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This column contains information culled from a variety of resources providing a brief synopsis of some of the pertinent human resources facts and figures of the day… Recently [released](http://blog.capterra.com/top-hr-stats-for-2014/) statistics from the [Society of Human Resource Management](http://www.shrm.org/pages/default.aspx), the [US Bureau of  Labor Statistics](http://www.bls.gov/ncs/ebs/benefits/2013/ownership/private/table24a.htm) and [PayScale](http://www.payscale.com/hr) highlights some intriguing topical HR issues including pay raises, employee retention, turnover and office romance: - The average pay raise is 4.5%, and 88% of businesses plan to give employees raises this year - 57% of organizations view employee retention as a problem, and 22% of new hires leave their jobs within 45 days of being hired. Reasons include poor performance and temperament issues - Fully 46% of new hires fail and are let go from their jobs within 18 months of being hired. Only 11% of these are for lack of skill, with 89% for reasons of motivation and lack of ‘coachability’ - New hires that undergo a structured on-boarding program are 58% more likely to be with the company after three years - The costs of employee turnover range from 30% to 150% of the employee’s salary - 54% of organizations do not have a written or verbal policy that addresses workplace romance, but the number that do, 42%, is up sharply from just 20% in 2005 - Of those organizations with a workplace romance policy, 99% ban dating between superiors and subordinates **Recruiting, Job Seeking & Resumes – Oh, My…** The Internet has also opened up available career openings to a much wider audience. Knowing how to market an open position to the right audience, and on the other side of the coin, how to target a resume and handle an interview is crucial. Here are some fun facts about these processes paraphrased from [Martin Buckland of Business to Community](http://www.business2community.com/human-resources/25-fun-facts-resumes-interviews-social-recruitment-0975676): - In the US, there are 3 million unfilled jobs and 11.8 million unemployed workers. - The average time spent by recruiters looking at a resume is just 5 to 7 seconds, with 76% of resumes discarded for having an unprofessional email address. - In 2000, 22% of resumes were submitted via email or posted on the web. In 2014, over 90% of resumes were posted online or sent via email. But, only 35% of applicants are actually qualified for the jobs to which they apply. - Applicant Tracking Software, the robots that read your resume, is able to quickly eliminate 75% of the applicants. - 427,000 resumes are posted each week on Monster, 89% of recruiters have hired someone through LinkedIn and 8,000,000 applicants found their job on Twitter. - 93% of recruiters are likely to look at a candidate’s social media profile – so you might not want to post those images from the last party you attended! - While the average length of an interview is 40 minutes, 33% of 2000 surveyed bosses indicated they know within the first 90 seconds if they will hire that candidate. How? Disqualification ‘tells’ include: being too fashionable/trendy (70%), failure to make eye contact (67%), not being knowledgeable about the company (47%), lack of confidence/smile (38%), bad posture (33%), weak handshake (26%) and crossing arms over chest during interview (21%). So once you’ve landed an interview, dress appropriately, do your homework, sit up straight and let your confidence and enthusiasm shine through! 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