? The answer is small, entrepreneurial development teams — better known as "agile teams" in the high-tech industry. These types of teams are obviously essential for startups, but many large companies approach team-building in the same way, especially those that lead the industry in terms of product revenue. What are the essential elements — the genetic structure, if you will — of a high-performance team? Image courtesy of iStockphoto, francisblack. Comment motiver vos employés? The Perks of Working at Google, Facebook, Twitter and More [INFOGRAPHIC] Are you a techie looking for work? We recently offered some tips on landing jobs at Google, Apple and Facebook, but there are more companies in the Valley than those three. And you might be wondering what the culture is like at each of these companies, as well as at LinkedIn, Twitter, Eventbrite, Gaia and Tagged.
Back in August, we brought you word of awesome perks at various startups; now, we bring you perks at a number of Silicon Valley's largest and finest. From yoga to catered lunches, 401(k)s to dry cleaning, sports teams to vacation days, these tech companies seem to understand that quality of life affects productivity — and that having to run fewer errands after work means you're more likely to stay at the office. Check out the infographic below from ResumeBear for a breakdown of who offers what perks. Every week we post a list of social media and web job opportunities. Infographic courtesy of ResumeBear. Your Desk Job Makes You Fat, Sick and Dead [INFOGRAPHIC] The productivity of the average worker has skyrocketed thanks to technology, but it comes at the price of a sedentary lifestyle. And mounting research suggests that sitting at your desk for eight hours a day can have a dramatic impact on your health. Don't get me wrong.
I burn plenty of calories typing emails. And I make a point to always click and drag through long websites and documents — scroll wheels are for lazy people. But all that strenuous activity pales in comparison to the exercise my forebears did on the job 50 years ago (killing dinosaurs). In the 1960s, nearly half of all jobs required physical activity. SEE ALSO: Why a Stand-Up Desk Might Save Your Life For example, from 1980 to 2000, the time Americans spent sitting increased by only 8%, while exercise rates stayed the same. Now, most experts agree that being homeless and not eating are far worse for your health than having a desk job, so don't kick your boss's door in just yet.
Image courtesy of iStockphoto, sdominick. Shocker: Most Americans Check Work Email During the Holidays [INFOGRAPHIC] The majority of employed American adults (68%) with work email accounts check their messages during traditional family holidays such as Thanksgiving and Christmas. Among those checking their email, 27% do so multiple times each day. Those checking their accounts are not likely to find empty inboxes as 79% of those polled say they receive emails from clients or colleagues during the holidays. The below infographic, published by email and contact management company Xobni, takes a look at how and why so many Americans are on their work email during their time off. The graphic shows that respondents experience less animosity towards contact from their jobs as 37% felt annoyed, frustrated or resentful after receiving work-related emails.
This percentage is a 4% drop from 2010. In fact, 19% responded they feel "thankful for the distraction" or "relieved. " Did you check your work email during Thanksgiving? Thumbnail image courtesy of iStockphoto, sjlocke. Protecting Your Online Reputation: 4 Things You Need to Know. You don't have to be running for president to care about your online reputation. Almost everything you do online is easy to track, especially when you're using social media sites. This infographic shows you how to manage your "e-reputation," perhaps saving you some embarrassment, or even your career.
Gathered by digital marketing firm KBSD, it's a treasure trove of tips, techniques and information about what companies and individuals are looking for inside your personal profiles and social information, and what you can do to show off your best side to those who might want to find out unflattering things about you. It's not too late to protect yourself and polish up your online image. So now that you've grown up (you have grown up, haven't you?) , this would be a good time to do a bit of backtracking, cleaning up those mistakes you made in the past as much as you can, and at the same time, keeping an eye on your online behavior so there won't be anything to hide in the future. How much are your contacts worth to you? [Infographic]
13 October '11, 06:05pm Follow What would it take for you to give up your personal contacts? How about your business ones? With each of us putting a different dollar amount on what we’d accept to rebuild from scratch, contextual email plugin Smartr, from Xobni (of which we covered the launch, last week) thought it might be interesting to get a broad-scale overview. You can see the full infographic below, but here are some of the more interesting take-aways: 48% of those surveyed still use a paper address bookPeople aged 45-54 years consider their contacts to be the most valuableMobile phones clock in at 77% as the chosen way to store contacts So what’s your price?
