The workplace of today….

Here are some other facts about the world of work today from Susan Quattrociocchi's website and other sources. Did you know that...

• "Fewer permanent full-time jobs now exist -- but a new business is created in the U.S. every eight seconds."

• "40-hour-a-week jobs are being replaced by temporary, contract or consultant positions -- so working as a temporary employee is now the best route to a full-time job."

• "Activities once done by employees or departments within a company are, more and more, being done by specialized outsiders, or by machines -- creating lots of opportunities for businesses and services in specialty fields."

• "In 1995, two out of three American workers held 'traditional' jobs.… The rest had what we call 'new-century' jobs…. By 2010…fully half of all Americans will be in new century jobs."

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