Did you know . . .

China will soon become the

number one English speaking
country in the world.
 The 25% of Indias
population with the highest
IQs is greater than the total
population of the US.
 Note to educators:
India has more honors kids than
America has kids.
By the time this presentation is
over, 67 babies will have been
born in the US
274 babies will have been born
in China
and 395 born in India.
 Median ages:

Oman: 18.8 yrs

Saudi Arabia 21.5 yrs
Egypt: 24.8 yrs
India: 25.3 yrs
Kuwait 26.2 yrs

US: 36.7 yrs

Name this country . . .
 Richest in the World
Largest Military
Center of world business and finance
Strongest education system
World center of innovation and invention
Currency the world standard of value
Highest standard of living
England.
in 1900.
Todays worker in the US will
have 10-14 jobs . . .
By the age of 38.
1 out of 4 workers today has less
than one years seniority with
their current employer.
More than 1 out of 2 people have
worked less than five years for
their current employer.
 $140 billion
Approximate annual cost
of turnover in the US.
Only 85% of those who enter
High School actually finish.
One-third of the teenagers who
finish HS will not go on to
college.
One-third of those who make it to
college will drop out before they
get a degree.
Only one in ten who finish
college will get a technical
degree
%
100 15% Drop-Out Rate

80
33% Do Not Continue to College

60
33% College Drop-Out Rate

40
Only 10% of College
Grads Are in
20
Technical Degrees

0
Population High School Continue College Graduates
Entering Graduates on to Graduates In Technical
High School College Field
The amount of new technical
information doubles every 2
years.
 For students starting a 4-year
technical degree, half of what
they study in their 1st year will
be outdated by their 3rd year.
 We are currently preparing
students for jobs that dont yet
exist . . .
 Using technologies that
havent been invented . . .
In order to solve problems we
dont even know are problems
yet.
In 2006, Google averaged 2.7
billion searches per month.
In 2008, Google averaged 31.0
billion searches per month.
 Wal-Mart sells more stuff than
Home Depot + Kroger + Target +
Sears + Costco + K-Mart....

combined
If MySpace were a country, it
would be the 5th largest.
 LinkedIn:

Apr 2007: 10 million subscribers

Apr 2009: 40 million subscribers
The No. 1 broadband country
per capita: Bermuda
Years it took to reach 25%
market share.

46: household electricity

26: television
7: internet
Years it took to reach an
audience of 50 million:
Technology Years
Radio 38
TV 13
Internet 4
iPod 3
Facebook 2
Internet devices:
1992: 1 million
2008: 1 billion
78 million baby boomers are in
the US workforce today...
Every 8 seconds one retires.
 39% of executives
become dissatisfied
because of lack of
personal growth.
75% OF CORPORATE LEADERS
CONFIRMED A NEED FOR THEIR
COMPANIES TO COLLABORATE
WITH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS.
80% of organizations
indicate a need for
improving leadership
development.
 As soon as times
get better, more
than 50% of
American workers
say they plan to
job jump.

Source: Adecco ~ July 2009

71% of employed adults between
the ages of 18 - 29 are poised to
look for new jobs once the
upturn begins.

Source: Adecco ~ July 2009

In Tennessee, job openings in first
line supervision/manager ranks
exceed the number of openings for
nurses and teachers
combined!
110, 1%
Openings 2006-16 - Tennessee - Frontline Supv/Mgr
70, 1%
70, 1%
110, 1% 80, 1% General and operations managers
70, 1%
100, 1%
130, 1% 120, 1%
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales
140, 2% workers
140, 2% 1,410, 16% First-line supervisors/managers of office and
150, 2% administrative support workers

160, 2% First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation

and serving workers
190, 2%
First-line supervisors/managers of construction
trades and extraction workers
190, 2%
First-line supervisors/managers of production and
operating workers
190, 2%
1,200, 14% Financial managers
210, 2%
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics,
270, 3% installers, and repairers
Construction managers
320, 4%
Food service managers
330, 4%
930, 11%
Administrative services managers
330, 4%
Sales managers
340, 4%
420, 5%
340, 4% Farm, ranch, and other agricultural managers
360, 4%
350, 4%
First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales
workers
 Now you know . . .
whats in store

At UT CIS, were working to make a

better future for Tennessee.
We speak HR!
 Sources:

The SHRM Chatt, VOLUME 2, ISSUE 1, MARCH 2009

www.shrmchattanooga.com

The Increasing Digital World: Issues of Today and Tomorrow. Carlene Ellis,
Vice President, Education, Intel Corporation, April 3 2001.

Did You Know 3.0 (2008), Karl Fisch, a high school administrator at
Arapahoe High School in Littleton, Colorado, updated by Scott Mcleod, a
professor at Univ. of Minnesota, who generalized the presentation.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jpEnFwiqdx8&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Echange%2Dmanagement%2Dtoolbook%2Ecom%2Fblog
%2Findex%2Ephp%3Ffiltertype%3Dsite%26&feature=player_embedded.

CIA World Fact Book

www.cia.gov

Adecco USA
http://www.adeccousa.com
Compiled by Bill Stetar
University of Tennessee
Center for Industrial Services
bill.stetar@tennessee.edu