Industry Trends

CareerBuilder periodically tracks the opinions of workers and employers on a variety of topics. For additional survey information, contact Jennifer Grasz at 773-527-1164 or jennifer.grasz@careerbuilder.com.

2008 Surveys

12/30/2008 Slower, More Cautious Hiring Expected in New Year, CareerBuilder.com’s Annual Job Forecast Reveals

12/30/2008 Download 2009 US Forecast

12/9/2008 Economic Downturn Hitting Holiday Perks in the Office, Reveals CareerBuilder.com Survey

11/25/2008 Twenty-Nine Percent of Workers Holiday Shop Online While at Work, Finds Annual CareerBuilder.com Survey

11/19/2008 Twenty-Three Percent of Workers Do Not Pay Attention to Benefits Changes at Their Company, Finds CareerBuilder.com

11/10/2008 Nearly One-in-Five U.S. Veterans Say it Took Six Months or More to Find a Job after Leaving Active Duty, Finds CareerBuilder.com Survey

10/29/2008 Eighty-Seven Percent of Workers Say They Plan to Vote in This Year’s Presidential Election, CareerBuilder.com Survey Finds

10/22/2008 One-Third of Workers Called In Sick with Fake Excuses in the Last Year, CareerBuilder.com’s Annual Survey Shows

10/15/2008 Twenty Percent of Workers Report Jealousy Between Actual Spouse and Platonic Work Spouse, CareerBuilder.com Survey Finds

10/8/2008 Employers Share Most Unusual Tactics Job Seekers Have Used to Get Hired in New CareerBuilder.com Survey

9/30/2008 Download 2008 US Q4 Forecast

9/30/2008 Employers Expect More of the Same for Hiring in the Fourth Quarter, According to CareerBuilder.com and USA TODAY’s Latest Job Forecast

9/23/2008 Workers Share Their Most Unusual Jobs from A to Z in CareerBuilder.com Survey

9/17/2008 Nearly 60 Percent of Hiring Managers Likely to Hire College Interns on a Permanent Basis, CBcampus.com Survey Finds

9/10/2008 One-in-Five Employers Use Social Networking Sites to Research Job Candidates, CareerBuilder.com Survey Finds

9/9/2008 Workers Rate Their Bosses in New CareerBuilder.com Survey

9/3/2008 Nearly Half of Workers Living Paycheck to Paycheck, Finds CareerBuilder.com Survey

8/29/2008 Download 2008 Edge Report

8/27/2008 CareerBuilder.com Launches CBInstitute.com to Help Workers Strengthen Their Skill Sets through Online Courses

8/26/2008 Download 2008 Edge Report

8/26/2008 Annual Study from Robert Half International and CareerBuilder.com Reveals Tale of Two Job Markets

8/20/2008 CareerBuilder.com Survey Shows How Astrology and Birth Order Factor Into Careers and Compensation

8/20/2008 CareerBuilder.com and Inavero Institute to Release New Comprehensive Study on Staffing Industry Clients and Job Candidates

8/13/2008 New CareerBuilder Test Finds Correlation Between Favorite Colors and Careers

8/12/2008 Workers Catch Olympic Fever: One-in-Ten Plan to Watch Olympics While at Work

8/6/2008 More than One-Third of Female Workers Say They are Paid Less than Their Male Counterparts with the Same Experience, CareerBuilder.com Survey Finds

7/30/2008 Nearly Half of Employers Have Caught a Lie on a Resume, CareerBuilder.com Survey Shows

7/16/2008 Seventy-Eight Percent of Workers Say They Are Burned Out at Work, CareerBuilder.com Survey Finds

7/15/2008 Healthcare Employers Plan to Increase Headcount Through the Second Half of 2008, According to CareerBuilder.com Midyear Employment Forecast

7/15/2008 IT Hiring Expected to Continue at Healthy Pace for Second Half of 2008, According to CareerBuilder.com Midyear Employment Forecast

7/9/2008 Nearly Half of Workers Sacrificed Something to Buy Gas to Get to Work, CareerBuilder.com Survey Finds

7/1/2008 Download 2008 US Q3 Forecast

7/1/2008 Status Quo Expected for U.S. Hiring With Slight Decline in Third Quarter, According to CareerBuilder.com and USA TODAY’s Latest Job Forecast

6/24/2008 CareerBuilder.com Happy Hour Survey Reveals How Many Workers Attend, How it Impacts Careers and the Biggest Mishaps

6/17/2008 Forty-One Percent of U.S. Employers More Likely to Promote Employees Who Wear Professional Attire, Reveals CareerBuilder.com Survey

6/9/2008 Thirty-Seven Percent of Working Dads Would Assume Mr. Mom Role if Spouse Could Financially Support Family, CareerBuilder.com’s Annual Father’s Day Survey Finds

6/3/2008 Are Nerds More Successful Than Jocks? New Study from CareerBuilder.com Shows How High School Status Correlates to Careers

5/20/2008 One in Four Workers Plan to Work While on Vacation, CareerBuilder.com’s Annual Survey Reveals

5/14/2008 Forty-Five Percent of U.S. Employees Have Gained Weight at Their Current Jobs, CareerBuilder.com Study Finds

5/7/2008 Forty-Three Percent of Working Moms Would Take a Pay Cut to Spend More Time with Their Kids, CareerBuilder.com’s Annual Mother’s Day Survey Finds

4/30/2008 One-in-Five Employers to Hire Summer Help and Nearly Half to Pay $10 or More Per Hour, According to CareerBuilder.com Survey

4/23/2008 New Study from The Wharton School and CareerBuilder.com Identifies Jobs at Risk for Offshoring, and Implications and Benefits for the U.S. Job Market

4/23/2008 Download 2008 CareerBuilder.com Wharton Offshoring Study

4/16/2008 College Job Market to Become More Competitive, According to CareerBuilder.com’s Annual Forecast

4/9/2008 Nearly One-in-four Workers Admit to Making up Fake Excuses for Arriving Late to Work, CareerBuilder.com Survey Finds

4/3/2008 Download 2008 US Q2 Forecast

4/2/2008 Hiring Pace to Remain the Same, According to CareerBuilder.com’s and USA TODAY’s Q2 2008 Job Forecast

3/27/2008 Nearly One-Third of Workers Involved in April Fools' Day Pranks at the Office, Finds CareerBuilder.com Survey

3/25/2008 CareerBuilder.com Provides Tips for Workers Returning to the Workforce After An Extended Absence

3/17/2008 March Madness Brackets Capture 19 Percent of Workers at the Office, New CareerBuilder.com Survey Finds

3/12/2008 CareerBuilder.com Survey Reveals Top Ten Wackiest Mistakes Candidates Made in Job Interviews

2/20/2008 Workers Reveal Top Ten Former Academy Award Winners They Would Like to Work for in New CareerBuilder.com Survey

2/11/2008 Forty Percent of Workers Have Dated a Co-worker, CareerBuilder.com's Annual Valentine's Day Survey Finds

1/15/2008 Retail Employers Reveal Recruitment and Retention Strategies for 2008 in New CareerBuilder.com Survey

1/8/2008 Search for First-Ever Disney Parks CMO is on

12/26/2007 Download 2008 US Forecast

12/26/2007 Slower, but Steady Hiring Expected for the New Year, CareerBuilder.com's Annual Job Forecast Reveals

Current Year Surveys:2009

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