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• Tuesday ranks as most productive day

  - 2008-05-01

  Why tackle today what can be put off until Tuesday?. In a survey by Accountemps, Menlo Park, Calif., a specialized staffing service for temporary accounting, finance, and bookkeeping professionals, 57% of executives maintain Tuesday is the most productive day of the week for employees. Monday was the second most popular...

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• Monday, Monday -- can't trust that workday

  - 2008-03-23

  Pssst. Lean closer. I want to tell you a secret about the newspaper business. If you're scheduling an event, and you want good coverage, avoid Mondays. I don't know what it's like at other newspapers, but here at the Deseret Morning News, we operate with something...

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• Commentary: 999,999 more acrylic pigs and I'll be able to retire

  - 2008-02-22

  It's been a while since I tweaked my cousins in the public relations profession, and I had hoped the reason was that they had passed around some of my previous columns, actually read them and finally decided to follow my unsolicited advice. Well, at least one PR professional...

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• Unnecessary work interruptions cost economy $650B annually

  - 2008-01-20

  Yearly cost of unnecessary work interruptions to the U.S. economy, according to a study conducted by Basex: $650 billion Source: Basex Inc. - - - - - When asked how much money it takes to be rich, percentage of affluent households who said...

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• Commentary: Folks don't look far for advice when contemplating job

  - 2008-01-11

  If finding a new job is at the top of your New Year's resolution list, chances are you've spent some time consulting with your spouse or significant other. That's the conclusion drawn from the results of a poll conducted by Accountemps that asked 150 senior executives at the...

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• Longer resumes now more acceptable

  - 2007-12-01

  The old standard of keeping your resume to one page may be on its way out, suggests a survey by Accountemps, Menlo Park, Calif., a specialized staffing service for temporary accounting, finance, and bookkeeping professionals. While 52% of executives polled believe a single page is an ideal length for...

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• Friends Don't Let Friends Slack at Work

  - 2007-09-01

  // FAST FACT // Heading out for coffee with colleagues may be a great way to relax-and a new survey suggests it may also boost on-the-job performance. Fifty-seven percent of executives polled by Accountemps said that productivity improves when co-workers are friends outside of the office, and nearly...

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• Survey: Befriending coworkers increases job productivity

  - 2007-07-27

  Over half of executives and nearly two-thirds of employees polled reported that office productivity is enhanced when coworkers are friends outside of the work enviromnent, according to findings compiled from surveys developed by Accountemps. Of 150 senior executives, 57 percent said that befriending coworkers improves on-the-job performance, according to the...

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• Vacations improve staff productivity

  - 2007-03-01

  Feeling guilty about spending time away from the office? You may be doing your company a favor. Some 51% of executives surveyed by Accountemps, Menlo Park, Calif., a specialized staffing service for temporary accounting, finance, and bookkeeping professionals, maintain that employees are more productive after a vacation than before one....

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• EXECUTIVES LINK BUSINESS DEGREE TO FUTURE CAREER SUCCESS: Survey Shows Shifting Views on Value of Various College Diplomas

  - 2007-02-21

  To: CITY EDITORSContact: Matt Meigs of Accountemps, +1-650-234-6248, or matthew.meigs@accountemps.com MENLO PARK, Calif., Feb. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- If hindsight is 20/ 20, new students may want to heed the advice of their predecessors. Thirty-nine percent of executives said if they were in college today, they would choose a degree in...

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