Contrary to popular belief, 73% of all U.S. companies perform background checks on all candidates, not just those applying for upper management positions. There are numerous reasons why a person may run a background check on another individual. In the following infographic, North American Investigations outlines the typical process of a background check.
Statistical data shows that Africa contains some of the poorest countries in the world. However, many countries are beginning to show signs of hope. International Business Guide has created an infographic entitled “Business is Booming in Africa” detailing how this country is improving its status in the worldwide economic climate.
Driving down the road, you’ll notice many hybrid or fuel efficient vehicles. But even with the move toward more environmentally friendly transportation, the United States still consumes the most oil of any country, followed by China. Here is an infographic entitled “Gassed”, highlighting facts and statistics surrounding the oil industry.
Internal social networks like Yammer and Jive are rising in popularity. In some organizations they are replacing intranets and email. A less known fact is that in most companies enterprise social networks fail to take root. One key reason for this is lack of support from senior management. Without their support old practices that hinder the social revolution will be too hard to change.
The entertainment industry has surrendered to the zombie culture. Check out how we have welcomed the undead since the 1930s in this infographic from Wish.co.uk.
For all of the NBA fans who can’t wait to the NBA playoffs and the NBA Finals this year, here is a best guess visual of who will be the NBA Champions for the 2013-2014 season. Will Miami 3-peat? Will the Pacers finally have the team power to dethrone Miami in the East? Who are the favorites in the West?
According to the US Consumer Expenditure Survey, baby boomers are known to surpass other generations by spending as much as $400 billion on consumer goods in a year. Their top expenditure includes consumer technology products and home computers, gadgets, plush vacations, online shopping and home improvement.
This infographic shows how much grease the average fast food restaurant in the U.S. produces every day. Not only that, but it also shows how much grease is produced over a week, month, and year. To take the calculations even further, it reveals just how much grease is produced by all restaurants in the U.S. every day, week, month, and year.
Gengo.com worked with Dr. Nick Morgan, a Forbes contributor and body language expert to help conceptualize and inform this infographic. It looks at different common business scenarios and helps readers to put their best foot forward from a body language perspective.
Marketing is a twisted, winding road, with many dead ends. Website content, along with social network marketing, are two ways to ensure that you stay in tune with your customers. As soon as search engine optimization (SEO) is mentioned, however, many marketers run the other direction. With so much mis-information out there about SEO, what do you believe?
