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by American Way Staff

It’s a tough market out there, but job seekers still have needs — not the flashy perks they preferred in the 1990s, but benefits that help them balance work with their personal lives.

FLEX TIME
73%of today’s job hunters expect flex time from their prospective employers.

57% wanted flex time in 1999

COMPANY CAR
28% of today’s job hunters expect a company car

53% expected a company car in 1999

SOURCE: Survey of 1,680 “outplaced” employees by recruiting firm Lee Hecht Harrison


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