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between 1982-83 school year, and the 2012-13 school year, the cost of private four-year institutions rose by 167% and the cost of public four-year institutions rose by an unbelievable 257%. - Dan Schawbel

60 percent of workers age 60 and older plan to look for a new job after retiring from their current companies - Dan Schawbel

75 percent of them said they hadn't heard back from at least one employer. - Dan Schawbel

A robotic narrator in the game jokes about killing previous job applicants - Dan Schawbel

employers hiring new college graduates take 24.2 business days to extend an offer to a college student after an interview. - Dan Schawbel

37% of employees report they have been involved with a co-worker romantically and a surprising 12%admit to making love while at work. - Dan Schawbel

Harvard University - Dan Schawbel

two hundred years ago, 70% of American workers lived on the farm. Today automation has replaced all but 1% of their jobs...It may be hard to believe, but before the end of this century, 70% of today’s occupations will likewise be replaced by automation - Dan Schawbel

And it seems to be paying off. Companies that allow their staff to work from home, from their car, a business centre or even a café are reporting boosts in productivity from a more motivated workforce enjoying a better work/life balance. - Dan Schawbel

NELSON D. SCHWARTZ - Dan Schawbel

Berlin's Humboldt University and Darmstadt's Technical University - Dan Schawbel

Ipsos - Dan Schawbel

Ipsos - Dan Schawbel

Academically Adrift: Limited Learning on College Campuses - Dan Schawbel

(93%) said they are optimistic about 2013 - Dan Schawbel

If you look under the Self-Help heading on Amazon, you'll find roughly 5,000 books listed under the subhead Self-Esteem. The vast majority of these books aim to not only tell you why your self-esteem might be low, but to show you how to get your hands on some more of it. It's a thriving business because self-esteem is, at least in Western cultures, considered the bedrock of individual success. You can't possibly get ahead in life, the logic goes, unless you believe you are perfectly awesome. - Dan Schawbel

5 percent of workers begin preparing for their next job within weeks of starting a new one. - Dan Schawbel

Fifty-eight percent of women describe their career path as "nonlinear," and nearly 90% of women executives and managers shift careers in midlife. - Dan Schawbel

Cisco - Dan Schawbel

Although businesses haven’t added many people, they’ve certainly bulked up on machines. Spending on equipment and software hit an all-time high in the third quarter of 2011. “Huge advances in technology have allowed businesses to do more with less,” v - Dan Schawbel

Nearly Three-in-Ten Employers Have Caught a Fake Reference on a Job Application - Dan Schawbel

1B Tweets Every 2.5 Days - Dan Schawbel

9% of Workers Have Landed Their Childhood Dream Jobs [SURVEY] - Dan Schawbel

ADP - Dan Schawbel

60% of Facebook users in the 18 – 25 age range who are Facebook friends with colleagues do not restrict any content from them. - Dan Schawbel

(56%) agree their generation embraces failure as an essential part of success - Dan Schawbel

66%) of young women ages 18 to 34 rate career high on their list of life priorities, compared with 59% of young men - Dan Schawbel

Booz and Co. - Dan Schawbel

2 in 3 Americans Would Choose Great Friends Over A Great Career - Dan Schawbel

38 percent of job seekers use LinkedIn - Dan Schawbel