Beyond.com Reports 76 Percent of Professionals Are Refreshed and Relaxed When They Return To Work After Vacation
PHILADELPHIA, Pa. – July 17, 2008 – Beyond.com, Inc., the world’s largest network of niche career communities, polled business members across its network of more than 15,000 sites to discover how professionals feel when they return to work after a vacation.
More than 5,800 Beyond.com Network visitors responded to the recent poll question:
“When you return to work from a vacation, how do you feel?”
• 76% - Refreshed and relaxed
• 10% - Disorganized and stressed out
• 14% - The same as before I left
With the summer season under way, many professionals are scheduling well-deserved vacation time. Although these professionals may not be thinking about work during their time away from the office that does not mean that work has stopped. Located below are tips to reduce stress and stay relaxed after returning to the office.
• Tie up loose ends before leaving – Try your best to complete major projects before leaving for vacation. If not, you’ll face a ton of final details to tend to when you return.
• Create a to-do list – Before leaving for your vacation, make a list of priorities to follow up on when you get back. Keep in mind that some things may have come up while you were out, so don’t expect to complete your entire list on your first day back in the office.
• Determine a back-up to keep you on task – Ask a team member to be your backup while you’re away. This person should be updated on the status of the projects and should be able to fill in for you in your absence.
• Set your email and voicemail to vacation mode – Let others know that you will be out of the office by setting your email auto-reply as well as your voicemail message with the dates you will be away and who can be contacted in your absence.
• Beat the crowd back to the office - Get to the office before your coworkers on your first day back to work. This will give you the chance to catch up on what you may have missed before your colleagues come pouring in asking you about your time off.
• Decorate your office space – Upon your return to the office, keep that wonderful vacation feeling with you. Display some pictures that were taken during your time away.
For more career-related tips, please visit the Beyond.com Career Resource Center.
About Beyond.com, Inc.
Beyond.com, Inc. is the world’s largest network of niche career communities, powering thousands of geographic and industry-specific sites. We are dedicated to helping business professionals, corporations and vertical communities connect with each other by providing relevant career search services, networking tools and portal software solutions. The Beyond.com Network attracts a niche audience of job seekers, professionals and corporations and delivers quality, targeted results through a multitude of online media and advertising models, including: recruitment advertising, email marketing, banner advertising and other lead generation vehicles.
Beyond.com is named to Inc. Magazine’s prestigious ‘Inc. 500’ list of the fastest growing private companies in 2007 and is a Safeguard Scientifics (NYSE: SFE) partner company. www.Beyond.com
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