Product Development: 9 Steps for Creative Problem Solving [INFOGRAPHIC] Ronald Brown is a successful startup CEO with an extensive background in technology and consumer marketing. His new book, Anticipate. The Architecture of Small Team Innovation and Product Success is available via iTunes, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and Kobo. Creativity is the main prerequisite for innovation. However, our culture emphasizes critical thinking to the near exclusion of creative thinking (although it was the key to success in the Information Age).
Today's business is dominated by global complexity and commoditization. What constitutes creative thinking? In business, the process of generating and commercializing a good idea has been honed by creative industries for more than a hundred years. Can Employees Be Trusted to Work From Home? [INFOGRAPHIC] Working from home is awesome. But it can also be highly distracting. One recent study found that more than 40% of employees who work from home pull double-duty watching TV or a movie. More than a quarter nap or cook dinner while on the clock, and 20% play video games on the company dime, according to a Citrix survey. So it's no wonder many bosses still oppose the work-from-home concept. But times are changing. From 1980 to 2010, the percentage of workers who work from home nearly doubled, according to some estimates, as digital tools have made doing so exponentially easier.
The Internet education portal OnlineDegress.com pulled research from sources including Stanford University, Microsoft and CareerBuilder.com to create the infographic below. Check out the following infographic for the full picture, then share your opinion in the comments — how often should employees be allowed to work from home?
Death by Desk Job: How to Fight It [INFOGRAPHIC] Your desk job can kill you. At the very least, it will likely make you fatter, sicker and more stressed out than a job that doesn't require sitting down and hunching over a keyboard for a third of the day. Studies have shown that the amount of time American's spend sitting increased by 8% between 1980 and 2000, while obesity rates doubled. Other factors played roles in fostering flab, but consider these numbers — nearly 300 million Americans don't get the minimum level of exercise required for good health.
Americans burn about 50,000 fewer calories per year than they did 50 years ago, and the portion of jobs that require physical activity has declined by about 30% since 1960. So how can you fight your desk job's slow but steady stranglehold on your health and maybe live a few years longer? SEE ALSO: Your Desk Job Makes You Fat, Sick and Dead [INFOGRAPHIC] The American Heart Association recommends taking at least 10,000 steps per day, so take the stairs instead of that tempting elevator.
Qui sont les présidents des universités françaises ? Mardi 10 mai 2011 | Politique, Portrait du sup. Alors que s’ouvre demain à Toulouse le colloque annuel de la CPU nous avons souhaité faire le point sur les Présidents des universités. Ils sont 81 en France à piloter des établissements qui accueillent plus d’1,4 millions d’étudiants. La LRU a fait évoluer le pilotage des universités et leur rôle.
Alors que 2012 sera également une année « présidentielle » dans les universités, qui sont ces hommes et ces (quelques) femmes sur qui reposent beaucoup de responsabilités (formation, recherche, insertion professionnelle, développement des territoires…) ? Pour publier l’infographie sur votre site, n’oubliez pas d’insérer la mention suivante : A noter : « Qui sont les Présidents des universités ? » de Campus Communication est mis à disposition selon les termes de la licence Creative Commons Paternité – Pas d’Utilisation Commerciale – Pas de Modification 3.0 non transcrit.
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HUMAN RESOURCES - Comment devenir graphiste ? Cette infographie créée pour et par des graphistes pourrait en intéresser plus d’un. Réalisée après avoir interviewé les 30 infographistes les plus influents du moment, elle vous permettra, peut-être d’améliorer vos atouts. A la question “faut-il savoir dessiner” pour être graphiste, 99% des sondés ont répondu no.
Concernant l’inspiration, les trois premières sources citées sont le web, les livres et la radio. En revanche, la pratique arrive après la formation, qui culmine à 30%, comme facteur d’amélioration pour tout graphiste qui se respecte. Source : frenchweb.fr. State of the World's Female CEOs. What Birthname Makes You Most Likely To Be CEO? [INFOGRAPHIC] L'agence de publicité moderne. Infographie : devenir millionnaire grâce à une application. Evolution du CV. [Infographie] RH : l'état du recrutement sur les réseaux sociaux en 2011. Hot Tips For Landing Jobs at Google, Apple and Facebook [INFOGRAPHIC] How Interviewers Know When to Hire You in 90 Seconds. Un CV en forme d'infographie. La police que vous ne devez absolument pas utiliser sur votre CV ! | Le Blog de Jean-Noël Chaintreuil.
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