Spring/Summer 2015 | BWD 7
Quit while you’re ahead
Nearly nine in 10 (86 percent) HR managers interviewed for a
survey said the way employees quit a job at least somewhat
affects their future career opportunities. Respondents also gave
some examples of unusual ways workers have resigned.
HR managers were asked, “In your opinion, how does the
manner in which someone quits a job affect that person’s future
career opportunities?” Their responses:
• Greatly affects it: 33 percent
• Somewhat affects it: 53 percent
• Does not affect it at all: 12 percent
• Don’t know: 2 percent
Managers also were asked to recount the most unusual way
they have heard someone quit a job. Following are some
examples:
Wearables + your health
Americans are ready and willing to leverage health apps and wearable
devices to improve their personal health, according to a recent survey.
Mobile health platforms in particular represent a huge opportunity to
improve health; almost two-thirds (66 percent) of Americans would use
a mobile app to manage health-related issues. Millennials are leading
the digital health charge, as they are more than twice as likely to express
interest in using a mobile app to manage their health compared to
Americans 66 and older.
Top interests when downloading and using mobile health apps reflect
proactive desires for informative, functional and interactive programs:
• Tracking diet/nutrition (47 percent)
• Medication reminders (46 percent)
• Tracking symptoms (45 percent)
• Tracking physical activity (44 percent)
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