6 interesting facts about the professional world

1. Google receives over 3 million job applications per year, or about 9,000 per day![1]

2. Companies with less than 250 employees make up over 99% of commercial entitles in Switzerland and create two-thirds of the jobs in the country.[2]

3. According to Stress in the Workplace, stress-related disorders cost businesses $200 to $300 billion annually.[3]

4. Multitasking can reduce employee productivity by 40%.[4]

5. Teams with a mix of ethnic backgrounds and gender produce better results, enforce learning and support retention of staff.[5]

6. No one can do all parts of a new job effectively right away — in fact, even very experienced people take up to six months to become integrated and fully productive.

References

[1] https://www.carrus.io/blog/how-to-land-an-interview-at-googlehow

[2] https://www.kmu.admin.ch/kmu/en/home/concrete-know-how/facts-and-figures/figures-smes/companies-and-jobs.html

[3] https://quixy.com/blog/employee-productivity-statistics/

[4] Ibid.

[5] https://www.businessnewsdaily.com/5769-gender-balanced-teams-work-best-in-the-office.html