By the Numbers: September 28, 2018
BountyJobs Bites Negative Company Ratings Have Big Impact on Applicant Volume The Numbers: A survey from Monster found that 38% of respondents would only apply to companies that had at least a 3-star rating out of a 5-star rating system. Almost one-third would ‘never apply’ to an employer that had negative employee reviews. Salaries Projected to Rise in 2019 but Bonuses to Decrease The Numbers: Salaries are to rise 3.1% in 2019, which is the highest increase seen since the recession in 2008. However, bonuses and other incentive pay is forecasted to decline after seeing consistent increases between 2010 and 2015. CEO Outlook Survey Reports Higher GDP Estimate and Decline in Hires The Numbers: The 2018 U.S. GDP growth is now estimated at 2.8%, up slightly from the previous estimate of 2.7% from Q2, per the CEO outlook from the Business Roundtable’s third-quarter 2018 CEO Economic Outlook Survey. Plans for hiring decreased in Q3 but [...]